André Kertész

(American/Hungarian, 1894–1985)

André Kertész was a Hungarian photographer who emerged as one of the most influential practitioners of the medium. Prizing emotional impact over technique, he famously remarked, “I just walk around, observing the subject from various angles until the picture elements arrange themselves into a composition that pleases my eye.” Kertész remains best known for his contributions to photojournalism, employing distinctively dynamic compositions throughout his influential photo essays. He notably maintained a palpable empathy for his subjects, setting aside political or social biases regardless of who he was photographing. Born Kertész Andor on July 2, 1894 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary, he came from a Jewish middle-class background. Though his family expected him to pursue a career in business, he eventually moved to Paris and fell with its bohemian culture. Throughout the mid-1920s, he met Piet Mondrian, Sergei Eisenstein, and many of the Dadaists. Kertész eventually fled France and its growing Jewish persecutions, and emigrated to the United States where he went on to work for magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and House & Garden, as well as mounting solo shows at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1946 and at The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1964. Kertész died on September 25, 1985 in New York, NY.

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Louis Tihanyi, Café du Dôme, Paris, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Louis Tihanyi, Café du Dôme, Paris, 1926–1926

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

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Bistro, Latin Quarter, Paris, 1927–1927

André Kertész

Bistro, Latin Quarter, Paris, 1927–1927

Sale Date: October 5, 2001

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Washington Square Park, New York, 1954–1954

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Washington Square Park, New York, 1954–1954

Sale Date: October 4, 2001

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Nude distortion #118, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Nude distortion #118, 1933–1933

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Les Halles in the early morning, 1927–1927

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Les Halles in the early morning, 1927–1927

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Distortion #70, 1933–1933

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Distortion #70, 1933–1933

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Magda Förstner standing in the doorway..., 1929–1929

André Kertész

Magda Förstner standing in the doorway..., 1929–1929

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Marionettes, 1929–1929

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Marionettes, 1929–1929

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

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Toits, 1929–1930

André Kertész

Toits, 1929–1930

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Foujita, a slightly immodest modiste, 1929–1931

André Kertész

Foujita, a slightly immodest modiste, 1929–1931

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Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

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Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Martinique, 1972–1972

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Martinique, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Quai Larrière, 1926–1927

André Kertész

Quai Larrière, 1926–1927

Sale Date: October 3, 2001

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Les Halles, Paris, 1927–1927

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Les Halles, Paris, 1927–1927

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Soho rooftops, New York, 1969–1969

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Soho rooftops, New York, 1969–1969

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Loire, 1929–1929

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Loire, 1929–1929

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Bird in flight, New York, 1973–1973

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Bird in flight, New York, 1973–1973

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Still life in Kertész's Greenwich..., 1979–1979

André Kertész

Still life in Kertész's Greenwich..., 1979–1979

Sale Date: October 2, 2001

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Ohne Titel, 1939–1939

André Kertész

Ohne Titel, 1939–1939

Sale Date: June 28, 2001

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Ohne Titel, 1960–1969

André Kertész

Ohne Titel, 1960–1969

Sale Date: June 28, 2001

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 11, 2001

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Paris, 1977–1977

André Kertész

Paris, 1977–1977

Sale Date: May 5, 2001

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