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.

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Robert Capa (771 results)

Francia, tedeschi prigionieri avviati ad un..., 1945

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Francia, tedeschi prigionieri avviati ad un..., 1945

Sale Date: October 28, 2014

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Provincia di Messina, soldati italiani si..., 1963

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Provincia di Messina, soldati italiani si..., 1963

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Death of a Loyalist Soldier, 1936

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Death of a Loyalist Soldier, 1936

Sale Date: October 17, 2014

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Loyalist Soldiers Running Up Hill, Battle of , 1938

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Loyalist Soldiers Running Up Hill, Battle of , 1938

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Regroupement de chefs palestiniens, Israël, 1950

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Regroupement de chefs palestiniens, Israël, 1950

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Chef palestinien derrière des barbelés, Israël, 1950

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Chef palestinien derrière des barbelés, Israël, 1950

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Israël. Tel-Aviv, 14 novembre, 1950

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Israël. Tel-Aviv, 14 novembre, 1950

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Israël. Tel-Aviv, 1948

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Israël. Tel-Aviv, 1948

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Israël. Tel-Aviv. Novembre, 1950

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Israël. Tel-Aviv. Novembre, 1950

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Marchand de Jérusalem, Israël, 1950

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Marchand de Jérusalem, Israël, 1950

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Réfugié israélien à dos de mulet, Israël, 1950

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Réfugié israélien à dos de mulet, Israël, 1950

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Bergers d'Israël, Israël, 1951

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Bergers d'Israël, Israël, 1951

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Clearing land (Défrichement), Israël, 1950

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Clearing land (Défrichement), Israël, 1950

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Camp de réfugiés israéliens. Les enfants au..., 1950

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Camp de réfugiés israéliens. Les enfants au..., 1950

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Camp de réfugiés israéliens, Israël, 1950

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Camp de réfugiés israéliens, Israël, 1950

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Israël, novembre-décembre, 1950

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Israël, novembre-décembre, 1950

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Israël, 1948

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Israël, 1948

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Israël, 1948

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Israël, 1948

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Israël, 1948

Robert Capa

Israël, 1948

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Israël, 1948

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Israël, 1948

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Avant poste en embuscade, camouflé sur un..., 1950

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Avant poste en embuscade, camouflé sur un..., 1950

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Israël. Haïfa. L'arrivée de milliers..., 1949

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Israël. Haïfa. L'arrivée de milliers..., 1949

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Pologne. Varsovie, 1948

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Pologne. Varsovie, 1948

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Italie. Naples, 2 octobre 1943, 1943

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Italie. Naples, 2 octobre 1943, 1943

Sale Date: June 14, 2014

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