Ernst Haas

(American/Austrian, 1921–1986)

Ernst Haas was an influential American-Austrian photographer known for producing color photos during a time when it was considered inferior to black-and-white. His innovative use of shutter speed added a blurred effect to his images, creating a unique sense of movement. “Bored with obvious reality, I find my fascination in transforming it into a subjective point of view,” he once said. Born on March 2, 1921 in Vienna, Austria, he went on to attend the Graphische Lehr und Versuchsanstalt and purchased his first camera in 1946. Working as a staff photographer for Heute magazine, he won acclaim for his photo essay about prisoners of war coming home to Vienna. This series of photos led Robert Capa to offer Haas a position at Magnum Photos in 1949. He moved to New York in 1950, and two years later hitchhiked across the United States, producing his first photo essay for LIFE magazine. His experience working on John Huston’s film The Bible (1966), spurred Haas’s production of the seminal 1971 photobook The Creation. In the years that followed, the artist continued to photograph locations across the globe. He died on September 12, 1986 in New York, NY. Today, Haas’s photographs are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., and the Museum Modern Kunst in Vienna, among others.

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Ernst Haas (947 results)
Positano Priest, Italy, 1953

Ernst Haas

Positano Priest, Italy, 1953

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Policiers, 1980

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Policiers, 1980

Sale Date: January 29, 2022

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Sailor, Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1961

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Sailor, Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1961

Sale Date: January 12, 2022

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Greece, 1952

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Greece, 1952

Sale Date: January 12, 2022

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Untitled, years 1950, 1950

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Untitled, years 1950, 1950

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Horse and Carriage in Rain

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Horse and Carriage in Rain

Sale Date: December 16, 2021

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Martin Luther King Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, , 1963

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Martin Luther King Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, , 1963

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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The Kiss, Grand Central Station, New York..., 1958

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The Kiss, Grand Central Station, New York..., 1958

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Motion Runners, Caribbean, 1952, 1952

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Motion Runners, Caribbean, 1952, 1952

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Reflection, Revolving Door, New York City,..., 1957

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Reflection, Revolving Door, New York City,..., 1957

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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La Suerta de Veras, Pamplona, 1956, 1956

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La Suerta de Veras, Pamplona, 1956, 1956

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Navajo Nation, Arizona, 1970, 1970

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Navajo Nation, Arizona, 1970, 1970

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Hollywood, California, 1963, 1963

Ernst Haas

Hollywood, California, 1963, 1963

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Einstein Thinking, Princeton, NJ, 1951, 1951

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Einstein Thinking, Princeton, NJ, 1951, 1951

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Untitled (on the Set of 'The Misfits', Nevada), 1960

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Untitled (on the Set of 'The Misfits', Nevada), 1960

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Marilyn Monroe laughing in the Car (on the..., 1960

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Marilyn Monroe laughing in the Car (on the..., 1960

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Car from the Beach, Utah, USA, 1952

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Car from the Beach, Utah, USA, 1952

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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限量300色彩转印签名照片及签赠影集《创世纪》, 1965

Ernst Haas

限量300色彩转印签名照片及签赠影集《创世纪》, 1965

Sale Date: October 26, 2021

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still from the film:

Ernst Haas

still from the film: "The Charge of the..., 1968

Sale Date: November 3, 2021

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Igor Stravinsky, 1962

Ernst Haas

Igor Stravinsky, 1962

Sale Date: November 3, 2021

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Albert Einstein in his office at the..., 1951

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Albert Einstein in his office at the..., 1951

Sale Date: November 3, 2021

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New York Parade. A veteran watches the..., 1950

Ernst Haas

New York Parade. A veteran watches the..., 1950

Sale Date: November 3, 2021

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Monument Valley, USA, 1962

Ernst Haas

Monument Valley, USA, 1962

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Positano Priest, 1953

Ernst Haas

Positano Priest, 1953

Sale Date: October 4, 2021

Auction Closed

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