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)

Sophie dalla serie ‘Vraies Semblances’, 1983

Frank Horvat

Sophie dalla serie ‘Vraies Semblances’, 1983

Sale Date: May 18, 2021

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Givenchy Hat A, Paris, for Jardin des Modes, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat A, Paris, for Jardin des Modes, 1958

Sale Date: April 7, 2021

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Chanel Fashion Shooting, 1959

Frank Horvat

Chanel Fashion Shooting, 1959

Sale Date: April 16, 2021

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Paris, Communist festival, 1960–1969

Frank Horvat

Paris, Communist festival, 1960–1969

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Paris, 1950–1959

Frank Horvat

Paris, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Young man in Madras, India, 1952–1953

Frank Horvat

Young man in Madras, India, 1952–1953

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Hands of cartoonist André Francois,..., 1950–1959

Frank Horvat

Hands of cartoonist André Francois,..., 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 17, 2020

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Crazy Horse Show, Paris, 1962

Frank Horvat

Crazy Horse Show, Paris, 1962

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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HB Collection, Rome for

Frank Horvat

HB Collection, Rome for "Harper's Bazaar", Model

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

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Rhinocéros

Frank Horvat

Sale Date: October 31, 2020

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Paon

Frank Horvat

Sale Date: October 31, 2020

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Prostituées du Bois de Boulogne. Paris, 1956

Frank Horvat

Prostituées du Bois de Boulogne. Paris, 1956

Sale Date: November 13, 2020

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Un journal photographique, 1999

Frank Horvat

Un journal photographique, 1999

Sale Date: November 13, 2020

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New York up and down, 1984

Frank Horvat

New York up and down, 1984

Sale Date: November 13, 2020

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Autoportrait [Lugano], 1945

Frank Horvat

Autoportrait [Lugano], 1945

Sale Date: November 13, 2020

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BULL FIGHT, 1959, vintage silver gelatin..., 1959

Frank Horvat

BULL FIGHT, 1959, vintage silver gelatin..., 1959

Sale Date: October 28, 2020

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Givenchy Hat C, Paris, 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat C, Paris, 1958

Sale Date: October 1, 2020

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Le Sphinx, Paris 1956, 1956

Frank Horvat

Le Sphinx, Paris 1956, 1956

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

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Portraits of trees, 1979

Frank Horvat

Portraits of trees, 1979

Sale Date: July 22, 2020

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STRIP TEASE PARIS, 1950'S, 1950–1959

Frank Horvat

STRIP TEASE PARIS, 1950'S, 1950–1959

Sale Date: July 16, 2020

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Givenchy Hat, for

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat, for "Jardin des Modes“, Paris, 1958

Sale Date: July 9, 2020

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EIFFEL TOWER AND ROOF TOPS, PARIS 1956, 1956

Frank Horvat

EIFFEL TOWER AND ROOF TOPS, PARIS 1956, 1956

Sale Date: May 26, 2020

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Gitanes, 1990

Frank Horvat

Gitanes, 1990

Sale Date: May 20, 2020

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Strip-Tease, Paris, late 1950s, 1955–1959

Frank Horvat

Strip-Tease, Paris, late 1950s, 1955–1959

Sale Date: May 8, 2020

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