"The Suburbs of Paris", Robert Doisneau (1912-1994)

Football in Choisy-le-Roi, 1944. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

The Twenty Years of Josette, 1945. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

The Poterne des Peupliers, 1934. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Arcueil, Sunday Morning, 1945. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

The Game Hen, 1945. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

The Music of the Fleas, 1944. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Strict Intimacy, 1945. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Low-Cost Housing, 1944. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

At the Good Corner, Quai du Port, Saint-Denis, 1945. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

The Coal Gatherers, Saint-Denis, 1945. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Black and White Café, Joinville-le-Pont, 1948. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

The Father, 1934. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

A Small Piece of Architecture, 1945. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

The Hearse, Montrouge, 1945. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

The Full Moon of Le Bourget (Locomotive Depot), 1946.

The Bride at Gégène's, 1947. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Tramp Leaning Against a Street Urinal, 1946.

The Footbridge of Villeneuve, 1945. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

14th of July, Laplace Metro Station, 1945. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Books

Robert Doisneau: Paris

(TASCHEN, 2024)

La Banlieue De Paris

(Treville, 1998)

La Banlieue de Paris

(Denoël, 1983)

Robert Doisneau

(Silvana, 2022)

Robert Doisneau

(TASCHEN, 2003)

Robert Doisneau

(Thames & Hudson, 1991)

Robert Doisneau: Paris

(Flammarion, 2023)

Robert Doisneau

(Lannoo Publishers, 2017)

The Best of Doisneau: Paris

(Flammarion, 2015)

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