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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André Kertész (4,675 results)
JEUNE FEMME DEVINANT L'AVENIR, 1930

André Kertész

JEUNE FEMME DEVINANT L'AVENIR, 1930

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

Auction Closed

PORTRAIT DE L'ARTISTE JOSEPH CSAKY, 1925

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PORTRAIT DE L'ARTISTE JOSEPH CSAKY, 1925

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

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BASSIN DE LA PLACE BELLECOUR, LYON, 1935

André Kertész

BASSIN DE LA PLACE BELLECOUR, LYON, 1935

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

Auction Closed

PARIS, MAGDA - THE SATIRIC DANCER, 1926

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PARIS, MAGDA - THE SATIRIC DANCER, 1926

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

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DUBO, DUBON DUBONNET, PARIS, 1934

André Kertész

DUBO, DUBON DUBONNET, PARIS, 1934

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

MELANCHOLIC TULIP, NEW YORK, 1939

André Kertész

MELANCHOLIC TULIP, NEW YORK, 1939

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

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PARIS ROOFTOP AND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ROOF, 1960

André Kertész

PARIS ROOFTOP AND NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ROOF, 1960

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

CHIMNEYS, PARIS, 1927

André Kertész

CHIMNEYS, PARIS, 1927

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

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CARREFOUR, BLOIS, 1930

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CARREFOUR, BLOIS, 1930

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

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DISTORTION #6, 1933

André Kertész

DISTORTION #6, 1933

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

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DISTORTION #168, 1933

André Kertész

DISTORTION #168, 1933

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

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WANDERING VIOLINIST, ABONY, HUNGARY, 1970

André Kertész

WANDERING VIOLINIST, ABONY, HUNGARY, 1970

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

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BISTRO (BAR DE LA LIBERTE), 1927

André Kertész

BISTRO (BAR DE LA LIBERTE), 1927

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

CHEZ MONDRIAN, 1926

André Kertész

CHEZ MONDRIAN, 1926

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

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A) Trio, Raczkeve B) Holdvilag Utca,..., 1916–1923

André Kertész

A) Trio, Raczkeve B) Holdvilag Utca,..., 1916–1923

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

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MARTINIQUE, 1972

André Kertész

MARTINIQUE, 1972

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

ANDRE KERTESZ, VOLUME 1, 1973

André Kertész

ANDRE KERTESZ, VOLUME 1, 1973

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

A) Budafok B) Downtown Esztergom, Hungary, 1917–1919

André Kertész

A) Budafok B) Downtown Esztergom, Hungary, 1917–1919

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

Auction Closed

UNDERWATER SWIMMER (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 30), 1917

André Kertész

UNDERWATER SWIMMER (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 30), 1917

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

SMALL TOWN JUDGE (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 24), 1916

André Kertész

SMALL TOWN JUDGE (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 24), 1916

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

SELECTED IMAGES: LOVERS, BUDAPEST..., 1915–1933

André Kertész

SELECTED IMAGES: LOVERS, BUDAPEST..., 1915–1933

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

MONDRIAN'S GLASSES AND PIPE (DIARY OF LIGHT, , 1926

André Kertész

MONDRIAN'S GLASSES AND PIPE (DIARY OF LIGHT, , 1926

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

CHEZ MONDRIAN (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 119), 1926

André Kertész

CHEZ MONDRIAN (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 119), 1926

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

SATIRIC DANCER (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 70), 1926

André Kertész

SATIRIC DANCER (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 70), 1926

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

Auction Closed

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