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Ernst Haas used multiple cameras over the course of his career. Early on, he shot with a Rolleiflex made by the German company Rollei GmbH & Co. Toward the end of the 1940s, he began using a more portable 35mm Leica rangefinder. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Ernst Haas photographic art.
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Hollywood, California
By Ernst Haas
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Ernst Haas (1921-1986) is a prolific Austrian-American photographer and photojournalist. Haas made significant contributions to the advancement of photography over the course of his career spanning 40 years.
Haas is best known for his early innovation with color photography, making his name synonymous with the medium. His dynamic 1953 story on New York, "Images of a Magic City...
Category
1960s American Modern Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Black and White Photography, 1970s, 23, 7 x 17, 7 cm
By Ernst Haas
Located in Cologne, DE
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the mo...
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
Vintage Magnum Silver gelatin photograph "George Balanchine" for LOOK Magazine
By Ernst Haas
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed Dimensions (inches): 14.5" x 16.5"
Ernst Haas (1921–1986) is acclaimed as one of the most celebrated and influential photographers of the 20th century and considered one of the pioneers of color photography. Haas was born in Vienna in 1921, and took up photography after the war. At the invitation of Robert Capa, Haas joined Magnum in 1949, developing close associations with Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Werner Bischof. His images were disseminated by magazines like Life and Vogue and, in 1962, were the subject of the first single-artist exhibition of color photography at New York's Museum of Modern Art. He served as president of the cooperative Magnum Photos, and his book The Creation (1971) was one of the most successful photography books ever, selling 350,000 copies.
A Poet’s Camera (1949), which combined poetry with metaphoric imagery by artists like Edward Weston, was particularly important to Haas's early development. Unsure of his career path, Haas realized that photography could provide both a means of support and a vehicle for communicating his ideas. He obtained his first camera in 1946, at the age of 25, trading a 20-pound block of margarine for a Rolleiflex on the Vienna black market.
In 1954 Robert Capa, Magnum's first president, was killed while on assignment covering the First Indochina War. That same year, Werner Bischof died in a car accident in the Andes. Following their deaths, Haas was elected to Magnum's board of directors and traveled to Indochina himself to cover the war. After the death of David “Chim” Seymour in Suez in 1959, Haas was named the fourth president of Magnum.
In 1962 the Museum of Modern Art in New York presented a ten-year survey of Haas's color photography. Haas had been included in Edward Steichen's exhibition The Family of Man, which premiered in 1955 and traveled to 38 countries.
In addition to editorial journalism and unit stills work, Haas was also highly regarded for advertising photography, contributing groundbreaking campaigns for Volkswagen automobiles and Marlboro...
Category
1960s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Cross, New York City 1966
By Ernst Haas
Located in Toronto, ON
4" x 5" Unframed
Closed Edition Photograph
MAGNUM Photography
Hand Signed by Ernst Haas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Digital
Marilyn Monroe in the Car Looking Forward
By Ernst Haas
Located in New York, NY
One of the last photographs taken of Marilyn Monroe, this stunning image from the set of her last film (The Misfits) was taken in 1960 and was printed in 2019. A gelatin silver prin...
Category
20th Century Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico
By Ernst Haas
Located in New York, NY
Price Upon Request