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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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

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Mondrian's pipe and glasses, 1926

André Kertész

Mondrian's pipe and glasses, 1926

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A Hungarian memory, 1914–1924

André Kertész

A Hungarian memory, 1914–1924

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Carrefour (blois), 1930

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Carrefour (blois), 1930

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Construction worker, 1950–1959

André Kertész

Construction worker, 1950–1959

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Paris, Vert Galant on a fall afternoon, 1963

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Paris, Vert Galant on a fall afternoon, 1963

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Budafok, Hungary, 1919

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Budafok, Hungary, 1919

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Fête Foraine (Quai de l'Hôtel de Ville), Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Fête Foraine (Quai de l'Hôtel de Ville), Paris, 1926

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African sculptures, Paris

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African sculptures, Paris

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Mondrian's studio, Paris, 1926

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Mondrian's studio, Paris, 1926

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Sculpture still life, Paris, 1927

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Sculpture still life, Paris, 1927

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Hilda Daus, Paris, 1927

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Hilda Daus, Paris, 1927

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Caretaker's house, Paris, 1926

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Caretaker's house, Paris, 1926

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Pont Marie, Paris, 1927

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Pont Marie, Paris, 1927

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

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Jean Slivinsky, Herwarth Walden and friends..., 1927

André Kertész

Jean Slivinsky, Herwarth Walden and friends..., 1927

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Rooftops and chimneys, Paris, 1926

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Rooftops and chimneys, Paris, 1926

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Anne Marie Merkel, Paris, 1926

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Anne Marie Merkel, Paris, 1926

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Mondrian at table with Seuphor, Zilzer and..., 1925

André Kertész

Mondrian at table with Seuphor, Zilzer and..., 1925

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Mihály Károlyi, 1927

André Kertész

Mihály Károlyi, 1927

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Paul Dermée, 1927

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Paul Dermée, 1927

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Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1925

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Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1925

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Night scene, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Night scene, Paris, 1926

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Mlle. Jean Jaffe, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Mlle. Jean Jaffe, Paris, 1926

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