Robert Frank

(American/Swiss, 1924–2019)

Robert Frank is a Swiss-born American filmmaker and photographer. Characterized by their pointed and complex critique of American culture and society, his images often capture people in the throes of daily life. “There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment,” he once explained. “This kind of photography is realism. But realism is not enough—there has to be vision, and the two together can make a good photograph.” Born on November 9, 1924 in Zürich, Switzerland, he began studying photography in 1941, and subsequently worked for commercial studios around Switzerland over the next 6 years. In 1947, Frank emigrated to the United States where he was hired by Alexey Brodovitch to produce fashion photos for Harper’s Bazaar. Over the next five years, he produced work for a number of other publications such as LIFE and Vogue. With the aid of his colleague and mentor, Walker Evans, Frank was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. During his fellowship, he traveled throughout the United States, documenting the wide spectrum of its populace. This journey would form the backbone of his work thereafter, leading to the seminal photobook The Americans(1958). Frank subsequently had solo exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1961 and The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1962. Since 1970, the artist has split his time between New York, NY and Nova Scotia, Canada. Today, his photographs are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Kunsthaus Zürich, among others.

Robert Frank Artworks

Robert Frank (2,119 results)

Café, Beaufort, South Carolina, 1955

Robert Frank

Café, Beaufort, South Carolina, 1955

Sale Date: February 10, 2022

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Gli Americani [Les Américains, 1959

Robert Frank

Gli Americani [Les Américains, 1959

Sale Date: November 25, 2021

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Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955

Robert Frank

Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955

Sale Date: November 23, 2021

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San Francisco 1984 Convention,, 1984

Robert Frank

San Francisco 1984 Convention,, 1984

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Bar - Gallup, New Mexico, 1955

Robert Frank

Bar - Gallup, New Mexico, 1955

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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Elisabethville, S.C. [sic], Courthouse..., 1955

Robert Frank

Elisabethville, S.C. [sic], Courthouse..., 1955

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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Candy Store, 1955

Robert Frank

Candy Store, 1955

Sale Date: November 19, 2021

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London, 1951

Robert Frank

Sale Date: October 30, 2021

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Appenzell. Switzerland, 1948

Robert Frank

Appenzell. Switzerland, 1948

Sale Date: November 13, 2021

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Bus Series, Contact Sheet, 1958

Robert Frank

Bus Series, Contact Sheet, 1958

Sale Date: October 28, 2021

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Chinese Cemetery – San Francisco, 1956, 1956

Robert Frank

Chinese Cemetery – San Francisco, 1956, 1956

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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Mississippi River, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,..., 1955

Robert Frank

Mississippi River, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,..., 1955

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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Restaurant – U.S. 1 Leaving Columbia, South..., 1955

Robert Frank

Restaurant – U.S. 1 Leaving Columbia, South..., 1955

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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Rodeo – New York City, 1954, 1954

Robert Frank

Rodeo – New York City, 1954, 1954

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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U.S. 90, En Route to Del Rio, Texas, 1955, 1955

Robert Frank

U.S. 90, En Route to Del Rio, Texas, 1955, 1955

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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Charleston, South Carolina, 1955, 1955

Robert Frank

Charleston, South Carolina, 1955, 1955

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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Parade – Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955, 1955

Robert Frank

Parade – Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955, 1955

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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Motel Room, Gallup NM, 1956

Robert Frank

Motel Room, Gallup NM, 1956

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Mabou, Electric Dog, 1977

Robert Frank

Mabou, Electric Dog, 1977

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Mary & Pablo, N.Y.C, 1951

Robert Frank

Mary & Pablo, N.Y.C, 1951

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Metropolitan Life Insurance Building - New..., 1955

Robert Frank

Metropolitan Life Insurance Building - New..., 1955

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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White Tower, 1947

Robert Frank

White Tower, 1947

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Backyard, Venice West, California, 1956

Robert Frank

Backyard, Venice West, California, 1956

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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View from Hotel Window -- Butte, Montana, 1956

Robert Frank

View from Hotel Window -- Butte, Montana, 1956

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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