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Bill Brandt

1904–1983

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44 artworks by Bill Brandt
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Biography

Bill Brandt (born Hermann Wilhelm Brandt; 2 May 1904 – 20 December 1983): 14  was a British photographer and photojournalist. Born in Germany, Brandt moved to England, where he became known for his images of British society for such magazines as Lilliput and Picture Post; later he made distorted nudes, portraits of famous artists and landscapes. He is widely considered to be one of the most important British photographers of the 20th century.

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Artworks

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    Bill Brandt
    1976
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  • Nude London

    Bill Brandt
    1952, probably printed later
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  • Nude

    Bill Brandt
    1958
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  • Nude

    Bill Brandt
    date not known
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  • Woman Swimming

    Bill Brandt
    date not known
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  • Porter at Billingsgate Market

    Bill Brandt
    c.1934, printed later
  • Regency Houses, Park Lane, Mayfair

    Bill Brandt
    c.1930–9, later print
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  • Housewife, Bethnal Green

    Bill Brandt
    1937, later print
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  • Photograph of Ansel Adams, Bill Brandt and Brassaï sitting in the Victoria and Albert Museum Garden

    Paul Joyce
    1976
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