MARTIN MUNKACSI
At his time, the Hungarian Martin Munkacsi (1896-1963) was one of the most famous photographers in the world. His dynamic shots of sportsmen, actors, politicians and scenes of street life in Germany and Hungary in the late 20s and 30s of the XXth century, were considered pioneer for a new style of freedom, capable of capturing the speed and the movement of the Modern Era.
Many of these photographs were published on German magazines, thanks to which Munkacsi created his reputation by dedicating himself to reportages, often shot in exotic places. Starting from 1933, Munkacsi employed his energetic style mainly in the field of fashion photography, immortalizing models engaged in physical activity on the beach. These shots have revolutionized fashion photography with their informal character and great vitality. Shortly thereafter he was offered a contract by Carmel Snow, the publisher of Harper’s Bazaar, because of which he moved to New York to established his reputation and made his fortune.
Liberia, c.1930
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Motorcyclist, Budapest, c. 1923
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Untitled, Berlin, c. 1927-34
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Bathers with Parasol, Berlin, c. 1929
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Marion Davies, San Simeon, California, c. 1934
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Katharine, Marion and Margaret Hepburn, Harper’s Bazaar, August 1939
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Vera Mahlke, c. 1931
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Lucile Brokaw, Harper’s Bazaar, December 1933
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Having Fun at Breakfast, Berlin c. 1933
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Mother with Child, Liberia, 1931
Gelatin silver print, vintage print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 28,5 x 22,5 ca. / inches 11,2 x 8,9 ca.
Jean Harlow, c. 1938
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
The Sidewalks of Rio De Janeiro Brazil, 1932
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Bathers, Budapest c. 1929
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Summer Camp Near Bad-Kissingen, Germany, c. 1929
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Rosi Barsoni, c. 1933
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Whitney Bourne, Harper’s Bazaar, October 1934
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Fred Astaire, Life, 1936
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Ray Bolger “Three to Make Ready”, Harper’s Bazaar, March 1946
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Peignoir in a Soft Breeze, Harper’s Bazaar, June 1936
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
New York, World’s Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, September 1938
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
A Cluster of Umbrellas on a Rainy Day, 1934
Gelatin silver print, vintage print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 16 x 22 ca. / inches 6,3 x 8,6 ca.
Europe, 1924-1934
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Three-quarter portrait of an Indian, c. 1932
Gelatin silver print, vintage print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 30 x 27 ca. / inches 11,8 x 10,6 ca.
Ice Skaters, c. 1927
Gelatin silver print, vintage print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 15 x 10,7 ca. / inches 5,9 x 4,2 ca.
Badenda Negerin (Black Bather), 1929
Gelatin silver print, vintage print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 29,7 x 23,6 ca. / inches 11,7 x 9,3 ca.
Girl in the Shower, 1929
Gelatin silver print, vintage print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 33,5 x 20,7 ca. / inches 13,2 x 8,15 ca.
Luna Bad, c. 1929
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Untitled – Nude (Neck and Torso), c. 1950
Gelatin silver print vintage print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 32,5 x 20,2 ca. / inches 12,8 x 7,9 ca.
Bathing Beach before the Thunderstorm, c. 1930
Gelatin silver print, vintage print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 29 x 23 ca. / inches 11,4 x 9 ca.
Leni Riefenstahl, 1931
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
Halston Headdress, Harper’s Bazaar, July 1962
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
In the Air, Harper’s Bazaar, June 1935
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 35 x 27,5 ca. / inches 13,8 x 10,8 ca.
The Sidewalks of Rio De Janeiro Brazil, 1932
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 17 x 24 ca. / inches 6,7 x 9,5 ca.
Roof Baby, c. 1940
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 30 x 23 ca. / inches 11,8 x 9 ca.
Bathing Beauties, Berlin, c. 1929
Gelatin silver print, printed later
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 30,7 x 23,9 ca. / inches 12 x 9,4 ca.
cm 25.5 x 20.3 ca. / inches 9,8 x 7.8 ca.
Rosi Barsony, c. 1932
Gelatin silver print, posthumous print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 20 x 16,5 ca. / inches 7,8 x 6,5 ca.
Norvegian Champion Edel Randem doing a pirouette , c. 1931
Gelatin silver print, posthumous print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 20 x 16,5 ca. / inches 7,9 x 6,5 ca.
Liberia , 1932
Gelatin silver print, vintage print
© ESTATE OF MARTIN MUNKACSI – Courtesy of Howard Greenberg Gallery
cm 23 x 29 ca. / inches 9 x 11,5 ca.
