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)
Wandering violinist, Hungary, 1921

André Kertész

Wandering violinist, Hungary, 1921

Sale Date: December 9, 2003

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Winter garden, New York, 1970

André Kertész

Winter garden, New York, 1970

Sale Date: November 27, 2003

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Fork, Paris, 1928–1928

André Kertész

Fork, Paris, 1928–1928

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Budapest May 1919, 1919–1919

André Kertész

Budapest May 1919, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Spring (Esztergom), Apr.1918, 1918–1918

André Kertész

Spring (Esztergom), Apr.1918, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Abstract composition, 1982–1982

André Kertész

Abstract composition, 1982–1982

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Rinson de la Victoria, 1971, no.3,..., 1971–1971

André Kertész

Rinson de la Victoria, 1971, no.3,..., 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Paris, on the quai near Saint-Michel, 1926

André Kertész

Paris, on the quai near Saint-Michel, 1926

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Nat. Museum garden, Budapest, Oct. 30,..., 1919–1919

André Kertész

Nat. Museum garden, Budapest, Oct. 30,..., 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

André Kertész

Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

Sale Date: November 19, 2003

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Circus scenes, 1966–1969

André Kertész

Circus scenes, 1966–1969

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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New York, 1970–1970

André Kertész

New York, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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New York signs and graffiti, 1973–1973

André Kertész

New York signs and graffiti, 1973–1973

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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Greenwich Avenue, New York, 1977–1977

André Kertész

Greenwich Avenue, New York, 1977–1977

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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Eva und Ilka Réval, 1927–1927

André Kertész

Eva und Ilka Réval, 1927–1927

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Tuileries, 1928–1928

André Kertész

Tuileries, 1928–1928

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Mutters Hände, 1919–1919

André Kertész

Mutters Hände, 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Acapulco, Mexico, 1952–1952

André Kertész

Acapulco, Mexico, 1952–1952

Sale Date: October 31, 2003

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Ohne Titel, 1935–1935

André Kertész

Ohne Titel, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 30, 2003

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Martinique, 1972–1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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Garden scene, 1930–1939

André Kertész

Garden scene, 1930–1939

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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Distortion #40, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Distortion #40, 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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Flowers for Elizabeth, 1976

André Kertész

Flowers for Elizabeth, 1976

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

Auction Closed

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