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Claude Bessy (1932-2026)
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Claude Bessy (1932-2026)
Nathalie Baye (1948-2026)

Nathalie Baye (1948-2026)
Julliette Greco (1927–2020) by Irmeli Jung

Julliette Greco (1927–2020) by Irmeli Jung
2026: 90th anniversary of the Popular Front

2026: 90th anniversary of the Popular Front
2026, 50 years since the death of André Malraux

2026, 50 years since the death of André Malraux
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<span style="font-size:60%">A HAND-COLORED WORLD </span><br /><span style="font-size:50%">19th-Century Photographs from <br />the Léon & Lévy Studio</span>
© Léon & Lévy / Roger-Viollet

From February 26 to June 6, 2026

A HAND-COLORED WORLD
19th-Century Photographs from
the Léon & Lévy Studio

At the end of the 19th century, operators from the Léon & Lévy studio traveled the world equipped with stereoscopic cameras. Back in Paris, colorists applied tints to the photographic plates, adding colors that the photographers had been unable to capture. The Roger-Viollet gallery is presenting for the first time a collection of 67 contemporary prints from these stereoscopic glass plates.

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The Roger-Viollet Gallery welcomes you from Tuesday to Saturday
from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm. Free admission.

6 rue de Seine 75006 Paris
Tél. + 33 1 55 42 89 09 -

Spotlight

  • Brigitte Bardot

    Brigitte Bardot

  • Buttes-Chaumont Park

    Buttes-Chaumont Park

  • The construction of the Paris ring road by Jean-Claude Gautrand

    The construction of the Paris ring road by Jean-Claude Gautrand

  • Liliane Bettencourt, "The richest woman in the world"

    Liliane Bettencourt, "The richest woman in the world"

  • Janine Niepce, new digitisation

    Janine Niepce, new digitisation

  • Paul Poiret by Boris Lipnitzki

    Paul Poiret by Boris Lipnitzki

  • Death of Sly Stone (1943-2025)

    Death of Sly Stone (1943-2025)

  • Les Halles de Paris to mark the 220th anniversary of Victor Baltard's birth in 2025

    Les Halles de Paris to mark the 220th anniversary of Victor Baltard's birth in 2025

  • 40th anniversary of the death of Hélène Roger-Viollet on 27 January 2025

    40th anniversary of the death of Hélène Roger-Viollet on 27 January 2025

  • 2025, centenary of Pierre Boulez's birth

    2025, centenary of Pierre Boulez's birth

  • Montessori pedagogy

    Montessori pedagogy

  • 50 years ago Marcel Pagnol passed away

    50 years ago Marcel Pagnol passed away

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Exhibition rentals
22-4 © Boris Lipnitzki / Studio Lipnitzki / Roger-Viollet

Exhibitions

Exhibition rentals

For your cultural events, we propose a choice of turnkey exhibitions, or to explore together our exceptional photographic archives for the production of made-to-measure projects.

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Our Photographers

  • Pierre Jahan

    Pierre Jahan

    Pierre Jahan was born in 1909 in Amboise and settled in Paris in 1932. Two encounters influenced his decision to become a professional photographer: Raymond Gid, the French illustrator, who managed a [...]

  • Gaston Paris

    Gaston Paris

    Né en 1903, Gaston Paris est dès les années 1930 l'un des piliers de l'hebdomadaire Vu fondé en 1928 par Lucien Vogel. Seul salarié parmi les photographes, il partage les pages du magazine avec Laure [...]

  • Felipe Ferré

    Felipe Ferré

    Felipe Ferré, a Colombian photographer, was born in 1934. First passionate with music, he later devoted himself to photography, focusing on architecture and urban crafts, especially in Paris. Just as [...]

  • Boris Lipnitzki

    Boris Lipnitzki

    Born in Ukraine, in Oster near Odessa in 1887, came to live in Paris in 1921. There he met Paul Poiret who introduced him to this clientele, set up his first studio and began a career as an up and [...]

  • Excelsior

    Excelsior

    In 1910, Pierre Lafitte founded the Excelsior newspaper with a staff of photographers in order to cover political, sporting and cultural events in France. It became the first daily newspaper [...]

  • Jean-Louis Courtinat

    Jean-Louis Courtinat

    "For over thirty years Jean-Louis Courtinat has been developing a unique collection exclusively devoted to social photography. As a militant photographer, he bases his work on a true solidarity [...]

  • Jacques Cuinières

    Jacques Cuinières

    Jacques Cuinières (1943-2020), as a photographer for the newspaper "L'Aurore", Jacques Cuinières covered French and international political news events from 1958 to the beginning of the 1980s. In [...]

  • Jean-Paul Guilloteau

    Jean-Paul Guilloteau

    Jean-Paul Guilloteau has traveled the world over in search of "magazine" subjects that since 1986 have illustrated the pages of L'Express magazine. In Europe, he primarily covered the former Soviet [...]

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Explore our collections

  • Science and technology

    Science and technology

  • Libération de Paris

    Libération de Paris

  • Beaux Arts

    Beaux Arts

  • Universal & Colonial Exhibitions

    Universal & Colonial Exhibitions

  • Life under occupation

    Life under occupation

  • WWII

    WWII

  • Architecture

    Architecture

  • History of France

    History of France

  • Insolite

    Insolite

  • Artist portraits

    Artist portraits

  • Transportation

    Transportation

  • Rural life and villages in France

    Rural life and villages in France

  • Dance & Opera

    Dance & Opera

  • Cinema

    Cinema

  • Marville & Atget

    Marville & Atget

  • Music

    Music

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FAQs

  • What uses can I make of the images on the Roger-Viollet website ?

    If you wish to use our images for professional use, public representation or commercial use (e.g. decoration of stores, hotels or other public places, exhibitions, etc.) or to reproduce them in a magazine, publication, film or documentary, on a commercial or institutional website, etc., you must obtain prior authorization and pay for the rights of use. You can request a quote here.

  • Are all the photos from the Roger-Viollet collection and the France-Soir collection digitized and visible on your website ?

    An important part of the Roger-Viollet collection (6 million documents) and the France-Soir collection (1 million photos) is already accessible online. We are constantly digitizing and indexing tens of thousands of new images that are constantly being added to the roger-viollet.fr site on a daily basis.

  • What type of license is attached to Roger-Viollet images ?

    "The images on the Roger-Viollet website are under a Rights Managed license, which implies that each use is unique. The scope of the license is based on several factors such as the media, the position and size of the image, the duration of use, the territory of distribution, etc.
    For a free quote, click here.

  • What is the fee for images for professional use ?

    The fee for our images depends on the use you are going to make of them. It is calculated according to several criteria such as the media, the position and the size of the image, the duration of use, the territory of diffusion, etc.
    For a free quote, click here.

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