Ernst Haas
Ernst Haas (1921, Vienna - 1986, New York) is one of the most important representatives of photojournalism and, as a pioneer of colour photography, created unsurpassed works of art. His journalistic eye and unmistakable visual language have made his black-and-white photographs of life in destroyed post-war Vienna unique documents of the times.
For Haas, it was the prelude to an unprecedented career. After emigrating to the USA, he was the first Austrian to become a member and later president of the Magnum photo agency and played a major role in shaping the heyday of illustrated news magazines. In the early 1950s, Haas discovered colour photography, which was still frowned upon at the time. His New York essay Images of a Magic City was to become the first major series of pictures Life ever printed in colour. In 1962, he was also the first colour photographer to have a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art.
Wildpferde 1957
C-Print, Printdatum: 2022
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