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)

Self-Portrait with Leica (Multipliziertes..., 1931

Ilse Bing

Self-Portrait with Leica (Multipliziertes..., 1931

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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Seascape (Between France and the USA), 1936

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Seascape (Between France and the USA), 1936

Sale Date: May 29, 2019

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Frankfurt, 1929

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Frankfurt, 1929

Sale Date: May 24, 2019

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Paris Windows with Flags, Bastille Day, 1933, 1933

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Paris Windows with Flags, Bastille Day, 1933, 1933

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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Self portrait with Leica, 1931

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Self portrait with Leica, 1931

Sale Date: December 5, 2018

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Avenue du Maine, Paris, 1932

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Avenue du Maine, Paris, 1932

Sale Date: November 23, 2018

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Pont Alexandre III, Trocadero, Eiffel Tower, , 1935

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Pont Alexandre III, Trocadero, Eiffel Tower, , 1935

Sale Date: November 23, 2018

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All Paris in a Box, 1952

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All Paris in a Box, 1952

Sale Date: November 23, 2018

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Danseuse. French Cancan. Paris, Moulin Rouge, 1931

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Danseuse. French Cancan. Paris, Moulin Rouge, 1931

Sale Date: October 26, 2018

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Rubbish in mud, Paris, 1933

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Rubbish in mud, Paris, 1933

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Baustelle–Frankfurt (27 works), 1930

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Baustelle–Frankfurt (27 works), 1930

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Operating Room, 1932, 1932

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Operating Room, 1932, 1932

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Leaves on steps, New York, 1953, 1953

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Leaves on steps, New York, 1953, 1953

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Hand shadow, Washington, D.C., 1953, 1953

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Hand shadow, Washington, D.C., 1953, 1953

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Spider Lily, New York, 1953, 1953

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Spider Lily, New York, 1953, 1953

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Schubi and Me, 1948, 1948

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Schubi and Me, 1948, 1948

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Street fair, Paris, 1933, 1933

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Street fair, Paris, 1933, 1933

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Two street fair views, Paris, 1933, 1933

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Two street fair views, Paris, 1933, 1933

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Orgue de Barbarie, Foire aux Pains d’epices, , 1933

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Orgue de Barbarie, Foire aux Pains d’epices, , 1933

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Puppet show, Paris, 1932, 1932

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Puppet show, Paris, 1932, 1932

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Dead End, New York, 1936, 1936

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Dead End, New York, 1936, 1936

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Battery Park, 1936, 1936

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Battery Park, 1936, 1936

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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New York Skyline, 1936, 1936

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New York Skyline, 1936, 1936

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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Four Variations of Dead End, New York, 1936, 1936

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Four Variations of Dead End, New York, 1936, 1936

Sale Date: July 19, 2018

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