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Alfred Eisenstaedt

(American/German, 1898–1995)

two nuns in rouen, france by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Two Nuns in Rouen, France, 1930

5,500 USD

george bernard shaw, london by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

George Bernard Shaw, London, 1932

5,000 USD

coachman waits for a fare near la scala, milan, italy by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Coachman Waits for a Fare near La Scala, Milan, Italy, 1934

6,000 USD

cheese market at edam, the netherlands by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Cheese Market at Edam, The Netherlands, 1932

5,500 USD

grandmother and grandchild at the rijksmuseum, amsterdam by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Grandmother and Grandchild at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 1932

2,500 USD

ice skating waiter, grand hotel, st. moritz by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Ice Skating Waiter, Grand Hotel, St. Moritz, 1932

13,500 USD

jascha heifetz with berlin philharmonic, by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Jascha Heifetz with Berlin Philharmonic,, 1932

2,500 USD

waiters watching sonja henie skate, st. moritz by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Waiters Watching Sonja Henie Skate, St. Moritz, 1932

9,000 USD

horse drawn carriages, florence, italy by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Horse Drawn Carriages, Florence, Italy, 1933

6,000 USD

beethoven's birth room, bonn by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Beethoven's Birth Room, Bonn, 1934

8,000 USD

dying monk, varlaan monastery, thessaly, greece by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Dying Monk, Varlaan Monastery, Thessaly, Greece, 1934

3,500 USD

horse-drawn tramway car, izmir, turkey by alfred eisenstaedt

Alfred Eisenstaedt

Horse-Drawn Tramway Car, Izmir, Turkey, 1934

2,000 USD

Biography

Timeline

1898
Born in Dirschau, West Prussia, Imperial Germany (present-day Poland)
1936
Joined LIFE magazine, New York, NY
1988
Master's Award, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
1989
National Medal of Arts
1993
Photographs Clinton Family, Martha's Vineyard, MA
1995
Died in Oak Bluffs, MA
New York Honor for Arts and Culture, New York, NY
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society of Media Photographers, Philadelphia, PA

Exhibitions

2013
Pancho, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa, USA
2012
Women, Staley-Wise Gallery, New York, USA
American Photography, Flo Peters Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
2011
Camera Works Masters in Photography, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, USA
Moments of our Time, Atlas Gallery, London, England
2010
The Adventure of Reality International Realism, Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Art of Caring: A Look at Life through photography, Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, USA
Realismus: Das Abenteuer der Wirklichkeit, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, Germany
2009
Icons, Galerie Stephen Hoffman, Munich, Germany
Glitz & Grime: Photographs of Times Square, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, USA
Sexy and the City: New York Photographs, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, USA
The art of caring: A Look at Life Though Photography, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, USA
25th Anniversary Celebration, Laurence Miller Gallery, New York, USA
2008
Vintages & Originalphotographien, Galerie Stephen Hoffman, Munich, Germany
2007
Alfred Eisenstaedt, Michael Hoppen Gallery, London, England
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Father of Photojournalism, Contessa Gallery, Cleveland, USA
2006
The Eye of Eisenstaedt, Monroe Gallery of Photography, Santa Fe, USA
2004
Witness of the 20th Century, Galerie Stephen Hoffman, Munich, Germany
2002
Alfred Eisenstaedt: Photographien 1927-1980, C/O Berlin, Berlin, Germany
English (US)

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