Ernst Haas Photography

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...

Martin Luther King, 1963 by Ernst Haas is a 14” x 11” gelatin silver print, authenticated by the estate with a stamp on photo verso (back of print) and signed by the photographer’s s...

Haas made the portrait of the scientist in the comfort of his home office, with Einstein standing, lost in thought, surrounded by books, stacks of letters and papers. Albert Einstei...

From the photographer's series of photographs on New York, Times Square Reflection, New York City, 1952 by Ernst Haas, is an 11” x 14” gelatin silver print with the photographer's co...

In the tradition of great documentary photography Street Shadow, Avila Spain 1956 by Ernst Haas, is an 11 x 14 gelatin silver print with the photographer's copyright stamp on verso. ...

From the photographer's series of photographs on New York, Times Square Reflection, New York City, 1952 by Ernst Haas, is an 11 x 14 gelatin silver print with the photographer's copy...

Haas captured a couple at Grand Central Station in New York City, embracing as if nothing else mattered. A moment of intimacy between two people -...

New York City Ballet, 1968 by Ernst Haas, is a 14 x 11 gelatin silver print from the photographer's series on New York. The artist's copyright stamp (Ernst Haas Studio) is on verso (...

The Cross, 1966 by Ernst Haas, is a 14 x 11 gelatin silver print. from a series of New York Cityscapes. The print is authenticated by the estate with a stamp on verso (back of print)...

A 11" x 14" black and white photograph of Marilyn Monroe and Paula Strasberg, 1960 by Ernst Haas. The gelatin silver photo...

Mustang by Ernst Haas, is a 14 x 11 gelatin silver print. From the set of the film classic The Misfits, a 1961 American drama film written by Arthur Miller, Haas's print of a stuntma...

A black and white photograph Marilyn Monroe Looking Back, 1960 by Ernst Haas, is an 11" x 14" gelatin silver print. Haas's copyright stamp is on verso (back of photo), with annotatio...