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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New York, 1970–1970

André Kertész

New York, 1970–1970

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Nightclub scène, Paris, 1930–1930

André Kertész

Nightclub scène, Paris, 1930–1930

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Portrait of the artist's brother swimming, 1919–1919

André Kertész

Portrait of the artist's brother swimming, 1919–1919

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Lost cloud, New York, 1970–1970

André Kertész

Lost cloud, New York, 1970–1970

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Circus, Budapest, 1920–1920

André Kertész

Circus, Budapest, 1920–1920

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Martinique, 1972–1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972–1972

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Quarante sous, 1927–1927

André Kertész

Quarante sous, 1927–1927

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New York, 1963–1963

André Kertész

New York, 1963–1963

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Ernest, 1931–1931

André Kertész

Ernest, 1931–1931

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Distortion #79, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Distortion #79, 1933–1933

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Landscape, France, 1928–1928

André Kertész

Landscape, France, 1928–1928

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Washington Square, New York, 1970–1970

André Kertész

Washington Square, New York, 1970–1970

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Distortion #40, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Distortion #40, 1933–1933

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Mondrian's pipe and glasses, Paris, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Mondrian's pipe and glasses, Paris, 1926–1926

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Quatour, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Quatour, 1926–1926

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My brother as Scherzo, Hungary, 1919–1919

André Kertész

My brother as Scherzo, Hungary, 1919–1919

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Portrait of Marcel Vertès, 1928–1928

André Kertész

Portrait of Marcel Vertès, 1928–1928

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Riverwalk of Carl Schurz Park, New York, 1948–1948

André Kertész

Riverwalk of Carl Schurz Park, New York, 1948–1948

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Sege Lifar et sa troupe, 1931–1936

André Kertész

Sege Lifar et sa troupe, 1931–1936

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Seated gentleman, 1931–1936

André Kertész

Seated gentleman, 1931–1936

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Magda, the satiric dancer, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Magda, the satiric dancer, 1926–1926

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New York (Chimneys on rooftops), 1947–1947

André Kertész

New York (Chimneys on rooftops), 1947–1947

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Martinique, 1972–1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972–1972

Sale Date: October 9, 1997

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Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

André Kertész

Carrefour, Blois, 1930–1930

Sale Date: October 8, 1997

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