Robert Capa, The Magnificent Eleven

Robert Capa

American · 1913–1954 · Photographer

Robert Capa was a Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist. He is considered by some to be the greatest combat and adventure photographer in history. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Robert Capa, Death of a Loyalist Soldier, 1936, Gelatin silver print with applied pigment, probably printed in the 1930s or early 1940sDeath of a Loyalist SoldierPhillips · $162,500≈ £115,020≈ €132,071Sign up to see
  2. Robert Capa, D-Day Landing, Omaha Beach, Normandy, 1944, Gelatin silver print, probably printed no later than 1954D-Day Landing, Omaha Beach, NormandyPhillips · $43,750≈ £34,733≈ €38,618Sign up to see
  3. Robert Capa, Spanish Civil War, 7. November 1938, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, 1938–1941Spanish Civil War, 7. November 1938Grisebach · €12,200≈ $16,252≈ £10,327Sign up to see

Robert Capa’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Robert Capa, FUNERAL, ISRAEL, Posthumous gelatin silver print, printed 1960s
FUNERAL, ISRAEL
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2010
€960Sign up free to see
Robert Capa, Spanish Civil War, 7. November 1938, Vintage. Silbergelatineabzug, 1938–1941
Spanish Civil War, 7. November 1938
Grisebach · Nov 25, 2010
€12,200Sign up free to see
Robert Capa, Die Landung, Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, 6. Juni 1944, Silbergelatineabzug, 1960er Jahre
Die Landung, Omaha Beach, Colleville-sur-Mer, 6. Juni 1944
Grisebach · Nov 27, 2008
€6,188Sign up free to see
Robert Capa, Selected Images of World War II, 1943-1945, Twenty-seven gelatin silver prints, printed 1964
Selected Images of World War II, 1943-1945
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
Robert Capa, Looking towards German bombers flying over the Gran Via, Bilbao, Spain 1937, 1937, photograph
Looking towards German bombers flying over the Gran Via, Bilbao, Spain 1937, 1937
OstLicht Photo Auction · Jun 5, 2024
Robert Capa, Along the Road from Namdinh to Thaibinh, Red River Delta, Indochina, 1954, Gelatin silver print
Along the Road from Namdinh to Thaibinh, Red River Delta, Indochina, 1954
Phillips · Oct 11, 2023
Robert Capa, Giorgio VI re d'Inghilterra in visita in Francia decora il General Maggiore R.L.F. Keller, 1944, Stampa alla gelatina ai sali d'argento
Giorgio VI re d'Inghilterra in visita in Francia decora il General Maggiore R.L.F. Keller, 1944
Farsettiarte · May 27, 2021
Robert Capa, SPAIN Murcia February 1937, 1937, gelatin silver print, printed between 1955 and 1962
SPAIN Murcia February 1937, 1937
Smith & Singer · Apr 6, 2016
Robert Capa, CHINA Near the Xuzhou Front April 1938, 1938, gelatin silver print, printed between 1955 and 1962
CHINA Near the Xuzhou Front April 1938, 1938
Smith & Singer · Apr 6, 2016
Robert Capa, UKRAINE August 1947, 1947, gelatin silver print, printed between 1955 and 1962
UKRAINE August 1947, 1947
Smith & Singer · Apr 6, 2016
Robert Capa, ISRAEL Jerusalem 1949, 1949, gelatin silver print, printed between 1955 and 1962
ISRAEL Jerusalem 1949, 1949
Smith & Singer · Apr 6, 2016
Robert Capa, OSAKA April, 1954, 1954, gelatin silver print, printed between 1955 and 1962
OSAKA April, 1954, 1954
Smith & Singer · Apr 6, 2016
Robert Capa, JAPAN 1954, 1954, gelatin silver print, printed between 1955 and 1962
JAPAN 1954, 1954
Smith & Singer · Apr 6, 2016
Robert Capa, VIETNAM May 25 1954, 1954, gelatin silver print, printed between 1955 and 1962
VIETNAM May 25 1954, 1954
Smith & Singer · Apr 6, 2016
Robert Capa, VIETNAM Nam Dinh May 21 1954, 1954, gelatin silver print, printed between 1955 and 1962
VIETNAM Nam Dinh May 21 1954, 1954
Smith & Singer · Apr 6, 2016

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Robert Capa, The Magnificent Eleven
The Magnificent Eleven1944
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