Robert DoisneauFrench, 1912–1994Le Muguet du Metro
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Not on view at present
Where is “Le Muguet du Metro” 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
- 1984.1590
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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 life1945–1979
Portraits of Picasso, Braque, Léger, Cocteau and Giacometti
From the post-war years through the 1970s Doisneau produced children's books, advertising photography and celebrity portraits — Alberto Giacometti, Jean Cocteau, Fernand Léger, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso. He worked with writers and poets such as Blaise Cendrars and Jacques Prévert, and credited Prévert with giving him the confidence to photograph everyday street scenes.
1952
Starts a career as an independent photographer
In 1952, three years after signing with Vogue, Doisneau began his career as an independent photographer.
26 May 1953 – 23 August 1953
Exhibition: Postwar European Photography
1956
Niépce Prize
In 1956 Doisneau received the Niépce Prize, named after Nicéphore Niépce.
1956
His Paris books come out in New York and London
Simon & Schuster in New York published “Robert Doisneau's Paris: 148 Photographs” with a text by Blaise Cendrars, and Thames & Hudson in London published “Paris Parade: 148 Photographs”.
1965
“Three French Photographers” in Arles
The Musée Réattu in Arles held an exhibition of work by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Doisneau and André Vigneau — the photographer Doisneau had once assisted.
