Born in the North of France in 1926, Jean Marquis moved to Paris in 1949. He drifted from job to job until he met Robert Capa who encouraged him to become a photojournalist. A member of Magnum agency from 1953 to 1957, he later worked as a freelance photographer contributing to magazines such as “L’Express”, “Time-Life” or “Science et Vie”. Jean Marquis took an amusing but sensitive look at politics, daily life and people of his time. Photographing in black and white his strong humanistic perspective, precise composition and use of light distinguish his work. Roger-Viollet distributes Jean Marquis’s photographs, many of which housed at the Paris Historical Library.
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Dockers. Liverpool (England), 1955. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Historical events and Parisian demonstrations. Rally at the trades council during a railwa strike. [...]
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Through the streets of Paris. Old women, rue du Petit Musc. Paris (4th arrondissement), 1951. [...]
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Through the streets of Paris. Montmartre. Rue Foyatier, station of departure of the funicular. [...]
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Along the river Deûle. Pont-de-la-Deûle, near Flers-en-Escrebieux (France), 1953. Photograph by [...]
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Dockers. Liverpool (England), 1955. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Through the streets of Paris. Montmartre. Impasse Girardon and Passage Lepic. In the background : [...]
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Through the streets of Paris. Belleville, the block 11 (unfit for habitation) and the rue des [...]
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The Montparnasse train station. Paris, 1971. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). Bibliothèque [...]
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Along the river Deûle. Children of boatmen. Lille (France), 1953. Photograph by Jean Marquis [...]
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Women. Liverpool (England), 1955. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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The Halles covered market. Butcher. Paris, 1967. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). [...]
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Through the streets of Paris. Montmartre. Café at the place du Tertre. Paris (18th arrondissement), [...]
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Through the streets of Paris. Removal men, 1971. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). [...]
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Couple of lovers at the place des Vosges. Paris (4th arrondissement), 1969. Photograph by Jean [...]
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Exhibition of paintings from the reserve collection at the Louvre museum. Paris, 1964. Photograph [...]
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Agriculture. Mower. Corrèze (France), 1967. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Construction of the Serre-Ponçon dam. France, 1957. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Miners walking to the mine of Merlebach. Freyming-Merlebach (France), 1958. Photograph by Jean [...]
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Shipyard. La Ciotat (France), 1958. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Aubervilliers (France), 1952. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Along the river Deûle. Pont-de-la-Deûle, near Flers-en-Escrebieux (France), 1953. Photograph by [...]
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Horse racings. The Grand Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at the Longchamp racecourse. Billboard in the [...]
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Historical events and Parisian demonstrations. Funeral of the victims of the Charonne metro [...]
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Events of May-June 1968. Barricade in the rue de Lyon. Paris (11th arrondissement), May 1968. [...]
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Events of May-June 1968. Gaullist demonstration at the Champs-Elysées. Paris (16th arrondissement), [...]
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The rue Mouffetard. Paris (5th arrondissement), 1970. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). [...]
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Paris, the Halles covered market and their demolition. Demolition of the Baltard pavilions. Paris [...]
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Historical events and Parisian demonstrations. Railway strike. Replacement truck of the army at the [...]
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The Halles covered market. Handcarts. Paris, 1967. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). [...]
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Along the river Deûle. Customer at the "Pont-Maudit" café. France, 1953. Photograph by Jean Marquis [...]
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Breadmaking. Bread carried in baskets. Corrèze (France), 1966. Photograph by Jean Marquis [...]
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Celebrations and shows in Paris. Ballroom dance class. Georges and Rosy dancing in their dancing [...]
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Celebrations and shows in Paris. The Foire du Trône, fun fair. Paris (12th arrondissement), 1952. [...]
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Along the river Deûle. Locomotive. Lille (France), 1953. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Along the river Deûle. Geese. Lille (France), 1953. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Hands of a farmer from the Corrèze region (France), 1965-1967. Photograph by Jean Marquis [...]
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Tree. Chassy (France), 1980. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Agriculture. Sheepfold. Corrèze (France), 1965-1967. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Night drive to Italy. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Solar furnace. Mont-Louis (France), 1958. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Agriculture. Guinea-fowls. Corrèze (France), 1965-1967. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019).
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Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966), Swiss painter and sculptor. 1965. Photograph by Jean Marquis [...]
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Yves Montand (1921-1991), French actor and singer, 1973. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). [...]
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Marguerite Duras (1914-1996), French woman of letters, April 1967. Photograph by Jean Marquis [...]
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Pierre Mendès France (1907-1982), French politician, reading the "Combat" newspaper in a train to [...]
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Jean Renoir (1894-1979), French director, on the shooting of "French Cancan" in 1954. Photograph by [...]
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Historical events and Parisian demonstrations. Events of May-June 1968. Demonstration from the ORTF [...]
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René Goscinny (1926-1977), French cartoonist. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). Bibliothèque [...]
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Michel Simon (1895-1975), Swiss actor. Photograph by Jean Marquis (1926-2019). Bibliothèque [...]