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)

Near Valencia, 1953

Robert Frank

Near Valencia, 1953

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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US 285, New Mexico, 1956

Robert Frank

US 285, New Mexico, 1956

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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Hoover Dam, 1955

Robert Frank

Hoover Dam, 1955

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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Political Rally, Chicago, 1956

Robert Frank

Political Rally, Chicago, 1956

Sale Date: April 4, 2019

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Parade – Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955, 1979

Robert Frank

Parade – Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955, 1979

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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Look Out for Hope, Mabou, 1979, 1980

Robert Frank

Look Out for Hope, Mabou, 1979, 1980

Sale Date: April 2, 2019

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The Americans: Photographs by Robert Frank with...

Robert Frank

The Americans: Photographs by Robert Frank with...

Sale Date: March 9, 2019

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The Americans, 2009

Robert Frank

The Americans, 2009

Sale Date: February 28, 2019

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A.B.C. (portrait of Richard Bellamy at his..., 1959

Robert Frank

A.B.C. (portrait of Richard Bellamy at his..., 1959

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Yom Kippur, East River, New York City, 1955

Robert Frank

Yom Kippur, East River, New York City, 1955

Sale Date: February 21, 2019

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Pull my Daisy, 1961

Robert Frank

Pull my Daisy, 1961

Sale Date: March 15, 2019

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Flower is, 1987

Robert Frank

Flower is, 1987

Sale Date: March 15, 2019

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Les Américains, 1958

Robert Frank

Les Américains, 1958

Sale Date: March 15, 2019

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Willem DeKooning's Studio, New York, 1960

Robert Frank

Willem DeKooning's Studio, New York, 1960

Sale Date: February 7, 2019

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Workers in Hard Hats, 1950–1969

Robert Frank

Workers in Hard Hats, 1950–1969

Sale Date: January 25, 2019

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Interior with Chandelier, 1950–1959

Robert Frank

Interior with Chandelier, 1950–1959

Sale Date: January 25, 2019

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Andrea, Southampton, 1954–1955

Robert Frank

Andrea, Southampton, 1954–1955

Sale Date: January 25, 2019

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Paris, 1950

Robert Frank

Sale Date: January 25, 2019

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Vernacular Image Still Life, 1950–1959

Robert Frank

Vernacular Image Still Life, 1950–1959

Sale Date: January 25, 2019

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Peru, 1970

Robert Frank

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Political Rally-Chicago, 1956

Robert Frank

Political Rally-Chicago, 1956

Sale Date: December 8, 2018

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Chicago, 1956

Robert Frank

Chicago, 1956

Sale Date: November 23, 2018

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Wash-N.Y. TRAIN, 1979

Robert Frank

Wash-N.Y. TRAIN, 1979

Sale Date: November 23, 2018

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work, 1979

Robert Frank

Sale Date: November 23, 2018

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