Willy Ronis (1910-2009) Lot n° 50

Paris (Notre-Dame la nuit) 1934 Vintage silver photograph on paper signed and dated on the back 38.5 x 28.5 cm Provenance: > Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris (label on back) > Collection of Monsieur A., Nice Condition report: Framed Qui a vu Paris, verra... "Paris is in everyone's mouth, and from one end of the world to the other, is the sesame par excellence to pleasure and freedom, the one magically introduced to the mythical city, the city of dreams. Wherever you are in the world, you simply have to say its name, and faces open up, eyes shine and tongues are loosened. And then it's off to the big postcard game, with postcards falling from the sky in the blink of an eye: the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and the Sacré-Coeur, the Champs-Elysées, the Ile Saint-Louis and its gallant greenery, the Louvre, Les Halles, the banks of the Seine, its strollers and booksellers, the Latin Quarter, Montmartre and its painters, a Paris of a thousand and one nights, a Paris of lovers and photo novels, a gavroche Paris, a Paris that always laughs. [...]. There's another side, more familiar to residents than tourists, and that's the Paris of everyday life, the Paris of yesterday and today, the Paris of kings and commoners. It's a Paris that complains during the week and smiles when it's over, as long as the skies are clear and the sun shines down on the streets, clinging to domes and statues and making the shop windows glisten with dreams." Guy Goffrette --- Who has seen Paris, will see... Paris is on everyone's lips, from one end of the world to the other, and is the sesame par excellence to pleasure and freedom, the magical gateway to the mythical city, the city of dreams. Wherever you are in the world, all you have to do is mention its name and faces open up, eyes start to sparkle and tongues start to wag. And then it's off to the big postcard game, with postcards falling out of the sky in the blink of an eye: The Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and the Sacré-Coeur, the Champs-Elysées, Ile Saint-Louis and its gallant greenery, the Louvre, Les Halles, the banks of the Seine, its strollers and second-hand booksellers, the Latin Quarter, Montmartre and its painters, a Paris of a thousand and one nights, a Paris of lovers and photo-novels, a gavroche Paris, a Paris that always laughs. [...]. There is another side, more familiar to residents than tourists, and that is the Paris of everyday life, the Paris of yesterday and today, the Paris of kings and commoners. An angry Paris that protests, a Paris of traffic jams and the Court of Miracles, of traffic jams and the destitute. In short, a Paris that complains during the week and smiles when it's over, as long as the skies are clear and the sun shines down on the streets, clinging to the domes and statues and making the shop windows glisten with dreams. Guy Goffrette"