{"product_id":"robert-capa-death-of-a-spanish-soldier-1936","title":"ROBERT CAPA \"THE FALLING SOLDIER\" 1936","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Capa (1913–1954) was one of the most influential photojournalists of the 20th century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn Endre Friedmann in Budapest, he moved to Paris in 1933 and established himself as a photographer. His experiences covering the Spanish Civil War and Second World War defined his career. In 1947, he co-founded Magnum Photos, establishing a new model for independent photojournalism. His photographs are distinguished by their immediacy and proximity to their subjects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapa’s \"\u003c\/span\u003eDeath of a Loyalist Soldier\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is one of the most recognizable photographs of the 20th century and a defining image of modern photojournalism. Capturing the instant a Spanish Republican soldier is struck down during the Spanish Civil War, the photograph conveys the visceral experience of combat with startling immediacy. Its graphic intensity transformed a single moment of violence into an enduring symbol of war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCapa took the photograph in September 1936 while on assignment for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine. He immersed himself in the conflict, photographing combat at close range with his Leica. The image was subsequently published in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e magazine in July 1937, where its unflinching depiction of death brought the realities of the Spanish Civil War into American homes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe photograph’s expressive power can be compared to Francisco Goya’s \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/article\/artsy-editorial-goyas-third-may-forever-changed-way-war\"\u003eThe Third of May, 1808\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\" Like Goya, Capa isolates the instant of death, stripping away narrative to focus on a single, suspended moment of violence. The result is an image whose significance extends beyond its historical circumstances. Repeatedly reproduced in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLIFE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and photographic anthologies, \"\u003c\/span\u003eDeath of a Loyalist Soldier\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains one of the most indelible images of modern warfare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis image is held in numerous permanent public collections, including the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/collection\/works\/46684?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eMuseum of Modern Art\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/283315?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eMetropolitan Museum of Art\u003c\/a\u003e in New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003evisit our Toronto gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Death of a Loyalist Solder, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003enear Espejo, Córdoba front, Spain, September 1936\" (The Falling Soldier)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1936, printed later\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGelatin Silver Print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstate sticker adhered au verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12\"H 18\"W (visible)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16\"H 20\"W (sheet)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20\"H 24\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Capa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598195851500,"sku":"09-26","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Robert-Capa-Death-of-a-Spanish-Solider-1936_01.jpg?v=1790708822","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/robert-capa-death-of-a-spanish-soldier-1936","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}