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)

Henri Matisse at Cimiez (Nice), 1949

Robert Capa

Henri Matisse at Cimiez (Nice), 1949

Sale Date: October 1, 2019

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France, Normandy, 1944

Robert Capa

France, Normandy, 1944

Sale Date: August 20, 2019

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AMERICAN TROOPS LANDING OMAHA BEACH ON..., 1944

Robert Capa

AMERICAN TROOPS LANDING OMAHA BEACH ON..., 1944

Sale Date: August 20, 2019

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Chine, 1938

Robert Capa

Sale Date: June 14, 2019

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Scarred Agrigento, 1943

Robert Capa

Scarred Agrigento, 1943

Sale Date: July 17, 2019

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U.S. bazooka crew in Sicily, 1943

Robert Capa

U.S. bazooka crew in Sicily, 1943

Sale Date: July 17, 2019

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Israel, the new settlements: Ain Geb,..., 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, the new settlements: Ain Geb,..., 1948–1950

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Israel, the new city Tel Aviv (+ five), 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, the new city Tel Aviv (+ five), 1948–1950

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Israel, the old life and Druses (+ five), 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, the old life and Druses (+ five), 1948–1950

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Israel, the new settlements: Jechiam (+ , 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, the new settlements: Jechiam (+ , 1948–1950

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Israel, new immigrants Friedman,..., 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, new immigrants Friedman,..., 1948–1950

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Israel, Aria Fischman, 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, Aria Fischman, 1948–1950

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Israel, couple of new immigrants, 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, couple of new immigrants, 1948–1950

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Israel, The new settlement. A young..., 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, The new settlement. A young..., 1948–1950

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Israel, Schwarz Evzen, 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, Schwarz Evzen, 1948–1950

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Israel, Ruth Pilosof, 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, Ruth Pilosof, 1948–1950

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Israel, Arnin Ronai, 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israel, Arnin Ronai, 1948–1950

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Pablo Picasso, dans la chambre des Grands..., 1944

Robert Capa

Pablo Picasso, dans la chambre des Grands..., 1944

Sale Date: June 18, 2019

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Israël, c. 1948-1950. Réunion politique., 1948–1950

Robert Capa

Israël, c. 1948-1950. Réunion politique., 1948–1950

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Israël, 1948. Célébration d’un mariage. Les..., 1948

Robert Capa

Israël, 1948. Célébration d’un mariage. Les..., 1948

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Israël, 1948. Réunion politique., 1948

Robert Capa

Israël, 1948. Réunion politique., 1948

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Contretype n.1 Trotsky, Copenhague, 1931

Robert Capa

Contretype n.1 Trotsky, Copenhague, 1931

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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Pablo Picasso

Robert Capa

Pablo Picasso

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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Campagna italiana, Sicilia, 1943

Robert Capa

Campagna italiana, Sicilia, 1943

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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