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Artists›Frank Horvat

Frank Horvat

1928–2020

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The Family of Man

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

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Frank Horvat was an Italian photographer who lived and worked in France. He is best known for his fashion photography, published between the mid 1950s and the late 1980s. Horvat's photographic opus includes photojournalism, portraiture, landscape, nature, and sculpture. He was the recipient of the Fondazione del Centenario Award in 2010 for his contributions to European culture.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (8)

A children's program "Wonderama" in New York by Sonny Fox

1962 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 17 × 24.7 cm (6 3/4 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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The Healing of a Little Boy

1962 · gelatin silver print

Image: 24.1 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Broadcast Technicians

1962 · gelatin silver print

Image: 16.7 x 24.8 cm (6 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Faces of the Faithful

1962 · gelatin silver print

Image: 24.7 x 16.6 cm (9 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.); Paper: 24.7 x 16.6 cm (9 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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A close-up view of the CBS Center where the results of the election at 4 o'clock in the morning continue to register on the walls of the room

1962 · gelatin silver print

Paper: 24.8 x 16.5 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.); Image: 24.8 x 16.5 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Preparation of the Program in the Midst of a Great Interest from the Population

1962 · gelatin silver print

Image: 24.1 x 16.3 cm (9 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.); Paper: 24.1 x 16.3 cm (9 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rehearsal in Costume, from the series "La Télévision"

Gelatin silver print

Image: 17.1 × 25.1 cm (6 3/4 × 9 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Miss Rita Renoir thinks that striptease gets its effect on the viewer, as it is done with mind and feeling, more than with the body. To demonstrate this theory, Rita Renoir performed for us a "striptease of the face", from the series "Strip-Tease"

Gelatin silver print

Image: 16.5 × 24.5 cm (6 1/2 × 9 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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1 lot · 2026

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Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	May 2026	€600 – €900	Unsold

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Group Exhibition The Family of Man

New York · 1955