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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Ceremonial Dance, Bali, 1956

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Ceremonial Dance, Bali, 1956

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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New York, Reflections

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New York, Reflections

Sale Date: December 6, 2013

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

Sale Date: November 22, 2013

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Lights of New York City, 1970

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Lights of New York City, 1970

Sale Date: November 22, 2013

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Nevada sky, USA, 1960

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Nevada sky, USA, 1960

Sale Date: November 26, 2013

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Southeast Asia, 1950–1959

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Southeast Asia, 1950–1959

Sale Date: November 22, 2013

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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 29, 2013

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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: October 29, 2013

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From the Creation Portfolio: New England;..., 1973

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From the Creation Portfolio: New England;..., 1973

Sale Date: October 5, 2013

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From the Creation Portfolio, includes: Lake..., 1970

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From the Creation Portfolio, includes: Lake..., 1970

Sale Date: October 5, 2013

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The Creation Portfolio: New England;..., 1962–1981

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The Creation Portfolio: New England;..., 1962–1981

Sale Date: October 5, 2013

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Regatta, California, 1957

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Regatta, California, 1957

Sale Date: October 17, 2013

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Western Skies Motel, Colorado, 1978

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Western Skies Motel, Colorado, 1978

Sale Date: October 2, 2013

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Surtsey Volcano, Iceland and Tobago (2 works), 1965

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Surtsey Volcano, Iceland and Tobago (2 works), 1965

Sale Date: July 31, 2013

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Gondolier at Dusk, Venice, 1955

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Gondolier at Dusk, Venice, 1955

Sale Date: July 13, 2013

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Island of Kyushu, Japan from The Creation..., 1981

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Island of Kyushu, Japan from The Creation..., 1981

Sale Date: June 5, 2013

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New Mexico, 1952

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New Mexico, 1952

Sale Date: June 5, 2013

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The creation (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

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The creation (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

Sale Date: May 24, 2013

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Sailor, Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1961

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Sailor, Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1961

Sale Date: May 24, 2013

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

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

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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Route 66, Alboquerque, New Mexico, 1969

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Route 66, Alboquerque, New Mexico, 1969

Sale Date: May 17, 2013

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New York, 1980

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New York, 1980

Sale Date: May 29, 2013

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Elliott Erwitt with black painted Leica M3,..., 1961

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Elliott Erwitt with black painted Leica M3,..., 1961

Sale Date: May 24, 2013

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