Robert Capa

(Hungarian, 1913–1954)

Robert Capa was an American-Hungarian photographer who captured five wars over the course of his lifetime. Capa’s images of the Normandy Invasion on D-Day redefined photojournalism. “It's not always easy to stand aside and be unable to do anything except record the sufferings around one,” he once said. Born Endre Friedmann on October 22, 1913 in Budapest, Hungary, Capa left his home country at the age of 18, finding work as a photojournalist in post-World War I Berlin. During this time, he concealed his Jewish heritage with a pseudonym based on his childhood nickname “Cápa,” or “Shark.” Throughout his life, he covered many important historical events, including the rise of Soviet Communism, the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and a full survey of the politics and atrocities of World War II. Capa's photographs are recognized across the globe for their critical role in shaping public remembrance of these events. In 1947, he co-founded Magnum Photos in Paris with fellow photographers David Seymour, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and George Rodger. Capa died tragically on May 25, 1954 after stepping on a landmine while documenting the First Indochina War in Thai Binh, Vietnam. Today, his photographs are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Reina Sofia National Museum in Madrid, and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, among others.

Robert Capa Artworks

Robert Capa (771 results)
Italia, San Pietro, población civil abandonando...

Robert Capa

Italia, San Pietro, población civil abandonando...

Sale Date: April 15, 2015

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Marinero del Jaime I, 1936

David Seymour and Robert Capa

Marinero del Jaime I, 1936

Sale Date: April 15, 2015

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Teruel, frente de Aragón, 1938

Robert Capa

Teruel, frente de Aragón, 1938

Sale Date: April 15, 2015

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Madrid preparativos del vuelo del coronel Emilio

Robert Capa

Madrid preparativos del vuelo del coronel Emilio

Sale Date: April 15, 2015

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Hemingway and son Gregory during hunting..., 1941

Robert Capa

Hemingway and son Gregory during hunting..., 1941

Sale Date: April 20, 2015

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11 photographs of Scottish and American..., 1943

Robert Capa

11 photographs of Scottish and American..., 1943

Sale Date: March 16, 2015

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Le front populaire, 1936

Robert Capa

Le front populaire, 1936

Sale Date: March 30, 2015

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”A Russian Journal”, 1947

Robert Capa

”A Russian Journal”, 1947

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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People Fleeing Barcelona, 1939

Robert Capa

People Fleeing Barcelona, 1939

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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Chinese Actors in a Propaganda Play, 1938

Robert Capa

Chinese Actors in a Propaganda Play, 1938

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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Families fleeing in Carts, 1939

Robert Capa

Families fleeing in Carts, 1939

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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A Village takes the Road together, 1939

Robert Capa

A Village takes the Road together, 1939

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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Madame Chiang Kai-shek with refugees, 1938

Robert Capa

Madame Chiang Kai-shek with refugees, 1938

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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The Sino-Japanese War, 1938

Robert Capa

The Sino-Japanese War, 1938

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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Madame Chiang Kai-shel caring for the wounded, 1938

Robert Capa

Madame Chiang Kai-shel caring for the wounded, 1938

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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General Chiang Kai-shek at the Supreme War..., 1938

Robert Capa

General Chiang Kai-shek at the Supreme War..., 1938

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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Revolutionary troops saying goodbye, 1936–1939

Robert Capa

Revolutionary troops saying goodbye, 1936–1939

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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Spanish women and children fleeing, 1939

Robert Capa

Spanish women and children fleeing, 1939

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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The Camion Arrives, 1939

Robert Capa

The Camion Arrives, 1939

Sale Date: March 17, 2015

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Chine,1938, 1938

Robert Capa

Chine,1938, 1938

Sale Date: December 9, 2014

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Tour de France 2, 1939

Robert Capa

Tour de France 2, 1939

Sale Date: November 14, 2014

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Menorah dans le désert du Negev, Israël, 1950

Robert Capa

Menorah dans le désert du Negev, Israël, 1950

Sale Date: November 13, 2014

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Rabbin en Israël, 1950

Robert Capa

Rabbin en Israël, 1950

Sale Date: November 13, 2014

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Israël, birth of a nation

Robert Capa

Israël, birth of a nation

Sale Date: November 13, 2014

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