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)

Leon Trotsky, Copenhagen, 1932

Robert Capa

Leon Trotsky, Copenhagen, 1932

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

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Normandy, 1944

Robert Capa

Normandy, 1944

Sale Date: September 25, 2020

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Berlin, August, 1945

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Berlin, August, 1945

Sale Date: July 9, 2020

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Child at the Sha'ar Ha'aliya transit camp..., 1950

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Child at the Sha'ar Ha'aliya transit camp..., 1950

Sale Date: July 9, 2020

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The Last Man killed, 1945

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The Last Man killed, 1945

Sale Date: June 19, 2020

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This is Israel, 1948–1949

Robert Capa

This is Israel, 1948–1949

Sale Date: June 6, 2020

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German soldiers surrender to French..., 1944

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German soldiers surrender to French..., 1944

Sale Date: May 8, 2020

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D-Day Landing, Omaha Beach, Normandy, 1944

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D-Day Landing, Omaha Beach, Normandy, 1944

Sale Date: July 13, 2020

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Normandy, 1944

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Normandy, 1944

Sale Date: January 22, 2020

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D-Day Invasion, Omaha Beach, Normandy Coast, 1944

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D-Day Invasion, Omaha Beach, Normandy Coast, 1944

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Normandy, 1944

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Normandy, 1944

Sale Date: January 22, 2020

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Mourners in a military cemetery for French..., 1954

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Mourners in a military cemetery for French..., 1954

Sale Date: January 4, 2020

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Untitled, 1945

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Untitled, 1945

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Picasso and Francoise Gilot, 1948

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Picasso and Francoise Gilot, 1948

Sale Date: December 17, 2019

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DEATH OF A LOYALIST MILITIAMAN, CORDOBA , 1913–1954

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DEATH OF A LOYALIST MILITIAMAN, CORDOBA , 1913–1954

Sale Date: November 8, 2019

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Evgenij Chaldej with the camera received as..., 1946

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Evgenij Chaldej with the camera received as..., 1946

Sale Date: October 30, 2019

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Israël, 1948., 1948

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Israël, 1948., 1948

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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Mort d’un soldat républicain., 1936

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Mort d’un soldat républicain., 1936

Sale Date: November 7, 2019

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AMERICAN TROOPS LANDING OMAHA BEACH ON D-DAY, 1944

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AMERICAN TROOPS LANDING OMAHA BEACH ON D-DAY, 1944

Sale Date: October 16, 2019

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France, 1944

Robert Capa

Sale Date: October 16, 2019

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Oficial alemán, 1944

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Oficial alemán, 1944

Sale Date: October 9, 2019

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Pablo Picasso and Francoise Gilot,..., 1948

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Pablo Picasso and Francoise Gilot,..., 1948

Sale Date: October 17, 2019

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D-Day Invasion, Omaha Beach, Normandy Coast, 1944

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D-Day Invasion, Omaha Beach, Normandy Coast, 1944

Sale Date: October 17, 2019

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Henri Matisse, 1949

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Henri Matisse, 1949

Sale Date: September 23, 2019

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