Frank Horvat
photographer
Frank Horvat (1928–2020) was an Italian photographer who lived and worked primarily in France. He is widely recognized for his significant contributions to fashion photography between the mid-1950s and late 1980s. His work is characterized by a focus on realism, often capturing women in natural settings rather than highly stylized environments. Horvat's career began in photojournalism in Paris during the 1950s, where he was influenced by humanist photography before transitioning to fashion for publications such as Elle, Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar. He also produced personal projects exploring nature, sculpture, and urban landscapes. In his later years, he experimented with digital technology and continued to produce diverse photographic works until his death in 2020.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]
Themes
- fashion photography
- realism
- humanist photography
Books
Works by Frank Horvat
- J'aime le strip-tease 1962 · Rencontre · book · French Photos by Frank Horvat; text by Patrik Lindermohr.
- La capture des éléphants sauvages 1957 · Louvois, Paris · book · French
- J'aime la télévision 1962 · Rencontre, Lausanne · book · French Text by Max Egli.
- The Tree 1979 · Aurum Press, London and Little, Brown, New York · book · English ISBN 0906053048 Text by John Fowles.
- Goethe in Sicilia 1982 · Novecento, Palermo, Italy · book · Italian
- Entre vues 1990 · Nathan, Paris · book · French ISBN 9782092400333
- Degas sculptures 1991 · Imprimerie nationale, Paris · book · French ISBN 9782110811424
- Yao le chat botté 1992 · Gautier-Languereau, Paris · book · French ISBN 9782010200731
- Arbres 1994 · Imprimerie nationale, Paris · book · French ISBN 9782110813091
- Le Bestiaire d’Horvat 1994 · CNP; Actes Sud · book · French ISBN 9782742703739
- Paris-Londres 1996 · London-Paris, Ville de Paris · book · French ISBN 9782879002910
- De la Mode et des Jardins 1996 · Imprimerie Nationale, Paris · book · French ISBN 9782743301644
- 51 Photographs in Black and White 1998 · Dewi Lewis, Manchester · book · English ISBN 9781899235469
- Very Similar 1999 · Dewi Lewis, Manchester · book · English ISBN 9781899235575
- Frank Horvat 2000 · Photopoche no 88, Delpire; Nathan, Paris · book · French ISBN 9782097541437
- 1999: A Daily Report 2000 · Dewi Lewis Publishing · book · English ISBN 9781899235186
- Figures romanes 2001 · Seuil, Paris · book · French ISBN 9782020933841
- Homenatge a Catalunya 2002 · Foundation Privada Vila Casas, Barcelona · book · Catalan
- Time Machine – a trip around the world 2004 · OFF, Boulogne-Billancourt, France · book · English Covers 1962–1963.
- La Véronique, thirty meters around my house in Provence 2004 · OFF / Horvat, Boulogne-Billancourt, France · book · French With an introduction by Renaud Camus.
- Horvat photographie Couturier 2005 · Gallimard and Musée Maillol, Paris · book · French ISBN 9782910826420
- The Horvat Labyrinth 2006 · Chêne, Hachette, Paris · book · English ISBN 9782842777203
- De bocche-tette-culi-cazzi-e-mone 2008 · OFF / Horvat, Boulogne-Billancourt, France · book · Italian Illustrations to the erotic poems by Zorzi Baffo.
- Adele Edelstein (About My Mother) 2009 · OFF / Horvat, Boulogne-Billancourt, France · book · French
- Dr. Karl Horvat (About My Father) 2009 · OFF / Horvat, Boulogne-Billancourt, France · book · French
- New York Up and Down 2009 · OFF / Horvat, Boulogne-Billancourt, France · book · English With a text by Franz Kafka.
- Masken und Mandarinen 2009 · OFF / Horvat, Boulogne-Billancourt, France · book · German With texts by Ingrid Mylo.
- House of Fifteen Keys 2013 · Terre Bleue · book · English ISBN 978-2-909953-30-4 With texts by Jean-Noël Jeanneney.
Exhibitions
- 2014 House of Fifteen Keys Palazzo Mediceo di Seravezza, Seravezza Lucca, Italy solo
Awards
- 2010 Fondazione del Centenario Award Fondazione del Centenario (Lugano, Switzerland)
References
- Frank Horvat. 2020 link
- Frank Horvat, Fashion Photographer and Photojournalist, Dies at 92. sports.yahoo.com. 2020 link
- Frank Horvat, portrait photographer of women, dies aged 92. SWI swissinfo.ch. 2020 link
- Frank Horvat, groundbreaking French photographer, dies aged 92. the Guardian. 2020 link
- Tim Jonze. Frank Horvat, groundbreaking French photographer, dies aged 92. The Guardian. 2020 link
- Frank Horvat, groundbreaking French photographer, dies aged 92. the Guardian. 2020 link
- L'esprit frondeur de Frank Horvat. photographemarocain.com. 2017 link
- Edward Steichen; Carl Sandburg; Dorothy Norman; Leo Lionni; Jerry Mason; Ezra Stoller. The family of man: The photographic exhibition. Museum of Modern Art (New York). 1955 link
- Gerd Hurm; Anke Reitz; Shamoon Zamir. The family of man revisited : photography in a global age. I.B.Tauris. 2018 link
- Eric J Sandeen. Picturing an exhibition : the family of man and 1950s America. University of New Mexico Press. 1995 link
- Camera. C. J. Bucher, Lucerne, Swiss. 1957
- Loredana DE PACE. Il labirinto di Horvat. Foto cult. 2011
- Frank Horvat. Entre vues. Nathan. 1990 link
- Hervé BERNARD. Frank Horvat, le tirage sur ordinateur. Photographie. 1992
- Premio Mediterraneum per la Fotografia d'Autore. Catalogo Mostre personali Med Photo Fest 2018. Associazione Culturale Mediterraneum. 2018 link
- Frank Horvat. LensCulture. 2020 link
- Frank Horvat. 1999: A Daily Report. Dewi Lewis Publishing. 2000 link
- Mimosa Spencer. Frank Horvat, Fashion Photographer and Photojournalist, Dies at 92. Women's Wear Daily. 2020 link
- Holger Kreitling. Die Suche nach dem wahren Bild. Welt. 2012 link
- Myrtille Beauvert. Frank Horvat. The Eye of Photography (L’Oeil de la Photographie). 2020 link
- Premio 2010 – Frank Horvat. Fondazione del Centenario. 2010 link
- The Colorful Sidewalks of New York, by Frank Horvat. www.blind-magazine.com. 2020 link
- Valérie Duponchelle. Décès du photographe Frank Horvat, l'homme qui aimait les femmes. Le Figaro.fr. 2020 link