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)
Senza Titolo (Untitled)

Robert Capa

Senza Titolo (Untitled)

Sale Date: June 6, 2019

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Untitled (Second Sino-Japanese War), 1937–1938

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Untitled (Second Sino-Japanese War), 1937–1938

Sale Date: May 31, 2019

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AMERICAN TROOPS ATTERRISSANT LA PLAGE D'OMAHA LE

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AMERICAN TROOPS ATTERRISSANT LA PLAGE D'OMAHA LE

Sale Date: May 21, 2019

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l'invasion de la Normandie, sur Omaha Beach..., 1944

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l'invasion de la Normandie, sur Omaha Beach..., 1944

Sale Date: May 14, 2019

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Picasso and Françoise Gilot, Golfe-Juan, 1948

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Picasso and Françoise Gilot, Golfe-Juan, 1948

Sale Date: May 29, 2019

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AMERICAN TROOPS ATTERRISSANT LA PLAGE..., 1944

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AMERICAN TROOPS ATTERRISSANT LA PLAGE..., 1944

Sale Date: April 24, 2019

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Tragedy of Spain: people fleening Barcelona, 1939

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Tragedy of Spain: people fleening Barcelona, 1939

Sale Date: April 14, 2019

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Normandy, 1944

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Normandy, 1944

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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Death of a Loyalist Soldier, 1936

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Death of a Loyalist Soldier, 1936

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Sale Date: May 5, 2019

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Sale Date: May 5, 2019

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The Eezhuang, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1937

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The Eezhuang, Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1937

Sale Date: April 18, 2019

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Italy, Near the Cathedral Maria Santissima..., 1943

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Italy, Near the Cathedral Maria Santissima..., 1943

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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AMERICAN TROOPS ATTERRISSANT LA PLAGE..., 1944

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AMERICAN TROOPS ATTERRISSANT LA PLAGE..., 1944

Sale Date: March 27, 2019

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Sale Date: February 23, 2019

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Sale Date: February 23, 2019

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Sale Date: February 23, 2019

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AMERICAN TROOPS ATTERRISSANT LA PLAGE..., 1944

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AMERICAN TROOPS ATTERRISSANT LA PLAGE..., 1944

Sale Date: February 13, 2019

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American soldier mans a mortar

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American soldier mans a mortar

Sale Date: January 29, 2019

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On the beach at Sicily, July 1943, 1943

Robert Capa

On the beach at Sicily, July 1943, 1943

Sale Date: January 29, 2019

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Debarkation boat off Sicily, 1943

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Debarkation boat off Sicily, 1943

Sale Date: January 29, 2019

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American soldiers in Palermo, April 1943, 1943

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American soldiers in Palermo, April 1943, 1943

Sale Date: January 29, 2019

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Israël,Galilée. Près de Gedera (au sud de..., 1950

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Israël,Galilée. Près de Gedera (au sud de..., 1950

Sale Date: November 8, 2018

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Israël. Tel-Aviv, Armon Café, sur Hayarkan..., 1949

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Israël. Tel-Aviv, Armon Café, sur Hayarkan..., 1949

Sale Date: November 8, 2018

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