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)
GOBLET, 1943–1943

André Kertész

GOBLET, 1943–1943

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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ESTERGOW, 1916–1916

André Kertész

ESTERGOW, 1916–1916

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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SHADOWS ON THE SIDEWALK, 1931–1931

André Kertész

SHADOWS ON THE SIDEWALK, 1931–1931

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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DISTORTIONS: NO.141 AND NO.6, 1933–1933

André Kertész

DISTORTIONS: NO.141 AND NO.6, 1933–1933

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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CHEZ MONDRIAN, 1926–1926

André Kertész

CHEZ MONDRIAN, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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MARTINIQUE, 1972–1972

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MARTINIQUE, 1972–1972

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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New York, 1960–1960

André Kertész

New York, 1960–1960

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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DISTORTION 91 (SELF PORTRAIT), 1933–1933

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DISTORTION 91 (SELF PORTRAIT), 1933–1933

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926–1926

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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CHEZ MONDRIAN, 1926–1926

André Kertész

CHEZ MONDRIAN, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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BROKEN PLATE, 1929–1929

André Kertész

BROKEN PLATE, 1929–1929

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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DISTORTION, 1933–1933

André Kertész

DISTORTION, 1933–1933

Sale Date: May 5, 1988

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A HUNGARIAN MEMORY (15 PHOTOGRAPHS), 1914–1924

André Kertész

A HUNGARIAN MEMORY (15 PHOTOGRAPHS), 1914–1924

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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PHOTOGRAPHS VOLUME II (10), 1930–1972

André Kertész

PHOTOGRAPHS VOLUME II (10), 1930–1972

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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PHOTOGRAPHS VOLUME I (10), 1913–1929

André Kertész

PHOTOGRAPHS VOLUME I (10), 1913–1929

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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RUE VAVIN, PARIS, 1925–1925

André Kertész

RUE VAVIN, PARIS, 1925–1925

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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UNDERWATER SWIMMER, 1917–1917

André Kertész

UNDERWATER SWIMMER, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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BROKEN PLATE, PARIS, 1929–1929

André Kertész

BROKEN PLATE, PARIS, 1929–1929

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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FAN; BRICK WALLS; PROMENADE; BROKEN..., 1921–1962

André Kertész

FAN; BRICK WALLS; PROMENADE; BROKEN..., 1921–1962

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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JOSEPH B. PLATT (20), 1940–1940

André Kertész

JOSEPH B. PLATT (20), 1940–1940

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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MARTINIQUE, 1972–1972

André Kertész

MARTINIQUE, 1972–1972

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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WATCHMAKER'S SHOP, CHRISTOPHER STREET, 1950–1950

André Kertész

WATCHMAKER'S SHOP, CHRISTOPHER STREET, 1950–1950

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926–1926

André Kertész

SATIRIC DANCER, 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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MEUDON, 1928–1928

André Kertész

MEUDON, 1928–1928

Sale Date: November 2, 1987

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