Haas captured a couple at Grand Central Station in New York City, embracing as if nothing else mattered. A moment of intimacy between two people - is it a “goodbye” or a “welcome home” kiss?
From the photographer's series on New York, The Kiss, Grand Central Station, New York City, 1958 by Ernst Haas, is an 11” x 14” gelatin silver print with the photographer's copyright stamp. The photograph is authenticated by the estate with a stamp on verso (back) and signed by the photographer’s son. Print date: 1992 - Printer: Sid Kaplan.
Provenance: Haas Estate
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Artist’s Bio:
Ernst Haas (1921–1986) is an acclaimed photographer of the 20th century and considered one of the pioneers of color photography. Haas moved to the United States in 1951 and began experimenting with Kodachrome color film. He soon became the premier color photographer of the 1950s. In 1953 LIFE magazine published his groundbreaking 24-page color photo essay on New York City. In 1962 a retrospective of his work was the first color photography exhibition held at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Haas was the author of four books: The Creation (1971), In America (1975), In Germany (1976), and Himalayan Pilgrimage (1978).
Ernst Haas received the Hasselblad award in 1986, the year of his death. His work continues to be the subject of museum exhibitions and publications such as Ernst Haas, Color Photography (1989), Ernst Haas in Black and White (1992), Color Correction (2011), and Ernst Haas: New York in Color, 1952-1962 (2020).
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the acclaimed photographer.
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Available at 99Prints NYC an online art marketplace for today’s collector of contemporary art, works on paper, original and limited edition photography. Based in New York City, 99Prints ships worldwide.
From the photographer's series on New York, The Kiss, Grand Central Station, New York City, 1958 by Ernst Haas, is an 11” x 14” gelatin silver print with the photographer's copyright stamp. The photograph is authenticated by the estate with a stamp on verso (back) and signed by the photographer’s son. Print date: 1992 - Printer: Sid Kaplan.
Provenance: Haas Estate
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Artist’s Bio:
Ernst Haas (1921–1986) is an acclaimed photographer of the 20th century and considered one of the pioneers of color photography. Haas moved to the United States in 1951 and began experimenting with Kodachrome color film. He soon became the premier color photographer of the 1950s. In 1953 LIFE magazine published his groundbreaking 24-page color photo essay on New York City. In 1962 a retrospective of his work was the first color photography exhibition held at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Haas was the author of four books: The Creation (1971), In America (1975), In Germany (1976), and Himalayan Pilgrimage (1978).
Ernst Haas received the Hasselblad award in 1986, the year of his death. His work continues to be the subject of museum exhibitions and publications such as Ernst Haas, Color Photography (1989), Ernst Haas in Black and White (1992), Color Correction (2011), and Ernst Haas: New York in Color, 1952-1962 (2020).
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the acclaimed photographer.
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Available at 99Prints NYC an online art marketplace for today’s collector of contemporary art, works on paper, original and limited edition photography. Based in New York City, 99Prints ships worldwide.