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)

Nu (study), 1963

Josef Breitenbach

Nu (study), 1963

Sale Date: May 10, 2011

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Seven portraits (portfolio of 7)

Josef Breitenbach

Seven portraits (portfolio of 7)

Sale Date: May 10, 2011

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James Joyce

Josef Breitenbach

Sale Date: March 29, 2011

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Joachim Ringelnatz, 1932

Josef Breitenbach

Joachim Ringelnatz, 1932

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Portrait of the actress Sybille Binder, 1933

Josef Breitenbach

Portrait of the actress Sybille Binder, 1933

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Geheimer Winkel (Secret corner), 1933

Josef Breitenbach

Geheimer Winkel (Secret corner), 1933

Sale Date: December 1, 2010

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Edith d'Amara, Munich, 1932

Josef Breitenbach

Edith d'Amara, Munich, 1932

Sale Date: December 2, 2010

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Lone Rabbit, Colorado (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1946

Josef Breitenbach

Lone Rabbit, Colorado (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1946

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Paris, rue de la Grande Chaumière, 1938

Josef Breitenbach

Paris, rue de la Grande Chaumière, 1938

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Seven portraits (portfolio of 7)

Josef Breitenbach

Seven portraits (portfolio of 7)

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

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Portrait of James Joyce, 1937

Josef Breitenbach

Portrait of James Joyce, 1937

Sale Date: March 23, 2010

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New York Daytime, 1948

Josef Breitenbach

New York Daytime, 1948

Sale Date: December 12, 2009

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New York Nights, 1946

Josef Breitenbach

New York Nights, 1946

Sale Date: December 12, 2009

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Femme et enfant, 1955

Josef Breitenbach

Femme et enfant, 1955

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Still life solarization, 1942

Josef Breitenbach

Still life solarization, 1942

Sale Date: September 20, 2009

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Portrait of James Joyce

Josef Breitenbach

Portrait of James Joyce

Sale Date: June 20, 2009

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Dr. Riegler und J. Greno - München

Josef Breitenbach

Dr. Riegler und J. Greno - München

Sale Date: June 12, 2009

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Reclining female nude, 1960–1969

Josef Breitenbach

Reclining female nude, 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 17, 2009

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

Josef Breitenbach

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

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Children in Taiwan (2 works), 1963

Josef Breitenbach

Children in Taiwan (2 works), 1963

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Lone rabbit, Colorado, 1946

Josef Breitenbach

Lone rabbit, Colorado, 1946

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Josef Albers, Black Mountain college, North..., 1944

Josef Breitenbach

Josef Albers, Black Mountain college, North..., 1944

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Mutter und Kind, 1960

Josef Breitenbach

Mutter und Kind, 1960

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Sunrise from my window, 1951

Josef Breitenbach

Sunrise from my window, 1951

Sale Date: June 11, 2008

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