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)
Nairobi, Kenya (from the Creation portfolio), 1970

Ernst Haas

Nairobi, Kenya (from the Creation portfolio), 1970

Sale Date: May 9, 2006

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George Balanchine, 1962

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George Balanchine, 1962

Sale Date: May 9, 2006

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Heimkehrer, 1949

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Heimkehrer, 1949

Sale Date: May 9, 2006

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Flowers in motion, 1965

Ernst Haas

Flowers in motion, 1965

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Albert Einstein, 1950–1959

Ernst Haas

Albert Einstein, 1950–1959

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Homecoming prisoner, 1946–1948

Ernst Haas

Homecoming prisoner, 1946–1948

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Wien nach dem Krieg, Mutter mit zwei..., 1945–1949

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Wien nach dem Krieg, Mutter mit zwei..., 1945–1949

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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New York: Reflection (+ 2 others; 3..., 1952–1963

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New York: Reflection (+ 2 others; 3..., 1952–1963

Sale Date: May 17, 2006

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Torn poster - Orange (Map face), NYC, 1963

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Torn poster - Orange (Map face), NYC, 1963

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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Indian attack, little big man, Canada, 1969

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Indian attack, little big man, Canada, 1969

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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Marlboro Man, morning herd, Colorado, 1978

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Marlboro Man, morning herd, Colorado, 1978

Sale Date: April 26, 2006

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Welting rose, NY Botanical Garden, 1984

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Welting rose, NY Botanical Garden, 1984

Sale Date: April 8, 2006

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Sand dunes (162), 1980–1989

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Sand dunes (162), 1980–1989

Sale Date: April 8, 2006

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Pansies, Colorado (from Flowers), 1983

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Pansies, Colorado (from Flowers), 1983

Sale Date: April 8, 2006

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The creation (set of 10), 1962–1981

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The creation (set of 10), 1962–1981

Sale Date: April 22, 2006

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Albert Einstein in seinem Büro im Institut..., 1951

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Albert Einstein in seinem Büro im Institut..., 1951

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Wien, Heimkehrende Soldaten (Homecoming..., 1947

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Wien, Heimkehrende Soldaten (Homecoming..., 1947

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Eine Mutter sucht ihren Sohn (Homecoming..., 1947

Ernst Haas

Eine Mutter sucht ihren Sohn (Homecoming..., 1947

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Impalas, East Africa (from Creation), 1970

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Impalas, East Africa (from Creation), 1970

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Surtsey volcano, Near Island (from Creation), 1965

Ernst Haas

Surtsey volcano, Near Island (from Creation), 1965

Sale Date: September 16, 2005

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Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable studying the..., 1961

Ernst Haas

Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable studying the..., 1961

Sale Date: June 1, 2005

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Heimkehrer, 1949

Ernst Haas

Heimkehrer, 1949

Sale Date: April 28, 2005

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Heimkehrer, 1949

Ernst Haas

Heimkehrer, 1949

Sale Date: April 28, 2005

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Aerial flamingos, 1970

Ernst Haas

Aerial flamingos, 1970

Sale Date: October 30, 2004

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