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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The stairs of Montmartre, 1925–1925

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The stairs of Montmartre, 1925–1925

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Long Island, 1962–1962

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Long Island, 1962–1962

Sale Date: October 24, 2002

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Paris café, 1929–1931

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Paris café, 1929–1931

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Surgical supply store, 1937–1937

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Surgical supply store, 1937–1937

Sale Date: October 23, 2002

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Satiric dancer, Paris, 1926–1926

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Satiric dancer, Paris, 1926–1926

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Boskay ter, Budapest, 1914–1914

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Boskay ter, Budapest, 1914–1914

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1929–1929

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In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Untitled (Tailor's mannequin), 1958–1958

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Untitled (Tailor's mannequin), 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Washington Square Park, New York, 1954–1954

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Washington Square Park, New York, 1954–1954

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Untitled (Apartment block with fir tree), 1967–1967

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Untitled (Apartment block with fir tree), 1967–1967

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Christmas greeting card image, 1960–1960

André Kertész

Christmas greeting card image, 1960–1960

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Theodore Fried in his studio, 1969–1969

André Kertész

Theodore Fried in his studio, 1969–1969

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Meudon, 1928–1928

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Meudon, 1928–1928

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Mannequin, storeroom of the academie, 1931–1936

André Kertész

Mannequin, storeroom of the academie, 1931–1936

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Distortion #70, pl.21, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Distortion #70, pl.21, 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Distortion #91, 1933–1933

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Distortion #91, 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Theodore Fried with cow skull, 1960–1969

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Theodore Fried with cow skull, 1960–1969

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Distortion #49, 1933–1933

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Distortion #49, 1933–1933

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Armonk, NY, 1941–1941

André Kertész

Armonk, NY, 1941–1941

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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New York (Chimney stacks), 1961–1961

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New York (Chimney stacks), 1961–1961

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Weathervane, shadow, New York, 1961–1961

André Kertész

Weathervane, shadow, New York, 1961–1961

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Theodore Fried's studio, New York, 1969–1969

André Kertész

Theodore Fried's studio, New York, 1969–1969

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Untitled (Marble head of a Greek goddess), 1962–1962

André Kertész

Untitled (Marble head of a Greek goddess), 1962–1962

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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Poughkeepsie, New York, 1936–1936

André Kertész

Poughkeepsie, New York, 1936–1936

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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