Frank Horvat

(French, 1928–2020)

Frank Horvat is an Italian-born French photographer known for capturing a broad range of motifs in both color and black-and-white. Influenced by the work of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Horvat applied the aesthetics of photo journalism to capturing images of fashion models. “There's this idea that photography is a kind of testimony and therefore we're forbidden to tell lies with it,” he has explained. “I think that's nonsense. Photography isn't testimony.” Born on April 28, 1928 in Abbazia, Italy (present-day Opatija, Croatia), he and his family lived around Europe before settling in France in 1955. He made his debut as a photojournalist in the 1950s, and went on to collaborate with numerous fashion magazines, including Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, and Jardin des Modes. At the beginning of the 1980s, when an illness that affected his eyesight briefly forced him to put his camera aside, Horvat threw himself into a series of interviews with notable photographers, including Helmut Newton and Robert Doisneau. As early as 1989, Horvat became interested in digital photography, and this curiosity towards new technology led him to create his own iPad application, Horvatland, in 2011. The artist continues to live and work in Paris, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, and the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, among others.

Frank Horvat Artworks

Frank Horvat (535 results)

Bernardin and Stripper, Paris, 1962

Frank Horvat

Bernardin and Stripper, Paris, 1962

Sale Date: April 26, 2014

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Ad for Chantelle Lingerie, 1958

Frank Horvat

Ad for Chantelle Lingerie, 1958

Sale Date: February 13, 2014

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Les Mains de Quatre Amis, 1960

Frank Horvat

Les Mains de Quatre Amis, 1960

Sale Date: April 17, 2014

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Givenchy Hat A, Paris, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat A, Paris, 1958

Sale Date: April 1, 2014

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Fashion shoot Jardin des Modes, 1957

Frank Horvat

Fashion shoot Jardin des Modes, 1957

Sale Date: March 21, 2014

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Strip-Tease, Paris (3 works), 1955–1959

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Strip-Tease, Paris (3 works), 1955–1959

Sale Date: March 21, 2014

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Isolda light box, 1975–1999

Frank Horvat

Isolda light box, 1975–1999

Sale Date: December 17, 2013

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Preacher Oral Roberts. Oklahoma (3 works), 1962

Frank Horvat

Preacher Oral Roberts. Oklahoma (3 works), 1962

Sale Date: December 5, 2013

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L'abbé Pierre chez les déshérités, 1960

Frank Horvat

L'abbé Pierre chez les déshérités, 1960

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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Les Mains de Quatre Amis, 1960

Frank Horvat

Les Mains de Quatre Amis, 1960

Sale Date: November 19, 2013

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Rome Collections E (With Mastroianni) for..., 1962

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Rome Collections E (With Mastroianni) for..., 1962

Sale Date: November 22, 2013

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New York, for Harper's Bazaar, 1961

Frank Horvat

New York, for Harper's Bazaar, 1961

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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Autoregards : Vues de nuit de la Renault R25 , 1983

Frank Horvat

Autoregards : Vues de nuit de la Renault R25 , 1983

Sale Date: November 14, 2013

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Autoregards : Vues de nuit de la Renault R25 , 1983

Frank Horvat

Autoregards : Vues de nuit de la Renault R25 , 1983

Sale Date: November 14, 2013

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Givenchy Hat, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat, 1958

Sale Date: November 16, 2013

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Givenchy Hat C, Paris, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat C, Paris, 1958

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Evening Dress for L'Officiel, 1989

Frank Horvat

Evening Dress for L'Officiel, 1989

Sale Date: October 15, 2013

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Harper's Bazaar, 1960–1961

Frank Horvat

Harper's Bazaar, 1960–1961

Sale Date: October 15, 2013

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Carol Lobravico and Iris Bianchi, Harper's..., 1962

Frank Horvat

Carol Lobravico and Iris Bianchi, Harper's..., 1962

Sale Date: October 15, 2013

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Paris Couple (Quai du Louvre), 1955

Frank Horvat

Paris Couple (Quai du Louvre), 1955

Sale Date: September 25, 2013

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Simone A, London, 1961

Frank Horvat

Simone A, London, 1961

Sale Date: September 25, 2013

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Dew Lewis and Alain Bernardin, Paris, 1962

Frank Horvat

Dew Lewis and Alain Bernardin, Paris, 1962

Sale Date: May 24, 2013

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Shoe and Eiffeltower, 1979

Frank Horvat

Shoe and Eiffeltower, 1979

Sale Date: May 24, 2013

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Givenchy Hat, Paris, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat, Paris, 1958

Sale Date: May 29, 2013

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