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.

Josef Breitenbach Artworks

Josef Breitenbach (313 results)

Sibylle binder, 1932

Josef Breitenbach

Sibylle binder, 1932

Sale Date: May 30, 2014

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Victorian house; Overgrown garden (2 works), 1966

Josef Breitenbach

Victorian house; Overgrown garden (2 works), 1966

Sale Date: June 4, 2014

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Josef Albers, 1944

Josef Breitenbach

Josef Albers, 1944

Sale Date: April 11, 2014

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Aristide Maillol, 1935

Josef Breitenbach

Aristide Maillol, 1935

Sale Date: April 11, 2014

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Nude, 1931–1939

Josef Breitenbach

Nude, 1931–1939

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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Nude, Nudist Camp, New Jersey, 1950

Josef Breitenbach

Nude, Nudist Camp, New Jersey, 1950

Sale Date: November 27, 2013

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Selected images of Korea (4 works), 1953

Josef Breitenbach

Selected images of Korea (4 works), 1953

Sale Date: June 5, 2013

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Selected images of India (4 works), 1950–1959

Josef Breitenbach

Selected images of India (4 works), 1950–1959

Sale Date: June 5, 2013

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Max Ernst and the seahorse, New York, 1942

Josef Breitenbach

Max Ernst and the seahorse, New York, 1942

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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Badende, 1950

Josef Breitenbach

Badende, 1950

Sale Date: December 7, 2012

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Weiblicher Akt, 1950

Josef Breitenbach

Weiblicher Akt, 1950

Sale Date: December 7, 2012

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Victorian house; Overgrown garden (2 works), 1966

Josef Breitenbach

Victorian house; Overgrown garden (2 works), 1966

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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Dr Riegler et J. Greno, 1933

Josef Breitenbach

Dr Riegler et J. Greno, 1933

Sale Date: November 13, 2012

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The Hands of Max Ernst, 1942

Josef Breitenbach

The Hands of Max Ernst, 1942

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Bert Brecht, Paris, 1939

Josef Breitenbach

Bert Brecht, Paris, 1939

Sale Date: May 23, 2012

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Nude, 1950

Josef Breitenbach

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Nude, 1933

Josef Breitenbach

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Nu (Nude study), 1950

Josef Breitenbach

Nu (Nude study), 1950

Sale Date: April 3, 2012

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Sacha Guitry dans son film Le mot de Cambronne, 1936

Josef Breitenbach

Sacha Guitry dans son film Le mot de Cambronne, 1936

Sale Date: November 18, 2011

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Miss Greno, 1932

Josef Breitenbach

Miss Greno, 1932

Sale Date: November 23, 2011

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Stadtmuseum, München (2 works), 1979

Josef Breitenbach

Stadtmuseum, München (2 works), 1979

Sale Date: November 30, 2011

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Female nude with long hair from behind,..., 1965

Josef Breitenbach

Female nude with long hair from behind,..., 1965

Sale Date: November 30, 2011

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Portrait of the actress Sybille Binder, 1933

Josef Breitenbach

Portrait of the actress Sybille Binder, 1933

Sale Date: June 1, 2011

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Dr. Riegler and J. Greno, 1933

Josef Breitenbach

Dr. Riegler and J. Greno, 1933

Sale Date: May 26, 2011

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