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)

Rice harvest, 1940–1949

Josef Breitenbach

Rice harvest, 1940–1949

Sale Date: June 11, 2008

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Bertolt Brecht, Paris, 1937

Josef Breitenbach

Bertolt Brecht, Paris, 1937

Sale Date: June 11, 2008

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Fabeltiere, Paris Notre Dame, 1928

Josef Breitenbach

Fabeltiere, Paris Notre Dame, 1928

Sale Date: May 27, 2008

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Red urn, 1938

Josef Breitenbach

Red urn, 1938

Sale Date: May 17, 2008

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Ohne Titel (Akt), 1953

Josef Breitenbach

Ohne Titel (Akt), 1953

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

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Korea, 1953

Josef Breitenbach

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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Chong No after Bombing, Seoul, Korea, 1952

Josef Breitenbach

Chong No after Bombing, Seoul, Korea, 1952

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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Sunrise from my Window, 1951

Josef Breitenbach

Sunrise from my Window, 1951

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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Lone Rabbit, Colorado, 1946

Josef Breitenbach

Lone Rabbit, Colorado, 1946

Sale Date: December 5, 2007

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Nude Girl with Long Hair from Behind, Nudist , 1950

Josef Breitenbach

Nude Girl with Long Hair from Behind, Nudist , 1950

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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Laboratory Workers, 1947

Josef Breitenbach

Laboratory Workers, 1947

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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Niagara Falls, Canada (Icicle), 1941–1952

Josef Breitenbach

Niagara Falls, Canada (Icicle), 1941–1952

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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Bertolt Brecht, Paris, 1937

Josef Breitenbach

Bertolt Brecht, Paris, 1937

Sale Date: June 22, 2007

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Portrait of a girl, 1945

Josef Breitenbach

Portrait of a girl, 1945

Sale Date: May 20, 2007

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Portrait of a lady, 1948

Josef Breitenbach

Portrait of a lady, 1948

Sale Date: May 20, 2007

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Akt, 1963

Josef Breitenbach

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Manhattan, 1948

Josef Breitenbach

Manhattan, 1948

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Hans, Pfingsten 1933, 1933

Josef Breitenbach

Hans, Pfingsten 1933, 1933

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Reclining female nude, 1960–1969

Josef Breitenbach

Reclining female nude, 1960–1969

Sale Date: December 6, 2006

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Korea, 1953

Josef Breitenbach

Sale Date: December 6, 2006

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Near Niagara Falls (Icicles), 1941–1952

Josef Breitenbach

Near Niagara Falls (Icicles), 1941–1952

Sale Date: December 6, 2006

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Max Ernst, Paris, 1939

Josef Breitenbach

Max Ernst, Paris, 1939

Sale Date: December 6, 2006

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Emile Bernard, Paris, 1939

Josef Breitenbach

Emile Bernard, Paris, 1939

Sale Date: December 6, 2006

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Max Ernst, 1939

Josef Breitenbach

Max Ernst, 1939

Sale Date: November 30, 2006

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