Bill Brandt

Bill Brandt

British · 1904–1983 · Photographer

Bill Brandt was a British photographer and photojournalist. Born in Germany, Brandt moved to England, where he became known for his images of British society for such magazines… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Bill Brandt, Francis Bacon, Primrose Hill, 1963, Gelatin silver printFrancis Bacon, Primrose HillPhillips · $40,000≈ £31,990≈ €37,520Sign up to see
  2. Bill Brandt, East Sussex Coast, 1959, Gelatin silver printEast Sussex CoastPhillips · $32,500≈ £26,128≈ €30,514Sign up to see
  3. Bill Brandt, London, Nude, March, 1952, Gelatin silver print, printed laterLondon, Nude, MarchPhillips · $22,500≈ £13,530≈ €16,316Sign up to see

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Bill Brandt was a British photographer and photojournalist. Born in Germany, Brandt moved to England, where he became known for his images of British society for such magazines as Lilliput and Picture Post; later he made distorted nudes, portraits of famous artists and landscapes. He is widely considered to be one of the most important British photographers of the 20th century.

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Born 1904, HamburgDied 1983, LondonOccupation PhotographerWikidata Q63184 ↗ULAN 500026943 ↗

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Also known as Hermann Brandt, Hermann Wilhelm Brandt

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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