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)
Three works from the Creation Portfolio, 1964–1969

Ernst Haas

Three works from the Creation Portfolio, 1964–1969

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Leaping Horse, The Misfits, Nevada, 1960

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Leaping Horse, The Misfits, Nevada, 1960

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

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Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1969

Sale Date: February 15, 2024

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Amalfi Coast, Italy, 1953

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Amalfi Coast, Italy, 1953

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Sailor, Guggenheim Museum, NYC, 1961

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Sailor, Guggenheim Museum, NYC, 1961

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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Clark Gable, 1960

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Clark Gable, 1960

Sale Date: January 31, 2024

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New York Parade. A veteran watches the..., 1950

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New York Parade. A veteran watches the..., 1950

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Igor Strawinsky, 1962

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Igor Strawinsky, 1962

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Television, California, 1976

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Television, California, 1976

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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Hollywood, California, 1963

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Hollywood, California, 1963

Sale Date: December 11, 2023

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Lights of New York City, 1970, 1970

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Lights of New York City, 1970, 1970

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Einstein, 1951

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Einstein, 1951

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Spain (Dancers), 1956

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Spain (Dancers), 1956

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Windmill, Greece 1952, 1952

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Windmill, Greece 1952, 1952

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Martin Luther King, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, 1963

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Martin Luther King, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, 1963

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Sailor, Guggenheim Museum, 1961

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Sailor, Guggenheim Museum, 1961

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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ROUTE 66, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, 1992

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ROUTE 66, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, 1992

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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SALZBURG, 1945

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SALZBURG, 1945

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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HOMECOMING PRISONERS, VIENNA, 1947

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HOMECOMING PRISONERS, VIENNA, 1947

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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THE KISS, GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NY, 1958

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THE KISS, GRAND CENTRAL STATION, NY, 1958

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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TIMES SQUARE REFLECTION, NEW YORK CITY, 1962

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TIMES SQUARE REFLECTION, NEW YORK CITY, 1962

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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New England, 1981

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New England, 1981

Sale Date: November 18, 2023

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Tower Bridge, London, 1949, 1949

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Tower Bridge, London, 1949, 1949

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Western Skies Motel, Colorado, 1978

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Western Skies Motel, Colorado, 1978

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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