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)
Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969, 1969

Ernst Haas

Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969, 1969

Sale Date: November 19, 2015

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Rose, New York 1983, 1983

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Rose, New York 1983, 1983

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Holy Underwear, 1958

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Holy Underwear, 1958

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Winter, 1966

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Winter, 1966

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Heimkehrer’ (Homecoming Soldier)

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Heimkehrer’ (Homecoming Soldier)

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Monument Valley, Utah, U.S.A., from In..., 1962

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Monument Valley, Utah, U.S.A., from In..., 1962

Sale Date: October 27, 2015

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The Creation (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

Ernst Haas

The Creation (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Swimmer, 1970

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Swimmer, 1970

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Navajo Nation, Arizona, USA, 1970

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Navajo Nation, Arizona, USA, 1970

Sale Date: October 8, 2015

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WESTERN SKIES MOTEL, COLORADO, USA, 1978

Ernst Haas

WESTERN SKIES MOTEL, COLORADO, USA, 1978

Sale Date: October 7, 2015

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A film is brown (Portrait of John Huston), 1962

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A film is brown (Portrait of John Huston), 1962

Sale Date: September 12, 2015

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Locksmith's Sign, NYC, 1952

Ernst Haas

Locksmith's Sign, NYC, 1952

Sale Date: July 16, 2015

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Nature and Machine, 1975

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Nature and Machine, 1975

Sale Date: July 16, 2015

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Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer, 1954

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Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer, 1954

Sale Date: July 16, 2015

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Lights of New York City, USA, 1970

Ernst Haas

Lights of New York City, USA, 1970

Sale Date: July 22, 2015

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Hydrangeas (from ‘Flowers I), 1982

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Hydrangeas (from ‘Flowers I), 1982

Sale Date: June 12, 2015

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New York City, 1963

Ernst Haas

New York City, 1963

Sale Date: June 12, 2015

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Bronco Rider, California, USA, 1957

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Bronco Rider, California, USA, 1957

Sale Date: May 20, 2015

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Times Square Reflections, New York

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Times Square Reflections, New York

Sale Date: May 29, 2015

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

Ernst Haas

Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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Gondolier at Dusk--Venice, 1955

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Gondolier at Dusk--Venice, 1955

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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La Suerte De Capa, Pamplona, Spain, 1956

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La Suerte De Capa, Pamplona, Spain, 1956

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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Flowers I (12 works)

Ernst Haas

Flowers I (12 works)

Sale Date: May 21, 2015

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Swimmer, 1972

Ernst Haas

Swimmer, 1972

Sale Date: May 23, 2015

Auction Closed

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