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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Behind Notre-Dame (covered chairs), Paris, 1925

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Behind Notre-Dame (covered chairs), Paris, 1925

Sale Date: April 17, 1997

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Securité (boulevard de la Madeleine), Paris, 1926

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Securité (boulevard de la Madeleine), Paris, 1926

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The stairs of Montmartre, Paris, 1926

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The stairs of Montmartre, Paris, 1926

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Au Sacre du Printemps, Paris, 1927

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Au Sacre du Printemps, Paris, 1927

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Wine cellars at Budafok, Hungary, 1919

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Wine cellars at Budafok, Hungary, 1919

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Trsitan Tzara, 1926

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Trsitan Tzara, 1926

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After the soirée, Paris, 1927

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After the soirée, Paris, 1927

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Chairs, the Medici Fountain, Paris, 1925

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Chairs, the Medici Fountain, Paris, 1925

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Self portrait in the darkroom, 1927

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Self portrait in the darkroom, 1927

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

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Jean Slivinsky, Paris, 1927

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Jean Slivinsky, Paris, 1927

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Notre Dame at night, Paris, 1925

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Notre Dame at night, Paris, 1925

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Telephone wires, Paris, 1927

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Telephone wires, Paris, 1927

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Mondrian's pipe and glasses, Paris, 1926

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Mondrian's pipe and glasses, Paris, 1926

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The studio cat, Paris, 1927

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The studio cat, Paris, 1927

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Clochards on the banks of the Seine, Paris, 1926

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Clochards on the banks of the Seine, Paris, 1926

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Still life with bottle, Paris, 1926

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Still life with bottle, Paris, 1926

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Artigas (at the window), Paris

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Artigas (at the window), Paris

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Man at a pissoir, Latin Quarter, Paris, 1927

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Man at a pissoir, Latin Quarter, Paris, 1927

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Boats on the Seine outside Paris, 1926

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Boats on the Seine outside Paris, 1926

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Distortion #167, 1933

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Distortion #167, 1933

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Ernest, 1931, Paris, 1931

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Ernest, 1931, Paris, 1931

Sale Date: November 28, 1996

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At a cafe, Paris, 1928

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At a cafe, Paris, 1928

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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Distortion # 167, 1931–1939

André Kertész

Distortion # 167, 1931–1939

Sale Date: October 3, 1996

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