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)
Carrefour, Blois, 1930

André Kertész

Carrefour, Blois, 1930

Sale Date: October 6, 2011

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Melancholic tulip, 1939

André Kertész

Melancholic tulip, 1939

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Martinique, January 1, 1972

André Kertész

Martinique, January 1, 1972

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Paris, 1937

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Paris, 1937

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Joseph Czáky, 1926

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Joseph Czáky, 1926

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Distortion-self-portrait with Carlo Rim, 1930

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Distortion-self-portrait with Carlo Rim, 1930

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Alone, 1931

André Kertész

Alone, 1931

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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Self-portrait with still life of vase & , 1926–1927

André Kertész

Self-portrait with still life of vase & , 1926–1927

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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André Kertész photographs: Volume II..., 1930–1972

André Kertész

André Kertész photographs: Volume II..., 1930–1972

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Martinique, 1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972

Sale Date: October 5, 2011

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Piet Mondrian dans son atelier 26 rue du..., 1926

André Kertész

Piet Mondrian dans son atelier 26 rue du..., 1926

Sale Date: June 18, 2011

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Fargo, 1978

André Kertész

Fargo, 1978

Sale Date: June 10, 2011

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Distortion #5, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion #5, 1933

Sale Date: June 10, 2011

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Satiric dancer, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric dancer, 1926

Sale Date: June 9, 2011

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Melancholic Tulip, 1939

André Kertész

Melancholic Tulip, 1939

Sale Date: May 30, 2011

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Tulipe mélancolique, new york, 1939

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Tulipe mélancolique, new york, 1939

Sale Date: April 26, 2011

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Couple insolite, 1933

André Kertész

Couple insolite, 1933

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Melancholic tulip, New York, 1939

André Kertész

Melancholic tulip, New York, 1939

Sale Date: May 26, 2011

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Washington Square, New York, 9 janvier, 1954

André Kertész

Washington Square, New York, 9 janvier, 1954

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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Autour de l'hôpital Saint-Vincent, New York, 1971

André Kertész

Autour de l'hôpital Saint-Vincent, New York, 1971

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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Gian Carlo Menotti chez lui, 1950

André Kertész

Gian Carlo Menotti chez lui, 1950

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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La fourchette, Paris, 1928

André Kertész

La fourchette, Paris, 1928

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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