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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Self-portrait with chat noise, Paris, 1925–1935

André Kertész

Self-portrait with chat noise, Paris, 1925–1935

Sale Date: April 3, 2013

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Martinique, January 1, 1972

André Kertész

Martinique, January 1, 1972

Sale Date: April 3, 2013

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: April 3, 2013

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Washington Square, New York, 1966

André Kertész

Washington Square, New York, 1966

Sale Date: April 3, 2013

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The Stairs of Montmarte, paris, 1926

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The Stairs of Montmarte, paris, 1926

Sale Date: April 2, 2013

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Satiric Dancer, 1926

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Satiric Dancer, 1926

Sale Date: April 5, 2013

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Chairs, the Medici Fountain, Jardin du..., 1925

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Chairs, the Medici Fountain, Jardin du..., 1925

Sale Date: April 4, 2013

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Around Saint-Vincent's Hospital, New York, 1971

André Kertész

Around Saint-Vincent's Hospital, New York, 1971

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Destitute Man, 1918

André Kertész

Destitute Man, 1918

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Portrait, 1985

André Kertész

Portrait, 1985

Sale Date: March 5, 2013

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Pipes and Glasses 1926

André Kertész

Pipes and Glasses 1926

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Martinique, 1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Melancholic Tulip, 1939

André Kertész

Melancholic Tulip, 1939

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Distortion #128, 1931–1933

André Kertész

Distortion #128, 1931–1933

Sale Date: February 26, 2013

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Distortion #80, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion #80, 1933

Sale Date: January 17, 2013

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Distortion no. 166, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion no. 166, 1933

Sale Date: January 19, 2013

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Boeskai-ter, Budapest, 1914

André Kertész

Boeskai-ter, Budapest, 1914

Sale Date: January 19, 2013

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Vert Galant

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Vert Galant

Sale Date: January 19, 2013

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Abony, Hungary (Ducks), 1921

André Kertész

Abony, Hungary (Ducks), 1921

Sale Date: January 19, 2013

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Still life

André Kertész

Still life

Sale Date: January 19, 2013

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Jeune garçon grimpant sur un réverbère, Paris, 1935

André Kertész

Jeune garçon grimpant sur un réverbère, Paris, 1935

Sale Date: December 19, 2012

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Conversation entre les chaises, Paris, 1930

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Conversation entre les chaises, Paris, 1930

Sale Date: December 19, 2012

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Nueva York, Park Avenue, 1959

André Kertész

Nueva York, Park Avenue, 1959

Sale Date: December 20, 2012

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