Tibor Honty (1907–1968) was a prominent Slovak-born photographer and a leading figure in Czech humanist photography. Initially trained in ceramics, he transitioned to photography in the 1930s, joining the influential Manes Association of Fine Artists. He is best known for his poignant documentation of the liberation of Prague in 1945 and his masterful still lifes of sculptures. His work elegantly captures the intersection of monumental form and the fleeting, vulnerable moments of everyday human life.
Additional Artworks
From Art Alba Gallery
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Douglas Thomson
Dark Loch, 1995
Oil on paper
41 x 51 cm
US$1,800
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Adrian Wiszniewski
Les Demoiselles / Théâtre, 1991
Etching
57 x 54 cm
US$1,500
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Douglas Thomson
Bushman, 1989
Oil on board
44 x 33 cm
US$1,500
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Tom Millea
Yosemite Tree, 1979
Platinum
41 x 51 cm
US$1,500
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Chow Chung Lim
Candlelight 1955, 1955
Photograph
21 x 17 cm
US$500
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Lucien Clergue
Danseuse d'Arles, 1955
Gelatin Silver Print
34 x 28 cm
US$10,000
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Fok Ming Kwan
Student 1953, 1953
Photograph
19 x 15 cm
US$500
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W. Eugene Smith
Cave Dwellers, Saipan 1944, c. 1950
Gelatin Silver Print
41 x 51 cm
US$12,000
About the artist
Tibor Honty
Czech
1907-1968