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 w/ 10 works)

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The creation (portfolio w/ 10 works)

Sale Date: November 21, 2008

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The creation (portfolio of 10), 1982

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The creation (portfolio of 10), 1982

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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Albert Einstein dans son bureau de..., 1951

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Albert Einstein dans son bureau de..., 1951

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Ohne Titel - Alte Frau vor Ruinen, 1947

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Ohne Titel - Alte Frau vor Ruinen, 1947

Sale Date: December 6, 2008

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The miracle of Milan, directed by Vittorio..., 1951

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The miracle of Milan, directed by Vittorio..., 1951

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

Sale Date: October 15, 2008

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London Festival Gardens, 1960

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London Festival Gardens, 1960

Sale Date: June 17, 2008

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The Misfits, 1960

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The Misfits, 1960

Sale Date: June 17, 2008

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The Miracle of Milan, filmset, 1951

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The Miracle of Milan, filmset, 1951

Sale Date: April 28, 2008

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New York - Times Square (from Folge Images..., 1950

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New York - Times Square (from Folge Images..., 1950

Sale Date: April 26, 2008

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Bullfight (+ Rose; 2 works), 1956

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Bullfight (+ Rose; 2 works), 1956

Sale Date: February 20, 2008

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Water skier, Cypress Gardens, Florida, 1957

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Water skier, Cypress Gardens, Florida, 1957

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Misfits movie, 1960

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Misfits movie, 1960

Sale Date: January 31, 2008

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Vermont, 1969

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Vermont, 1969

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

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Street scene, eastern Europe, 1950–1959

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Street scene, eastern Europe, 1950–1959

Sale Date: May 30, 2007

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Sicily (from the creation, portfolio of 10), 1981

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Sicily (from the creation, portfolio of 10), 1981

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

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Filmset: The miracle of Milan, 1951

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Filmset: The miracle of Milan, 1951

Sale Date: May 9, 2007

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Priest, Positano, 1953

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Priest, Positano, 1953

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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Leaf with dewdrop, Woodstock, New York, 1960

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Leaf with dewdrop, Woodstock, New York, 1960

Sale Date: April 24, 2007

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Tobago wave, Caribbean Sea, 1968

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Tobago wave, Caribbean Sea, 1968

Sale Date: March 2, 2007

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Bullfight, 1956

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Bullfight, 1956

Sale Date: February 14, 2007

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Autumn trees, 1967

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Autumn trees, 1967

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Orson Welles on the set of The Third Man,..., 1949

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Orson Welles on the set of The Third Man,..., 1949

Sale Date: December 6, 2006

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George Bernard Shaw (6 works), 1940–1949

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George Bernard Shaw (6 works), 1940–1949

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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