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 (489 results)
Untitled (Théatre Hébertot), 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Untitled (Théatre Hébertot), 1950–1969

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Jardin des Modes, 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Jardin des Modes, 1950–1969

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Jardin des Modes, 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Jardin des Modes, 1950–1969

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Maria De Madeiros, Paris, 1988

Frank Horvat

Maria De Madeiros, Paris, 1988

Sale Date: April 10, 2024

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Le prédicateur évangéliste Oral Roberts...., 1962

Frank Horvat

Le prédicateur évangéliste Oral Roberts...., 1962

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

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Gitanes, 1990

Frank Horvat

Gitanes, 1990

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

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Ohne Titel, 1974

Frank Horvat

Ohne Titel, 1974

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Children in Dakar, Senegal, 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Children in Dakar, Senegal, 1950–1969

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Lorenzo Horvat, 1950–1959

Frank Horvat

Lorenzo Horvat, 1950–1959

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Untitled, 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Untitled, 1950–1969

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Jardin des Modes, 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Jardin des Modes, 1950–1969

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Jardin des Modes, 1950–1969

Frank Horvat

Jardin des Modes, 1950–1969

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Jardin des Modes, Paris, Halles A (Tan..., 1955

Frank Horvat

Jardin des Modes, Paris, Halles A (Tan..., 1955

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Vogue Italy, Sposa, Bride with Priests, 1988

Frank Horvat

Vogue Italy, Sposa, Bride with Priests, 1988

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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from the series Strip-Tease, 1963

Frank Horvat

from the series Strip-Tease, 1963

Sale Date: November 18, 2023

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Evening Dress A, Paris (for 'L'Officiel'), 1989

Frank Horvat

Evening Dress A, Paris (for 'L'Officiel'), 1989

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Givenchy Hat (A), Jardin des Modes, Paris,..., 1958

Frank Horvat

Givenchy Hat (A), Jardin des Modes, Paris,..., 1958

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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La Chaussure, place du Trocadéro, 1974

Frank Horvat

La Chaussure, place du Trocadéro, 1974

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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

Frank Horvat

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

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Evening dress (pour l’Officiel), 1989

Frank Horvat

Evening dress (pour l’Officiel), 1989

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Arbres, 1990

Frank Horvat

Arbres, 1990

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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Harper's Bazaar (Iris Bianchi and Agnés Varda), 1962

Frank Horvat

Harper's Bazaar (Iris Bianchi and Agnés Varda), 1962

Sale Date: October 11, 2023

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 'Givenchy Hat B, le Jardin des Modes', 1958

Frank Horvat

'Givenchy Hat B, le Jardin des Modes', 1958

Sale Date: October 6, 2023

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Camera Work Portfolio, 1980-1986, 1980–1986

Frank Horvat

Camera Work Portfolio, 1980-1986, 1980–1986

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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