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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Boskay Tèr, 1914–1914

André Kertész

Boskay Tèr, 1914–1914

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

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Rinnstein, Paris, 1929–1929

André Kertész

Rinnstein, Paris, 1929–1929

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Satyrtänzerin, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Satyrtänzerin, 1926–1926

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Interior view of gypsy caravan (Corsica?), 1932–1932

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Interior view of gypsy caravan (Corsica?), 1932–1932

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Group portrait in Béothy's studio, 1925–1929

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Group portrait in Béothy's studio, 1925–1929

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Etienne Béothy, his wife and the..., 1925–1929

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Etienne Béothy, his wife and the..., 1925–1929

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Gypsy caravan (Corsica?), 1932–1932

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Gypsy caravan (Corsica?), 1932–1932

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Distortion. Carlo Rim, 1929–1929

André Kertész

Distortion. Carlo Rim, 1929–1929

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Distortion. Full length headless..., 1929–1929

André Kertész

Distortion. Full length headless..., 1929–1929

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Sur les quais, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Sur les quais, 1926–1926

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Distortion. Carlo Rim et Kertesz, Luna..., 1929–1929

André Kertész

Distortion. Carlo Rim et Kertesz, Luna..., 1929–1929

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Paris - Stéphane, 1960–1969

André Kertész

Paris - Stéphane, 1960–1969

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Distortion #6, Paris, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Distortion #6, Paris, 1933–1933

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Les Tuileries, 1963–1963

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Les Tuileries, 1963–1963

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Distortion #73, 1933–1933

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Distortion #73, 1933–1933

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The self portrait, 1926–1926

André Kertész

The self portrait, 1926–1926

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Paris, 1928–1928

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Paris, 1928–1928

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Le Pont des Arts, 1932–1932

André Kertész

Le Pont des Arts, 1932–1932

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England (Michael Redgrave), 1948–1948

André Kertész

England (Michael Redgrave), 1948–1948

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Distortion. Full figure of Carlo Rim,..., 1929–1929

André Kertész

Distortion. Full figure of Carlo Rim,..., 1929–1929

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Satiric dancer, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Satiric dancer, 1926–1926

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Mondrian, Paris, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Mondrian, Paris, 1926–1926

Sale Date: April 29, 1999

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Hugo Gellert, Paris, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Hugo Gellert, Paris, 1926–1926

Sale Date: April 29, 1999

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