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)

Joséphine Baker, 1950

Frank Horvat

Joséphine Baker, 1950

Sale Date: November 17, 2011

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Edith Piaff (3 works), 1944

Frank Horvat

Edith Piaff (3 works), 1944

Sale Date: November 17, 2011

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Coco Chanel, Paris, 1958

Frank Horvat

Coco Chanel, Paris, 1958

Sale Date: November 16, 2011

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Simone A, London, 1961

Frank Horvat

Simone A, London, 1961

Sale Date: November 16, 2011

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Stern, chaussure, a shoe and Eiffel Tower,..., 1974

Frank Horvat

Stern, chaussure, a shoe and Eiffel Tower,..., 1974

Sale Date: November 19, 2011

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Givenchy Hat B, 1957

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat B, 1957

Sale Date: November 12, 2011

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Givenchy Hat A, 1957

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat A, 1957

Sale Date: November 12, 2011

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Givenchy hat, Paris, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy hat, Paris, 1958

Sale Date: October 28, 2011

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Monique Dutto, Paris, for Jours de France, 1959

Frank Horvat

Monique Dutto, Paris, for Jours de France, 1959

Sale Date: November 2, 2011

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Givenchy hat A, pour jardin des Modes, Paris, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy hat A, pour jardin des Modes, Paris, 1958

Sale Date: November 1, 2011

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L'officiel evening dress, 1989

Frank Horvat

L'officiel evening dress, 1989

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Shoe and Eiffel Tower A, 1974

Frank Horvat

Shoe and Eiffel Tower A, 1974

Sale Date: October 18, 2011

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Brasserie, 1960

Frank Horvat

Brasserie, 1960

Sale Date: October 11, 2011

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Paris le sphynx i, 1956

Frank Horvat

Paris le sphynx i, 1956

Sale Date: August 9, 2011

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Marie-Paule (from Vraies semblances), 1980

Frank Horvat

Marie-Paule (from Vraies semblances), 1980

Sale Date: June 28, 2011

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Paris, 1956

Frank Horvat

Sale Date: May 30, 2011

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Cairo, Street car, 1962

Frank Horvat

Cairo, Street car, 1962

Sale Date: May 30, 2011

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London - Piccadilly (Man, girl, dog), 1959

Frank Horvat

London - Piccadilly (Man, girl, dog), 1959

Sale Date: May 26, 2011

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Deborah dixon, harper's bazaar, rome, 1962

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Deborah dixon, harper's bazaar, rome, 1962

Sale Date: April 21, 2011

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Normandie, France, Robes de Bal, 1988

Frank Horvat

Normandie, France, Robes de Bal, 1988

Sale Date: April 21, 2011

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Miniature boxing, 1950

Frank Horvat

Miniature boxing, 1950

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Mode Paris, 1950

Frank Horvat

Mode Paris, 1950

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Pour l'officiel, Paris, 1989

Frank Horvat

Pour l'officiel, Paris, 1989

Sale Date: May 18, 2011

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Gres fashion, 1983

Frank Horvat

Gres fashion, 1983

Sale Date: May 18, 2011

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