Robert Capa (1913–1954) - Barcelona, Spanish Civil War, c. 1938–1939 – Vintage Press Photo

Original vintage press photograph attributed to Robert Capa, showing a woman walking through a heavily bomb-damaged urban area during the Spanish Civil War.

The reverse bears the important period stamp “ATELIER R. CAPA – 37, Rue Froidevaux, Paris”, together with the stamp “Servicio Español de Información” and remains of an original typed press caption referring to aerial attacks and civilian casualties.

This Atelier R. Capa stamp is documented on period photographs from Capa’s Spanish Civil War work.

Capa was documented working in Barcelona in January 1939, photographing air raids, civilians, mobilization and refugees during the final phase of the conflict.

Photographer / attribution: Robert Capa / Atelier R. Capa
Period: Spanish Civil War, c. 1938–1939
Technique: vintage black-and-white press photograph
Size: 15 × 10.5 cm
Condition: period condition, with traces of removed labels and wear to the caption on the reverse, as can be seen.


This photograph represents not only an original work by one of the greatest photographers of the twentieth century, but also a rare surviving document from the conflict that defined Robert Capa's international reputation and forever transformed the visual language of war photography.

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