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Kiss in front of City Hall by Du Wanuo.

Paris is a theater, but you can only waste time if you want to book tickets. I'm still waiting.

The kiss in front of the city hall expressed the eternal theme of love in Paris. 1950, France woke up from the nightmare of World War II, and the romantic kiss of lovers was in sharp contrast with the people passing by in a hurry.

For more than half a century, the happy couple in the photo has aroused the envy of countless people. Many people think it is a standard snapshot photo, which confirms the eternal love theme of Romantic City. However, Du Wanuo himself confirmed to the public in 1993 that "kissing in front of the city hall" is indeed a gesture. But this does not affect the charm of this photo at all. The photographer himself died in 1994.

1950 was invited by American life magazine to take a group of photos with the theme of Paris lovers.

In a cafe, the photographer was kissed by a pair of lovers-drama school student Bourne and her boyfriend Jacques? Calteau moved away. A few days later, he asked Bourne and Calteau to shoot this immortal work, which is regarded as a symbol of romantic love, in front of the Paris City Hall.

Du Wanuo then published this photo for the first time in Life magazine. From 65438 to 0986, the kiss in front of the city hall was made into a poster and published, which became one of the most popular images in the world. Du Wanuo Rafe Photo Agency revealed that up to now, this black-and-white photo has sold 500,000 posters and 400,000 postcards with a total value of about 500,000 euros (about 650,000 US dollars).

April 26, 2008 Xinhua News Agency: The original photo of the classic masterpiece Kiss in front of the city hall was auctioned at a high price of 6.5438+0.55 million euros (about 202,000 US dollars) on April 25.

Artcurial auction house in Paris, which is in charge of the auction, said that the photo was bought by a Swiss buyer who asked not to be named, and its auction price was the highest among works taken in the 20th century. According to reports, the original estimate of this photo is1.5,000 to 20,000 euros (about1.96,000 to 26,000 dollars).

The owner of the photo and the heroine francoise in the photo? Bowen said, "It's like a Christmas present. The love shown in the photo is so sincere that it will always be my beautiful memory. "

The 75-year-old Bowen said that although this photo has been copied countless times, the photo in her hand was given to her by Du Wanuo after the shooting was completed, and the back of the photo was stamped with Du Wanuo's own signature. According to her, she broke up with Calteau, the hero in the photo, after only eight months of love.