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.

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Robert Frank (2,119 results)

New York City, 1962

Robert Frank

New York City, 1962

Sale Date: October 3, 2013

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Park Avenue and 57th Street, New York City, 1947

Robert Frank

Park Avenue and 57th Street, New York City, 1947

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Detroit, 1955

Robert Frank

Detroit, 1955

Sale Date: October 3, 2013

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NYC, 1955

Robert Frank

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Astor Place, NYC, 1948

Robert Frank

Astor Place, NYC, 1948

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Chicago, 1956

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Chicago, 1956

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New York State, 1955

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New York State, 1955

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Paris, 1950

Robert Frank

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Frogs on Log, 1962

Robert Frank

Frogs on Log, 1962

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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Detroit, 1955

Robert Frank

Detroit, 1955

Sale Date: May 2, 2013

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Paris, 1952

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Sale Date: May 29, 2013

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Trolley, New Orleans, 1955

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Trolley, New Orleans, 1955

Sale Date: May 13, 2013

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Hoboken, 1955

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Hoboken, 1955

Sale Date: May 13, 2013

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Family, (U.S. 90, en Route to Del Rio,Texas), 1956

Robert Frank

Family, (U.S. 90, en Route to Del Rio,Texas), 1956

Sale Date: May 13, 2013

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McClellanville, South Carolina (Barbershop..., 1955

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McClellanville, South Carolina (Barbershop..., 1955

Sale Date: May 13, 2013

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For Dave (Self-portrait one), 1984

Robert Frank

For Dave (Self-portrait one), 1984

Sale Date: March 20, 2013

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Parking lot, 1955

Robert Frank

Parking lot, 1955

Sale Date: March 20, 2013

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Reading newspapers in a men's club, 1955

Robert Frank

Reading newspapers in a men's club, 1955

Sale Date: March 20, 2013

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Neon cocktail glass, 1955

Robert Frank

Neon cocktail glass, 1955

Sale Date: March 20, 2013

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Hoboken New Jersey parade, 1955

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Hoboken New Jersey parade, 1955

Sale Date: March 20, 2013

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Near Charleston, S.C., 1955

Robert Frank

Near Charleston, S.C., 1955

Sale Date: March 20, 2013

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Elizabethtown, S.C., 1955

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Elizabethtown, S.C., 1955

Sale Date: March 20, 2013

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Pablo, 1951

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Sale Date: April 17, 2013

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Italian Movies Michelangelo Antonioni and..., 1961

Robert Frank

Italian Movies Michelangelo Antonioni and..., 1961

Sale Date: April 8, 2013

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