Robert DoisneauFrench, 1912–1994A Pedicure Shop, Paris
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Not on view at present
Where is “A Pedicure Shop, Paris” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1954.1232
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Robert Doisneau
The whole lifeaged 16 (1928 – 1929)
First photographs: cobblestones
At 16 Doisneau took up amateur photography, starting with cobblestones before moving on to children and then adults.
1929
Graduates from the École Estienne in engraving and lithography
Having entered the École Estienne at 13, Doisneau graduated in 1929 with diplomas in engraving and lithography; he also took classes in figure drawing and still life.
late 1920s
Lettering artist and photographer at Atelier Ullmann
At the end of the 1920s Doisneau found work as a draughtsman and lettering artist at Atelier Ullmann, a pharmaceutical advertising studio; there he became a camera assistant and then a staff photographer.
1931
Assistant to the photographer André Vigneau
In 1931 Doisneau left both the studio and advertising to become assistant to the modernist photographer André Vigneau.
1932
Sells his first photo story to Excelsior
In 1932 Doisneau sold his first photographic story to Excelsior magazine.
