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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Melancholic tulip, 1939

André Kertész

Melancholic tulip, 1939

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Satiric dancer, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric dancer, 1926

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Untitled (9 works from André Kertész..., 1973

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Untitled (9 works from André Kertész..., 1973

Sale Date: October 17, 2006

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Untitled: Girl on roof top, 1970–1979

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Untitled: Girl on roof top, 1970–1979

Sale Date: September 16, 2006

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Last boat, D. Minna Horn, 1918

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Last boat, D. Minna Horn, 1918

Sale Date: September 8, 2006

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The Seine from Lady Mendl's apartment, Paris, 1929

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The Seine from Lady Mendl's apartment, Paris, 1929

Sale Date: September 8, 2006

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Ajaccio, Corsica, 1932

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Ajaccio, Corsica, 1932

Sale Date: September 8, 2006

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Kisling at the easel, 1933

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Kisling at the easel, 1933

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The Chagall family, Paris, 1933

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The Chagall family, Paris, 1933

Sale Date: June 29, 2006

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My mother's hands, Budapest, 1919

André Kertész

My mother's hands, Budapest, 1919

Sale Date: June 29, 2006

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Satiric dancer, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric dancer, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: June 17, 2006

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Bocskay-tér, Budapest, 1914

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Bocskay-tér, Budapest, 1914

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Fan and ventilator, 1937

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Fan and ventilator, 1937

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Melancholic tulip, 1939

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Melancholic tulip, 1939

Sale Date: June 17, 2006

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Flowers for Elizabeth, 1976

André Kertész

Flowers for Elizabeth, 1976

Sale Date: June 17, 2006

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Marionettes, 1925–1936

André Kertész

Marionettes, 1925–1936

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Bathing, Dunaharaszti, Hungary (from André..., 1919

André Kertész

Bathing, Dunaharaszti, Hungary (from André..., 1919

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Distorsion # 167, 1933

André Kertész

Distorsion # 167, 1933

Sale Date: May 22, 2006

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Distorsion #140, 1933

André Kertész

Distorsion #140, 1933

Sale Date: May 22, 2006

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Puddle, Empire State Building, 1967

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Puddle, Empire State Building, 1967

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Holding a ship, Central Park Boat Pond, New..., 1944

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Holding a ship, Central Park Boat Pond, New..., 1944

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Paris (Self-portrait with wife), 1931

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Paris (Self-portrait with wife), 1931

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Les Halles, Paris, 1927

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Les Halles, Paris, 1927

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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Paris (Pont Neuf), 1929

André Kertész

Paris (Pont Neuf), 1929

Sale Date: May 18, 2006

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