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)

Bert Brecht, Paris, 1939

Josef Breitenbach

Bert Brecht, Paris, 1939

Sale Date: November 30, 2006

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Untitled, 1974

Josef Breitenbach

Untitled, 1974

Sale Date: June 18, 2006

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Akt, Rücken (Nude, back), 1950

Josef Breitenbach

Akt, Rücken (Nude, back), 1950

Sale Date: June 17, 2006

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Reclining female nude (from This Beautiful..., 1963

Josef Breitenbach

Reclining female nude (from This Beautiful..., 1963

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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Chong No after bombing, Seoul, Korea, 1952

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Chong No after bombing, Seoul, Korea, 1952

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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Rocky Mountain woods, Colorado (Birch trees), 1947

Josef Breitenbach

Rocky Mountain woods, Colorado (Birch trees), 1947

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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James Joyce, Paris (+ 2 others, 3 works), 1937

Josef Breitenbach

James Joyce, Paris (+ 2 others, 3 works), 1937

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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Aristide Maillol, Marly Le Roy, 1935

Josef Breitenbach

Aristide Maillol, Marly Le Roy, 1935

Sale Date: May 31, 2006

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Dr. Riegler und J. Greno, 1933

Josef Breitenbach

Dr. Riegler und J. Greno, 1933

Sale Date: April 29, 2006

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Montparnasse, Paris, 1937

Josef Breitenbach

Montparnasse, Paris, 1937

Sale Date: February 14, 2006

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Double portrait, Munich, 1933

Josef Breitenbach

Double portrait, Munich, 1933

Sale Date: February 15, 2006

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Reclining female nude, 1963

Josef Breitenbach

Reclining female nude, 1963

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Sunrise from my window, 1951

Josef Breitenbach

Sunrise from my window, 1951

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Korea, 1951

Josef Breitenbach

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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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: December 7, 2005

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Female nude from above, 1950

Josef Breitenbach

Female nude from above, 1950

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Fanny, eight years old, nudist camp, New..., 1950

Josef Breitenbach

Fanny, eight years old, nudist camp, New..., 1950

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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

Josef Breitenbach

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

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Max Ernst, Paris, 1939

Josef Breitenbach

Max Ernst, Paris, 1939

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

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Josef Albers, 1944

Josef Breitenbach

Josef Albers, 1944

Sale Date: November 22, 2005

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Berthold Brecht, 1939

Josef Breitenbach

Berthold Brecht, 1939

Sale Date: November 22, 2005

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Bertolt Brecht, Paris, 1939

Josef Breitenbach

Bertolt Brecht, Paris, 1939

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Gargoyles, Notre Dame, Paris, 1928

Josef Breitenbach

Gargoyles, Notre Dame, Paris, 1928

Sale Date: October 11, 2005

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Akt, Rücken (Nude, back), 1950

Josef Breitenbach

Akt, Rücken (Nude, back), 1950

Sale Date: September 17, 2005

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