Ilse Bing

(American/German, 1899–1998)

Ilse Bing was a leading American-German photojournalist and commercial photographer during the pre- and inter-War period in Paris. She is remembered for her pioneering photographic techniques, and for being among the first to use electronic flash, solarize her negatives, and photograph at night. Born on March 23, 1899 to a Jewish family, she went on to study at universities in Frankfurt and Vienna. She purchased a Leica camera as a student, and though she was entirely self-taught, she achieved rapid recognition as a professional and artistic photographer with commissions from prominent publications such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar —earning her the moniker “Queen of the Leica.” She moved to Paris in 1930, where her work was exhibited alongside contemporaries such as André Kértesz, Brassaï, and Man Ray. Bing’s work was included in the seminal 1937 exhibition "Photography 1839–1937" at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, following an inclusion the previous year in the Louvre's first modern photography exhibition. After Paris was captured during the Second World War, the Jewish photographer was sent to an internment camp in the South of France. In 1941, Bing swiftly emigrated to the United States, where she continued to produce an ever-evolving body of work until her death on March 10, 1998 in New York, NY.

Ilse Bing Artworks

Ilse Bing (1,001 results)

Autoportrait dans ma chambre, Frankfort, 1913

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Autoportrait dans ma chambre, Frankfort, 1913

Sale Date: November 25, 2015

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Strassenlaterne, 1929

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Strassenlaterne, 1929

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Amsterdam, 1933

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Amsterdam, 1933

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Bal de la Couture, 1931

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Bal de la Couture, 1931

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Pont de Grenelle et Tour Eiffel, 1932

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Pont de Grenelle et Tour Eiffel, 1932

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Rooftops and Saint Sulpice, 1937

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Rooftops and Saint Sulpice, 1937

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Rue Descartes, 1935

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Rue Descartes, 1935

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Strasse im Vorfrühling’ (Street during..., 1929

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Strasse im Vorfrühling’ (Street during..., 1929

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Avenue du Maine, 1932

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Avenue du Maine, 1932

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Quatre balayeurs’ (Four street sweepers), 1947

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Quatre balayeurs’ (Four street sweepers), 1947

Sale Date: November 20, 2015

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Snapping my reflection in antique shop..., 1952

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Snapping my reflection in antique shop..., 1952

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Coachman and carriage, Central Park, 1936

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Coachman and carriage, Central Park, 1936

Sale Date: October 15, 2015

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Glasdoor (view on middle section), Budgeheim, 1930

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Glasdoor (view on middle section), Budgeheim, 1930

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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Cheval de Marly, Paris, 1934

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Cheval de Marly, Paris, 1934

Sale Date: September 28, 2015

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New York roof view from the window, 1952

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New York roof view from the window, 1952

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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Balanchine, Ballet Errante, Paris, 1933

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Balanchine, Ballet Errante, Paris, 1933

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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Empty, run-down back lot, New York City, 1936

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Empty, run-down back lot, New York City, 1936

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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Among the showmen, 1928

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Among the showmen, 1928

Sale Date: June 22, 2015

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Dead end I, 1919

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Dead end I, 1919

Sale Date: June 22, 2015

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Circus, 1928

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Sale Date: June 22, 2015

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Sans illusion, marché aux puces, 1957

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Sans illusion, marché aux puces, 1957

Sale Date: June 29, 2015

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Rue de Valois, 1932

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Rue de Valois, 1932

Sale Date: June 29, 2015

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Orgue de barbarie, 1933

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Orgue de barbarie, 1933

Sale Date: June 29, 2015

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Orchestra, Paris, théâtre des Champs Elysées, 1933

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Orchestra, Paris, théâtre des Champs Elysées, 1933

Sale Date: June 29, 2015

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