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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Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1962–1962

André Kertész

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1962–1962

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Boskay Terrace, Budapest, 1914–1914

André Kertész

Boskay Terrace, Budapest, 1914–1914

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Paul Dermée, Prampolini and Seuphor,..., 1927–1927

André Kertész

Paul Dermée, Prampolini and Seuphor,..., 1927–1927

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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New York, 1958–1958

André Kertész

New York, 1958–1958

Sale Date: October 11, 2000

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Pair of dancers

André Kertész

Pair of dancers

Sale Date: September 22, 2000

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Spanish dancers

André Kertész

Spanish dancers

Sale Date: September 22, 2000

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Washington bridge, 1962–1962

André Kertész

Washington bridge, 1962–1962

Sale Date: June 7, 2000

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Tisch auf dem Berliner Silvesterball, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Tisch auf dem Berliner Silvesterball, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 13, 2000

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 10, 2000

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Am Seineufer, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Am Seineufer, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 6, 2000

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Quai d'Orsay, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Quai d'Orsay, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 6, 2000

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Maurice Maeterlinck und weitere Personen, 1934–1934

André Kertész

Maurice Maeterlinck und weitere Personen, 1934–1934

Sale Date: May 6, 2000

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Dachlandschaft, 1937–1937

André Kertész

Dachlandschaft, 1937–1937

Sale Date: May 6, 2000

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Eva und Ilka Révai, 1927–1927

André Kertész

Eva und Ilka Révai, 1927–1927

Sale Date: May 6, 2000

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Puszta, 1918–1918

André Kertész

Puszta, 1918–1918

Sale Date: May 5, 2000

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Pont Marie, Paris, 1931–1936

André Kertész

Pont Marie, Paris, 1931–1936

Sale Date: May 5, 2000

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Birds with traffic, 1962–1962

André Kertész

Birds with traffic, 1962–1962

Sale Date: May 5, 2000

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Ernest, 1931–1931

André Kertész

Ernest, 1931–1931

Sale Date: May 5, 2000

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Ecoliers, 1931–1936

André Kertész

Ecoliers, 1931–1936

Sale Date: May 5, 2000

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Portrait of Piet Mondrian in his..., 1926–1926

André Kertész

Portrait of Piet Mondrian in his..., 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 5, 2000

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 4, 2000

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Washington Square, 1954–1954

André Kertész

Washington Square, 1954–1954

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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Mondrian's glasses and pipe, 1926

André Kertész

Mondrian's glasses and pipe, 1926

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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Broken plate, 1929

André Kertész

Broken plate, 1929

Sale Date: April 6, 2000

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