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.

Ernst Haas Artworks

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Ernst Haas (947 results)
Calla lillies, New York (+ 10 others; 11..., 1982

Ernst Haas

Calla lillies, New York (+ 10 others; 11..., 1982

Sale Date: April 5, 2011

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Spain (Dancers), 1956

Ernst Haas

Spain (Dancers), 1956

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

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The creation (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

Ernst Haas

The creation (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

Sale Date: March 24, 2011

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The creation, 1970

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The creation, 1970

Sale Date: March 25, 2011

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Egyptian boys, 1954

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Egyptian boys, 1954

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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The creation (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

Ernst Haas

The creation (portfolio of 10), 1962–1981

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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On the set of The misfits, 1960

Ernst Haas

On the set of The misfits, 1960

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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Albert Einstein, 1951

Ernst Haas

Albert Einstein, 1951

Sale Date: December 9, 2010

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Albuqerque, New Mexico, Route 66, 1968

Ernst Haas

Albuqerque, New Mexico, Route 66, 1968

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Surtsey Volcano, near Iceland (+ 7..., 1962–1981

Ernst Haas

Surtsey Volcano, near Iceland (+ 7..., 1962–1981

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Homecoming prisoners, Vienna, 1945–1947

Ernst Haas

Homecoming prisoners, Vienna, 1945–1947

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Untitled (Italy), 1940

Ernst Haas

Untitled (Italy), 1940

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable on the set of , 1960

Ernst Haas

Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable on the set of , 1960

Sale Date: November 24, 2010

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Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable et Montgomery..., 1960

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Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable et Montgomery..., 1960

Sale Date: November 9, 2010

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 1969

Ernst Haas

Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 1969

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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Nevada sky, 1960

Ernst Haas

Nevada sky, 1960

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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Autoportrait, 1967

Ernst Haas

Autoportrait, 1967

Sale Date: October 23, 2010

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Grèce (3 works), 1955

Ernst Haas

Grèce (3 works), 1955

Sale Date: October 23, 2010

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Indochine (various sizes; 3 works), 1953

Ernst Haas

Indochine (various sizes; 3 works), 1953

Sale Date: October 23, 2010

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Indochine, 1953

Ernst Haas

Indochine, 1953

Sale Date: October 23, 2010

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Indochine (various sizes; 2 works), 1953

Ernst Haas

Indochine (various sizes; 2 works), 1953

Sale Date: October 23, 2010

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Untitled (Crow Indian), 1969

Ernst Haas

Untitled (Crow Indian), 1969

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Calla lilly, Munich, 1982

Ernst Haas

Calla lilly, Munich, 1982

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Red tulips, Japan, 1980

Ernst Haas

Red tulips, Japan, 1980

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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