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2026 : 90th anniversary of the Popular Front

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Julliette Greco (1927–2020) by Irmeli Jung
1413394 © Irmeli Jung / Roger-Viollet

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
Lionel Jospin (1937-2026)

Lionel Jospin (1937-2026)
2026: 70th anniversary of Family Planning

2026: 70th anniversary of Family Planning
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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

  • Jack Nisberg

    Jack Nisberg

    Jack Nisberg was born in Chicago (USA) in 1922. He started studying photography but his course was interrupted when the U.S. entered World War II. At first he served on the Pacific front and later in [...]

  • Alain Adler

    Alain Adler

    After being a Resistance fighter during WWII, Alain Adler, born in Hungary in 1907, became an editor at the newspaper « Renouveau » in 1945. He quickly focused on photography and worked with the film [...]

  • Roger Schall

    Roger Schall

    Born in 1904, Roger Schall was a globally renowned photographer in the 1930’s and ‘40’s. He worked in all photographic disciplines including fashion, portraits, nudes and still lives but the majority [...]

  • Kathleen Blumenfeld

    Kathleen Blumenfeld

    Born in paris in the 1920’s, daughter of Manès Lévy a french industrialist (mainly in the car industry), and of a british mother, Deb Barnett. During the war, because her father was jewish they had [...]

  • François Kollar

    François Kollar

    François Kollar was born in Hungary in 1904 and settled in Paris in 1924. A passionate amateur photographer in his youth, he apprenticed at the Draeger Brothers printing house, then at the Chevojon [...]

  • Jean-Pierre Laffont

    Jean-Pierre Laffont

    Born in 1935, Jean-Pierre Laffont, studied photography at the Vevey school in Switzerland before returning to Algeria in 1960. As an infantry officer at the Cherchell military school, he was assigned [...]

  • Catherine Deudon

    Catherine Deudon

    Catherine Deudon was born in 1940 in Orléans (France). To a father working as a pharmacist and to a mother who was a former gym teacher and who became a housewife after her wedding, Catherine Deudon [...]

  • Patrick Ullmann

    Patrick Ullmann

    Patrick Ullmann began to photograph the world of French music and songs in 1961, first at the Studio des Variétés shows and then on the set of the Europe I program Musicorama. Beginning in 1970, he [...]

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  • 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.
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