Robert DoisneauFrench, 1912–1994Flammes
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Flammes” now? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Not on view at present. Checked October 7, 2026.
Los Angeles, 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
- 84.XP.1447.12
In the catalog
Sources
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Image: J. Paul Getty Museum — ; In Copyright
In the life of Robert Doisneau
The whole life1939–1940
Drafted into the army as soldier and photographer
When the Second World War broke out, Doisneau, then with Rapho, was drafted into the French army as both a soldier and a photographer; he served until 1940.
1940–1945
Forges papers for the Resistance
From 1940 until the end of the war Doisneau used his skills as a draughtsman, letterer and engraver to forge passports and identity papers for the French Resistance.
1942
Daughter born: Annette Doisneau
1942
Birth of his daughter Annette
Doisneau's elder daughter Annette was born; from an early age she, like her younger sister, modelled for her father.
c. 1944
The album “Paris délivré par son peuple”
Around 1944 the Paris publisher Braun issued Doisneau's album “Paris délivré par son peuple” (“Paris Liberated by Its People”).
