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Artists›Frank Horvat

Frank Horvat

1928–2020

WA-00021544

PhotographyPhotography

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None documented

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ325750

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Family of Man

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationArtsy· 85%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/frank-horvat
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

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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Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

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

Artwork sources (2)

8 published of 8 catalogued · 3 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

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 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Healing of a Little Boy
1962 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Preparation of the Program in the Midst of a Great Interest from the Population
1962 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Faces of the Faithful
1962 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Broadcast Technicians
1962 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Artsy

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Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

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1 lot · 2026

Market

Auction History

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

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition The Family of Man

New York · 1955