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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Champs Elysées, Paris, 1929–1929

André Kertész

Champs Elysées, Paris, 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 22, 2003

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Boksai Ter, Budapest, 1914–1914

André Kertész

Boksai Ter, Budapest, 1914–1914

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Church spire and weather vane, 1931–1936

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Church spire and weather vane, 1931–1936

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Distortion #72, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Distortion #72, 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Sailboat in New York Harbor, 1975–1975

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Sailboat in New York Harbor, 1975–1975

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Greenwich Village, New York, 1962–1962

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Greenwich Village, New York, 1962–1962

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Soho rooftops, New York, 1963–1963

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Soho rooftops, New York, 1963–1963

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Reading the morning newspaper in..., 1928–1928

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Reading the morning newspaper in..., 1928–1928

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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New York, 1962–1962

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New York, 1962–1962

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Satiric dancer, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Satiric dancer, 1926–1926

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Le baiser qui tue!, 1928–1928

André Kertész

Le baiser qui tue!, 1928–1928

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Magda Förstner standing in the doorway..., 1926–1926

André Kertész

Magda Förstner standing in the doorway..., 1926–1926

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926–1926

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926–1926

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

André Kertész

Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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A Hungarian memory, 1980–1980

André Kertész

A Hungarian memory, 1980–1980

Sale Date: October 20, 2003

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Distortion, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Distortion, 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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Self-portrait standing in doorway, 1927–1927

André Kertész

Self-portrait standing in doorway, 1927–1927

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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Armonk, 1959–1959

André Kertész

Armonk, 1959–1959

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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Carlo Rim distortion, 1929–1929

André Kertész

Carlo Rim distortion, 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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Selected images of New York, 1938–1959

André Kertész

Selected images of New York, 1938–1959

Sale Date: October 17, 2003

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Selected images of Paris, 1928–1963

André Kertész

Selected images of Paris, 1928–1963

Sale Date: October 17, 2003

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Fork, Paris, 1928–1928

André Kertész

Fork, Paris, 1928–1928

Sale Date: October 17, 2003

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Carlo Rim distortion, 1929–1929

André Kertész

Carlo Rim distortion, 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 17, 2003

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5th and 49th Street, 1945–1945

André Kertész

5th and 49th Street, 1945–1945

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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