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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Tuileries in the afternoon, Paris, 1963–1963

André Kertész

Tuileries in the afternoon, Paris, 1963–1963

Sale Date: April 25, 2003

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Self-portrait, Paris, 1927–1927

André Kertész

Self-portrait, Paris, 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 25, 2003

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Paris, 1927–1927

André Kertész

Paris, 1927–1927

Sale Date: April 25, 2003

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Notre-Dame at night, Paris

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Notre-Dame at night, Paris

Sale Date: April 24, 2003

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Sécurité, Boulevard de la Madeleine,..., 1926–1926

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Sécurité, Boulevard de la Madeleine,..., 1926–1926

Sale Date: April 24, 2003

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Mondrian's pipe and glasses, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Mondrian's pipe and glasses, 1926–1926

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Washington Square, 1954–1954

André Kertész

Washington Square, 1954–1954

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Broken plate, 1929–1929

André Kertész

Broken plate, 1929–1929

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Fork, Paris, 1928–1928

André Kertész

Fork, Paris, 1928–1928

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Steeple and statue in Manchester, Vermont, 1954–1954

André Kertész

Steeple and statue in Manchester, Vermont, 1954–1954

Sale Date: April 23, 2003

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Place de la Concorde on a rainy day, 1928–1928

André Kertész

Place de la Concorde on a rainy day, 1928–1928

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, 1980–1980

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Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, 1980–1980

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

André Kertész

Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Washington Square, February 24, 1966–1966

André Kertész

Washington Square, February 24, 1966–1966

Sale Date: April 22, 2003

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Untitled, 1928–1928

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Untitled, 1928–1928

Sale Date: April 21, 2003

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Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

André Kertész

Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

Sale Date: April 21, 2003

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Dress mannequin, New York, 1965–1965

André Kertész

Dress mannequin, New York, 1965–1965

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Melancholic tulip, 1939–1939

André Kertész

Melancholic tulip, 1939–1939

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Washington Square, 1977–1977

André Kertész

Washington Square, 1977–1977

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Washington Square, March 8, no.2, 1970–1970

André Kertész

Washington Square, March 8, no.2, 1970–1970

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Distortion #6, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Distortion #6, 1933–1933

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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Sidewalk, 1929–1929

André Kertész

Sidewalk, 1929–1929

Sale Date: February 12, 2003

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