Among his most famous image is "Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville" a photo of a couple kissing in the
streets of Paris. The identity of the couple was a mystery until 1993,
when Denise & Jean-Louis Lavergne took Doisneau to court for taking
the photo without their knowledge
This action prompted Doisneau to
reveal that he posed the shot in 1950 using actor/models Françoise Bornet and Jacques Carteaud.
Françoise was given an original print
as part payment. April 2005 Françoise sold the print for 155,000
at auction |
