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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Selected images of Hungary: A rainy..., 1913–1919

André Kertész

Selected images of Hungary: A rainy..., 1913–1919

Sale Date: October 16, 2004

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Distortion #40, Paris, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion #40, Paris, 1933

Sale Date: October 14, 2004

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Broken plate, Paris (from André Kertész,..., 1929

André Kertész

Broken plate, Paris (from André Kertész,..., 1929

Sale Date: October 14, 2004

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The kiss, Budapest (+ Feeding time,..., 1920

André Kertész

The kiss, Budapest (+ Feeding time,..., 1920

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Carlo Rim distortion, 1929

André Kertész

Carlo Rim distortion, 1929

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Southport, 1949

André Kertész

Southport, 1949

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Martinique, 1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972

Sale Date: October 15, 2004

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Paris vu par André Kertèsz, 1934–1934

André Kertész

Paris vu par André Kertèsz, 1934–1934

Sale Date: December 4, 2002

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Partie de cartes des enfants, 1935–1935

André Kertész

Partie de cartes des enfants, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 10, 2003

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Conversation entre les chaises, 1930–1930

Attributed to André Kertész

Conversation entre les chaises, 1930–1930

Sale Date: October 10, 2003

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Jeune garçon grimpant à un réverbère, 1935–1935

André Kertész

Jeune garçon grimpant à un réverbère, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 10, 2003

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Study of fish, 1930–1930

André Kertész

Study of fish, 1930–1930

Sale Date: May 21, 2004

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Brick walls, October 23, 1961, 1961–1961

André Kertész

Brick walls, October 23, 1961, 1961–1961

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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Paris, 1934–1934

André Kertész

Paris, 1934–1934

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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Portrait ou autoportrait, Wien, 1925–1925

André Kertész

Portrait ou autoportrait, Wien, 1925–1925

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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Pigeon landing, New York, 1960–1960

André Kertész

Pigeon landing, New York, 1960–1960

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Boksai Ter, Budapest, 1914–1914

André Kertész

Boksai Ter, Budapest, 1914–1914

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Underwater swimmer, Esztergom, Hungary, 1917–1917

André Kertész

Underwater swimmer, Esztergom, Hungary, 1917–1917

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Accordionist, Esztergom, 1916–1916

André Kertész

Accordionist, Esztergom, 1916–1916

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Chairs, 1927–1927

André Kertész

Chairs, 1927–1927

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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Flowers and chair, 1976–1976

André Kertész

Flowers and chair, 1976–1976

Sale Date: May 20, 2004

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