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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The Creation Portfolio (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

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The Creation Portfolio (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Motion Study: Rodeo, 1957

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Motion Study: Rodeo, 1957

Sale Date: November 8, 2012

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Utah, 1952

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Utah, 1952

Sale Date: September 25, 2012

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Barcelona, Spain, 1950

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Barcelona, Spain, 1950

Sale Date: October 31, 2012

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Décor et figurants La Terre des Pharaons Trois, 1954

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Décor et figurants La Terre des Pharaons Trois, 1954

Sale Date: October 24, 2012

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Tournage La Terre des Pharaons (4 works), 1954

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Tournage La Terre des Pharaons (4 works), 1954

Sale Date: October 24, 2012

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Les lieux du tournage La Terre des Pharaons..., 1954

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Les lieux du tournage La Terre des Pharaons..., 1954

Sale Date: October 24, 2012

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Western Skies Motel, Colorado, USA, 1978

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Western Skies Motel, Colorado, USA, 1978

Sale Date: October 3, 2012

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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The Creation (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

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The Creation (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Regatta, California, 1957

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Regatta, California, 1957

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Reflection--42nd Street, New York, 1952

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Reflection--42nd Street, New York, 1952

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Bronco Rider, California, USA, 1957

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Bronco Rider, California, USA, 1957

Sale Date: October 2, 2012

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 1969

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 1969

Sale Date: October 2, 2012

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Island of Kyushu, Japan (aus dem Portfolio:..., 1981

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Island of Kyushu, Japan (aus dem Portfolio:..., 1981

Sale Date: June 20, 2012

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Street with telephone poles, New Mexico, 1952

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Street with telephone poles, New Mexico, 1952

Sale Date: June 6, 2012

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Sicily (from Ernst Haas The Creation), 1965

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Sicily (from Ernst Haas The Creation), 1965

Sale Date: May 25, 2012

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Kenya (from Ernst Haas The Creation), 1965

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Kenya (from Ernst Haas The Creation), 1965

Sale Date: May 25, 2012

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

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Lake Huntingdon, Kenya (from The Creation..., 1970

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Lake Huntingdon, Kenya (from The Creation..., 1970

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

Sale Date: May 23, 2012

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The Kiss, New York, 1958

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The Kiss, New York, 1958

Sale Date: May 23, 2012

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Positano Priest, 1953

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Positano Priest, 1953

Sale Date: May 23, 2012

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Yul Brynner, pendant le tournage du film La..., 1958

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Yul Brynner, pendant le tournage du film La..., 1958

Sale Date: May 13, 2012

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