Josef Breitenbach

(American/German, 1896–1984)

Josef Breitenbach was a German artist best known for his experimental photography. In his work, the artist played with a number of techniques, including bleaching, color printing, montage, solarization, and double exposure, to explore the ways in which light and color could alter an image. For example, in his work Shiela, the artist used overexposure to enhance the contrast between his model’s pale skin and dark hair. Born on April 3, 1896 in Munich, Germany to a wine merchant family of Jewish descent, he went on to study philosophy and art history at the Ludwig-Maximillian University in Munich. After completing his education, he began photographing for the Social Democratic Party in Bavaria after World War I. Breitenbach fled Germany during the Nazi’s rise to power due to his political allegiances and Jewish heritage in August of 1933, after nearly being arrested by the Strurmabteilung (SA). After living in Paris for six years, he immigrated to New York, where he was included in Edward Steichen’s 1955 exhibition “The Family of Man” at The Museum of Modern Art. Breitenbach died on October 7, 1984 in New York, NY. Today, Breitenbach’s works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others.

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Josef Breitenbach (313 results)
Duftende Blumen, 1932–1932

Josef Breitenbach

Duftende Blumen, 1932–1932

Sale Date: November 24, 2000

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Reisernte nahe Pusan, Südkorea, 1953–1953

Josef Breitenbach

Reisernte nahe Pusan, Südkorea, 1953–1953

Sale Date: November 24, 2000

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Koreanische Braut, 1953–1953

Josef Breitenbach

Koreanische Braut, 1953–1953

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Liegender Akt, 1964–1964

Josef Breitenbach

Liegender Akt, 1964–1964

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Sibylle Binder, München, 1933–1933

Josef Breitenbach

Sibylle Binder, München, 1933–1933

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Winter in New York, 1942–1942

Josef Breitenbach

Winter in New York, 1942–1942

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Seven portraits, 1976–1976

Josef Breitenbach

Seven portraits, 1976–1976

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Nürnberg (Henkersteg?), 1930–1935

Josef Breitenbach

Nürnberg (Henkersteg?), 1930–1935

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Paris, 1933–1933

Josef Breitenbach

Paris, 1933–1933

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Joachim Ringelnatz, 1932–1932

Josef Breitenbach

Joachim Ringelnatz, 1932–1932

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Buchsbaumwald in Epsom, England, 1938–1938

Josef Breitenbach

Buchsbaumwald in Epsom, England, 1938–1938

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Frauen bringen ihre Keramik zum Markt,..., 1960–1960

Josef Breitenbach

Frauen bringen ihre Keramik zum Markt,..., 1960–1960

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Oskar Maria Graf, 1950–1960

Josef Breitenbach

Oskar Maria Graf, 1950–1960

Sale Date: November 23, 2000

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Fanny, 1950–1950

Josef Breitenbach

Fanny, 1950–1950

Sale Date: November 23, 2000

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Dr. Riegler und J. Greno, München, 1933–1933

Josef Breitenbach

Dr. Riegler und J. Greno, München, 1933–1933

Sale Date: November 23, 2000

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Max Ernst, 1939–1939

Josef Breitenbach

Max Ernst, 1939–1939

Sale Date: November 4, 2000

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Self-portrait with J. Greno, 1933–1933

Josef Breitenbach

Self-portrait with J. Greno, 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 13, 2000

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Nude, 1963–1963

Josef Breitenbach

Nude, 1963–1963

Sale Date: July 3, 2000

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Fanny, acht Jahre, nudist camp, New..., 1950–1950

Josef Breitenbach

Fanny, acht Jahre, nudist camp, New..., 1950–1950

Sale Date: July 3, 2000

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Taiwan, 1963–1963

Josef Breitenbach

Taiwan, 1963–1963

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Sibylle Binder, München, 1933–1933

Josef Breitenbach

Sibylle Binder, München, 1933–1933

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Fräulein Greno und Dr. Theo Riegler, 1933–1933

Josef Breitenbach

Fräulein Greno und Dr. Theo Riegler, 1933–1933

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Alt-Nürnberg, Nähe Laufertor, 1933–1933

Josef Breitenbach

Alt-Nürnberg, Nähe Laufertor, 1933–1933

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Geheimer Winkel, 1933–1933

Josef Breitenbach

Geheimer Winkel, 1933–1933

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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