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Le Manège de Monsieur Barré

Le Manège de Monsieur Barré

© Atelier Robert Doisneau

Le Manège de Monsieur Barré
Le Manège de Monsieur Barré
ArtistFrench, 1912–1994
CultureFrench
Titles
  • Le Manège de Monsieur Barré
  • Mr. Barré's Carousel
Date1955
Place depictedFrance
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 7/8 × 9 5/8 in. (30.2 × 24.4 cm)
 Sheet: 16 × 11 7/8 in. (40.6 × 30.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2012.622
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
DescriptionThe artistic heir to Eugène Atget and Brassaï, Robert Doisneau was a chronicler of Parisian life throughout his career and held a preeminent place among the post-World War II French photographers referred to as “humanists.” A master at capturing moments of pure emotion and a visual storyteller par excellence, Doisneau nonetheless declared that “you must let the person looking at the photograph go some of the way to finishing it. You should offer them a seed that will grow and open up their minds.”
Provenance[Mancini Gallery, Houston]; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston, around 1980; given to MFAH, 2012.
Exhibition History“A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 4–July 5, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso upper center in pencil: LE MANÈGE DE MONSIEUR BARRÉ 1955 / triàge en Mai 1980 / 4/4 [artist initials?]
lower right below image in ink: Robert Doisneau

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