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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Ohne Titel, 1969–1969

André Kertész

Ohne Titel, 1969–1969

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Marionettenkopf, 1928–1928

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Marionettenkopf, 1928–1928

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Etienne et Emma Béothy dans leur studio, 1926

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Etienne et Emma Béothy dans leur studio, 1926

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Portrait de groupe ( dont Magda Förstner,..., 1926

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Portrait de groupe ( dont Magda Förstner,..., 1926

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Etienne Béothy et des amis à table dans son..., 1929

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Etienne Béothy et des amis à table dans son..., 1929

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Autoportrait avec Elisabeth, 1933

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Autoportrait avec Elisabeth, 1933

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Emma et Etienne Béothy avec Magda..., 1926–1926

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Emma et Etienne Béothy avec Magda..., 1926–1926

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Rochers en Bretagne, 1927–1927

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Rochers en Bretagne, 1927–1927

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Scène familiale en Bretagne, 1927–1927

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Scène familiale en Bretagne, 1927–1927

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Etienne Béothy et amis en Bretagne, 1927–1927

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Etienne Béothy et amis en Bretagne, 1927–1927

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Rochers en Bretagne, 1927–1927

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Rochers en Bretagne, 1927–1927

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Autoportait en Bretagne, 1927–1927

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Autoportait en Bretagne, 1927–1927

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Escalier à Montmartre, 1926–1926

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Escalier à Montmartre, 1926–1926

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Femme dans son Intérieur, 1930–1930

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Femme dans son Intérieur, 1930–1930

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The Eiffel Tower, 1925–1925

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The Eiffel Tower, 1925–1925

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The puppy, 1928–1928

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The puppy, 1928–1928

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Melancholic tulip, 1939–1939

André Kertész

Melancholic tulip, 1939–1939

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Self-portrait, Paris, 1927–1927

André Kertész

Self-portrait, Paris, 1927–1927

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Martinique, 1972–1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972–1972

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In the cellar, Williamsburg, 1948–1948

André Kertész

In the cellar, Williamsburg, 1948–1948

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Satiric dancer, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Satiric dancer, 1926–1926

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Chairs of Paris, 1927–1927

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Chairs of Paris, 1927–1927

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Homing ship, 1944–1944

André Kertész

Homing ship, 1944–1944

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Armonk, New York, 1941–1941

André Kertész

Armonk, New York, 1941–1941

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