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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André Kertész (4,675 results)
MELANCHOLIC TULIP, 1939

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MELANCHOLIC TULIP, 1939

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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SUBWAY STOP, PARIS, 1928

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SUBWAY STOP, PARIS, 1928

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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PARIS, MAGDA-THE SATIRIC DANCER, 1926

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PARIS, MAGDA-THE SATIRIC DANCER, 1926

Sale Date: November 16, 1992

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DISTORTION NO.6, 1933

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DISTORTION NO.6, 1933

Sale Date: November 7, 1992

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MEUDON, 1928

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MEUDON, 1928

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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CHEZ MONDRIAN, 1926

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CHEZ MONDRIAN, 1926

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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STILL LIFE WITH GLASS HEARTS AND BIRD, 1979

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STILL LIFE WITH GLASS HEARTS AND BIRD, 1979

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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MARTINIQUE, 1972

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MARTINIQUE, 1972

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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SNAKE AND MOUSE, 1960

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SNAKE AND MOUSE, 1960

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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BUDAPEST, 1920

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BUDAPEST, 1920

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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BROKEN PLATE, 1929

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BROKEN PLATE, 1929

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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CAFE DU DOME, 1928

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CAFE DU DOME, 1928

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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MT. KISCO, NEW YORK, 1939

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MT. KISCO, NEW YORK, 1939

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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PONT DE SOLFERINO, 1963

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PONT DE SOLFERINO, 1963

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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MAGDA FORSTNER AND ETIENNE BOETHY, 1926

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MAGDA FORSTNER AND ETIENNE BOETHY, 1926

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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WINDOW DRESSING, PARIS, 1925

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WINDOW DRESSING, PARIS, 1925

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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BOULEVARD DES INVALIDES, PARIS, 1926

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BOULEVARD DES INVALIDES, PARIS, 1926

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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BOESKAI TER., BUDAPEST & RAINY DAY, TOKYO, 1914–1968

André Kertész

BOESKAI TER., BUDAPEST & RAINY DAY, TOKYO, 1914–1968

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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DUBONNET SIGNS AND MOTORBIKE, 1934

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DUBONNET SIGNS AND MOTORBIKE, 1934

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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MDE. AND M. SLIVINSKY, 1926

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MDE. AND M. SLIVINSKY, 1926

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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CLOCK OF THE ACADEMY, PONT DES ARTS AND THE..., 1932

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CLOCK OF THE ACADEMY, PONT DES ARTS AND THE..., 1932

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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COLETTE & FLOWERS FOR ELIZABETH, 1930–1976

André Kertész

COLETTE & FLOWERS FOR ELIZABETH, 1930–1976

Sale Date: October 15, 1992

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