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)

Morgarten, Switzerland, Lorenzo under hat,..., 1959

Frank Horvat

Morgarten, Switzerland, Lorenzo under hat,..., 1959

Sale Date: June 19, 2023

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Untitled (Mode), 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Untitled (Mode), 1950–1969

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Jarden des Modes, 1960–1969

Frank Horvat

Jarden des Modes, 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 19, 2023

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Givenchy Hat B', 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat B', 1958

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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La Chaussure et le Photographe, Trocadéro,..., 1974

Frank Horvat

La Chaussure et le Photographe, Trocadéro,..., 1974

Sale Date: June 6, 2023

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Paris, Gare St Lazare, 1959, 1959

Frank Horvat

Paris, Gare St Lazare, 1959, 1959

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Paris Little girl, 1956, 1956

Frank Horvat

Paris Little girl, 1956, 1956

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La Chaussure et la tour Eiffel, Trocadéro,..., 1974

Frank Horvat

La Chaussure et la tour Eiffel, Trocadéro,..., 1974

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Iris Bianchi et Marie-Laure Bousquet pour..., 1962

Frank Horvat

Iris Bianchi et Marie-Laure Bousquet pour..., 1962

Sale Date: June 8, 2023

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Le Sphynx (from the series 'Strip-Tease'),..., 1956

Frank Horvat

Le Sphynx (from the series 'Strip-Tease'),..., 1956

Sale Date: June 9, 2023

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Untitled, 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Untitled, 1950–1969

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Tuid noir et blanc, Givenchy, 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Tuid noir et blanc, Givenchy, 1950–1969

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Miniature boxing, 1960–1969

Frank Horvat

Miniature boxing, 1960–1969

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Edith Piaf with Bruno Coquatix, 1950–1959

Frank Horvat

Edith Piaf with Bruno Coquatix, 1950–1959

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Horvat: ricerche di fotografo, 1960–1969

Frank Horvat

Horvat: ricerche di fotografo, 1960–1969

Sale Date: May 9, 2023

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Marie-Paule, série

Frank Horvat

Marie-Paule, série "Vraies semblances", ca, 1980

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Mode, New York, pour Harper's Bazaar, 1960, 1960

Frank Horvat

Mode, New York, pour Harper's Bazaar, 1960, 1960

Sale Date: April 13, 2023

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Jardin des modes, 1957

Frank Horvat

Jardin des modes, 1957

Sale Date: March 28, 2023

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Untitled (Paris), 1950s/1960s, 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Untitled (Paris), 1950s/1960s, 1950–1969

Sale Date: March 16, 2023

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Paris, first photo for

Frank Horvat

Paris, first photo for "Jardin des Modes", 1957

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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Prostituées du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1956

Frank Horvat

Prostituées du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1956

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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Paris, 1956

Frank Horvat

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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Givenchy Hat C, Paris, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat C, Paris, 1958

Sale Date: December 4, 2022

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Bernardin und Lola d'Hambourg, Paris, 1962

Frank Horvat

Bernardin und Lola d'Hambourg, Paris, 1962

Sale Date: December 4, 2022

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