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Robert Frank

American · 1924–2019 · Photographer

Robert Frank was a Swiss American photographer and documentary filmmaker. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans, earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Robert Frank, Trolley – New Orleans, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed laterTrolley – New OrleansPhillips · $403,200≈ £293,045≈ €339,594Sign up to see
  2. Robert Frank, Trolley, New Orleans, 1955-1956, Gelatin silver print, printed laterTrolley, New OrleansPhillips · $242,500≈ £159,950≈ €188,863Sign up to see
  3. Robert Frank, City Fathers, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955-1956, Gelatin silver print, printed 1960s or beforeCity Fathers, Hoboken, New JerseyPhillips · $212,500≈ £167,099≈ €189,546Sign up to see

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  1. Robert Frank, Paris, gelatin silver print
    Paris
    Photograph
    8¾ h x 13¼ w in (22 x 34 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 161
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Robert Frank, Candy Store, 86th Street', New York City 1955, 1955, photograph
    Candy Store, 86th Street', New York City 1955, 1955
    Photograph
    OstLicht Photo Auction · · Lot 54
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at OstLicht Photo Auction ↗
  3. Robert Frank, Political rally - Chicago, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Political rally - Chicago, 1956
    Photograph
    12 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. (32.7 x 21.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 100
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Robert Frank, Peru, 1948, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Peru, 1948
    Photograph
    9 x 13 5/8 in. (22.9 x 34.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 90
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Robert Frank, Parade - Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed 1973
    Parade - Hoboken, New Jersey, 1955
    Photograph
    8 1/2 x 13 in. (21.6 x 33 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 92
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Robert Frank, Courthouse Square, Elizabethville, North Carolina, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Courthouse Square, Elizabethville, North Carolina, 1955
    Photograph
    12 x 7 7/8 in. (30.5 x 20 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 99
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Robert Frank, Mary, Pablo, Andrea, Texas, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Mary, Pablo, Andrea, Texas, 1955
    Photograph
    3 x 12 1/2 in. (7.6 x 31.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 198
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Robert Frank, Barbershop Through Screen Door, McClellanville, South Carolina, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Barbershop Through Screen Door, McClellanville, South Carolina, 1955
    Photograph
    8 5/8 x 12 7/8 in. (21.9 x 32.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 116
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Robert Frank, Belle Isle, Detroit, 1955, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Belle Isle, Detroit, 1955
    Photograph
    9 x 13 1/8 in. (22.9 x 33.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 117
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Robert Frank, Car Accident, U.S. 66, Between Winslow and Flagstaff, 1956, Gelatin silver print, printed later
    Car Accident, U.S. 66, Between Winslow and Flagstaff, 1956
    Photograph
    8 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (21 x 32.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 118
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $18,000–22,000View at Phillips ↗
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About Robert Frank

Robert Frank was a Swiss American photographer and documentary filmmaker. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans, earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of American society. Critic Sean O'Hagan, writing in The Guardian in 2014, said The Americans "changed the nature of photography, what it could say and how it could say it. [ ... ] it remains perhaps the most influential photography book of the 20th century." Frank later expanded into film and video and experimented with manipulating photographs and photomontage.

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