Robert Doisneau: Paris: Les Halles Market

by Vladimir Vasak and Robert Doisneau

Doisneau's photographs evoke nostalgia for the days when the now vanished Les Halles market, "the belly of Paris," sprawled across the center of the city. From fur-clad socialites to burly market porters, Doisneau captured the essence of every brand of Parisian character and the poetry in ordinary scenes: a cheery fruit seller bellowing from behind a pyramid of oranges, a fish vendor haggling over the price of the daily catch, or a mountain of floral...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2080201085
• ISBN13: 9782080201089
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Flammarion-Pere Castor
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.2" x 11.1"