ROBERT DOISNEAU (1912–1994) ‘Le baiser de l'Hôtel de Ville’, Paris 1950

Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1990s 26 x 24 cm on 40 x 30 cm paper Annotated in pencil on the reverse, comes with certificate, printed from the original negative by Philippe Salaün, rare format showing the whole negative with the margin, perfect condition PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Vienna; former Collection of Philippe Salaün LITERATURE Robert Doisneau, Photographs, London 1980, p. 33; Robert Doisneau 1912-1994, Cologne 2003, cover and p. 122; Robert Doisneau, Paris 2005, p. 89; Hans-Michael Koetzle (ed.), Photo Icons, Cologne 2015, pp. 184-185; Chorus of Light: Photographs from the Sir Elton John Collection, 2001, p. 102.