Ernst Haas: Color Corrections

August 10, 2011 | Source: Monroe Gallery of Photography



Image #1 for Ernst Haas: Color Corrections

Color Correction by Ernst Haas, published by Steidl / www.steidlville.com
California, USA, 1976

Out There
| By Kenneth Dickerman
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Born in 1921, Vienna's Ernst Haas is considered by many to be one of the first true masters of color photography, Though he began his career working with black and white. Following the tradition established by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who focused heavily on the decisive moment and rich monochromatic tonality, Haas would receive worldwide recognition for his early work documenting the homecoming of Austrian prisoners of War. Haas eventually moved to color, favoring its ability to work in a more metaphoric, poetic vein that photographers like Saul Leiter and Eliot Porter were examining.

A significant amount of Haas's output throughout his career landed in the pages of mainstream magazines such as Life, Look and Esquire. But in addition to this more commercial work, Haas was always making photographs for himself. It is these photographs that the German publisher Steidl has brought together for the new book, Ernst Haas: Color Corrections. The book shows mostly unseen work by Haas, work that is at once rich in color and texture as well as being more edgy and experimental than much of the work he became known for during his lifetime.

Haas's Color Corrections will be released by Steidl in the United States this month.

 Image #2 for Ernst Haas: Color Corrections
California, USA, 1977


Image #3 for Ernst Haas: Color Corrections
New Orleans, USA, 1960



Image #4 for Ernst Haas: Color Corrections
New Mexico, USA, 1975


Image #5 for Ernst Haas: Color Corrections
USA, circa 1970


Image #6 for Ernst Haas: Color Corrections
USA, 1967


Image #7 for Ernst Haas: Color Corrections
Brooklyn, New York, USA, 1952


Image #8 for Ernst Haas: Color Corrections
New York, USA, 1974


Color Correction by Ernst Haas, published by Steidl / www.steidlville.com

 

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