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)
Abalone shell, California, 1973

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Abalone shell, California, 1973

Sale Date: May 30, 2014

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Sailor, Guggenheim Museum New York, 1961

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Sailor, Guggenheim Museum New York, 1961

Sale Date: May 30, 2014

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Die Heimkehrer (Homecoming Soldiers), Vienna, 1947

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Die Heimkehrer (Homecoming Soldiers), Vienna, 1947

Sale Date: May 23, 2014

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Racecar, 1957

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Racecar, 1957

Sale Date: May 14, 2014

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Rodeo, Madison Square Garden, NYC, 1957

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Rodeo, Madison Square Garden, NYC, 1957

Sale Date: May 8, 2014

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 1969

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 1969

Sale Date: May 8, 2014

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (from , 1969

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (from , 1969

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Western Skies Motel, Colorado, 1978

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Western Skies Motel, Colorado, 1978

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Western Skies Motel, Colorado, 1978

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Western Skies Motel, Colorado, 1978

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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La Suerte De Capa, Pamplona, Spain, 1956

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La Suerte De Capa, Pamplona, Spain, 1956

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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Leaping Horse on the set of The Misfits,..., 1960

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Leaping Horse on the set of The Misfits,..., 1960

Sale Date: April 1, 2014

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

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

Sale Date: April 2, 2014

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Creation Portfolio, New York (portfolio of 10), 1982

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Creation Portfolio, New York (portfolio of 10), 1982

Sale Date: March 21, 2014

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Clark Gable in The Misfits, 1960

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Clark Gable in The Misfits, 1960

Sale Date: March 21, 2014

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Arthur Miller on the set of The Misfits, 1960

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Arthur Miller on the set of The Misfits, 1960

Sale Date: February 28, 2014

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Surtsey Volcano, Iceland; Tobago, 1968 (2..., 1965

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Surtsey Volcano, Iceland; Tobago, 1968 (2..., 1965

Sale Date: February 28, 2014

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Flowers I (portfolio of 12), 1984

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Flowers I (portfolio of 12), 1984

Sale Date: February 27, 2014

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Creation (portfolio of 10), 1981

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Creation (portfolio of 10), 1981

Sale Date: February 27, 2014

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Lights of New York City, 1970

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Lights of New York City, 1970

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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Sea foam

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Sea foam

Sale Date: November 18, 2013

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Arizona from The Creation portfolio series, 1962

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Arizona from The Creation portfolio series, 1962

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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Tohago; Isle of Kyushu (from The Creation)..., 1968

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Tohago; Isle of Kyushu (from The Creation)..., 1968

Sale Date: November 25, 2013

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The Creation: New England; Surtsey Volcano,..., 1981

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The Creation: New England; Surtsey Volcano,..., 1981

Sale Date: November 25, 2013

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Flowers I (portfolio w/ 12 works), 1984

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Flowers I (portfolio w/ 12 works), 1984

Sale Date: November 25, 2013

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