Petit-Pont, Paris
1977 · Gelatin silver print
Image/paper: 27.8 × 21.8 cm (11 × 8 5/8 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Izis
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12
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The Photo Essay
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
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30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959
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Photographs from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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Postwar European Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
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Five French Photographers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951–1952
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Izis was a French photographer who documented postwar European street life in black and white, favoring candid observation and intimate portraiture over staged composition. His photographs balance formal precision with emotional immediacy, capturing ordinary moments that convey both the fragility and resilience of people in the years following 1945. His work carries a lyrical, humanistic sensibility rooted in direct engagement with his subjects rather than editorial intervention.
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