DOISNEAU, ROBERT (1912-1994) BAQUET, MAURICE (1911-2005) Ballade pour violoncelle et chambre noire. Éditions Herscher, Paris, 1981. In-4 (27 x 22 cm). First edition. 95 pp.Text and photographs by Robert Doisneau; model: Maurice Baquet. Bound in publisher's illustrated dust jacket (very slightly and uniformly yellowed). This album is the story of one of those prankish friendships between Robert Doisneau and Maurice Baquet. It's also the story of a passion, the bond between a man and his musical instrument: the adventures of a musical acrobat, drawn by his cello into the most incongruous situations, carefully orchestrated by the photographer. The charm of Robert Doisneau's images makes this album one of the rare "smiling" photography books ....