Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/05

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Willy Ronis
From: leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)
Date: Tue Dec 5 14:08:30 2006
References: <1be504db0612051251u205f9a5cu1653f50e5c918dbe@mail.gmail.com>
 
Willy's prints increased this year, but he's still alive.

Chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Swango" 
Subject: [Leica] Willy Ronis


> I could be wrong about Ronis -- I've been checking and now can't find
> anything about his death.  But about two tears ago I went to a show of his
> work at the Kathleen Ewing Gallery in DC and my friends debated buying a
> print.  They were selling for $1500-2000 at the time.  Then we read he had
> died and the print prices doubled.  I remember calling my friends and
> pointing out the obit.
> 
> But now I'm not so sure!
> 
> -- 
> Phil Swango
In reply to: Message from pswango at att.net (Phil Swango) ([Leica] Willy Ronis)