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)

Givenchy hat, Paris, 1957

Frank Horvat

Givenchy hat, Paris, 1957

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

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Paris flic, 1959

Frank Horvat

Paris flic, 1959

Sale Date: September 7, 2007

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Paris, le Sphynx, 1956

Frank Horvat

Paris, le Sphynx, 1956

Sale Date: September 7, 2007

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Paris couple, 1955

Frank Horvat

Paris couple, 1955

Sale Date: September 7, 2007

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Untitled (+ 6 others; 7 works), 1961–1977

Frank Horvat

Untitled (+ 6 others; 7 works), 1961–1977

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

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Rome collections - A, 1962

Frank Horvat

Rome collections - A, 1962

Sale Date: June 6, 2007

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Le Rapt de Dejanire, 1996

Frank Horvat

Le Rapt de Dejanire, 1996

Sale Date: May 30, 2007

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Givenchy Hat A, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat A, 1958

Sale Date: May 30, 2007

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Selfportrait, London, 1955

Frank Horvat

Selfportrait, London, 1955

Sale Date: May 30, 2007

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New York, personal research with Donyel Luna , 1960

Frank Horvat

New York, personal research with Donyel Luna , 1960

Sale Date: February 14, 2007

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Paris couple, 1955

Frank Horvat

Paris couple, 1955

Sale Date: February 14, 2007

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Fashion by Givenchy II, 1958

Frank Horvat

Fashion by Givenchy II, 1958

Sale Date: February 14, 2007

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Frank Horvat (bk w/11 works), 1980–1986

Frank Horvat

Frank Horvat (bk w/11 works), 1980–1986

Sale Date: February 15, 2007

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For Harper's Bazaar, New York, 1961

Frank Horvat

For Harper's Bazaar, New York, 1961

Sale Date: November 28, 2006

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Jeune couple sur une moto, Rio de Janeiro, 1963

Frank Horvat

Jeune couple sur une moto, Rio de Janeiro, 1963

Sale Date: November 17, 2006

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Paris, for Jours de France, model Monique..., 1958

Frank Horvat

Paris, for Jours de France, model Monique..., 1958

Sale Date: June 29, 2006

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Rome collections (A), 1962

Frank Horvat

Rome collections (A), 1962

Sale Date: June 29, 2006

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Givenchy hat B, Paris, for Jardin des Modes, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy hat B, Paris, for Jardin des Modes, 1958

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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La Gare de Lyon, 1955–1958

Frank Horvat

La Gare de Lyon, 1955–1958

Sale Date: November 22, 2005

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Givenchy hat, Jardin des modes, Longchamp, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy hat, Jardin des modes, Longchamp, 1958

Sale Date: November 1, 2005

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Marie-Louise Bousquet and Iris Bianchi,..., 1962

Frank Horvat

Marie-Louise Bousquet and Iris Bianchi,..., 1962

Sale Date: October 10, 2005

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Simone d'Aillencourt, British Vogue, 1960

Frank Horvat

Simone d'Aillencourt, British Vogue, 1960

Sale Date: October 10, 2005

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Lido opening, Paris, 1956

Frank Horvat

Lido opening, Paris, 1956

Sale Date: October 10, 2005

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Calcutta - Brothel, couple dancing, 1962

Frank Horvat

Calcutta - Brothel, couple dancing, 1962

Sale Date: September 17, 2005

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