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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MEUDON (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 39), 1928

André Kertész

MEUDON (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 39), 1928

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DISTORTION #117, 1933

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DISTORTION #117, 1933

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CHAMPS ELYSEES

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CHAMPS ELYSEES

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SELECTED CANINE IMAGES: FIFTH AVENUE..., 1963–1969

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SELECTED CANINE IMAGES: FIFTH AVENUE..., 1963–1969

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VIEW FROM MY STUDIO, NEW YORK, 1943

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VIEW FROM MY STUDIO, NEW YORK, 1943

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SELECTED IMAGES, FOUR PRINTS (SIXTY..., 1923–1927

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SELECTED IMAGES, FOUR PRINTS (SIXTY..., 1923–1927

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SELECTED IMAGES, THREE PRINTS (SIXTY..., 1917–1921

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SELECTED IMAGES, THREE PRINTS (SIXTY..., 1917–1921

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CHEZ MONDRIAN (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 119), 1926

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CHEZ MONDRIAN (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 119), 1926

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BUDAPEST (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 27), 1920

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BUDAPEST (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 27), 1920

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PARIS (CAROUSEL HORSES), 1929

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PARIS (CAROUSEL HORSES), 1929

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MELANCHOLIC TULIP (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 89), 1939

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MELANCHOLIC TULIP (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 89), 1939

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CARREFOUR (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 55), 1930

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CARREFOUR (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 55), 1930

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EIFFEL TOWER (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 57), 1929

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EIFFEL TOWER (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 57), 1929

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TIME FLIES, 1938

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TIME FLIES, 1938

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L'ASSOMPTION DE LA STE. VIERGE, 1962

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L'ASSOMPTION DE LA STE. VIERGE, 1962

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GARDEN SCULPTURE, NEW YORK CITY

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GARDEN SCULPTURE, NEW YORK CITY

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SIAMESE CATS IN A BASKET, PARIS, 1927

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SIAMESE CATS IN A BASKET, PARIS, 1927

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THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, 1935

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THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, 1935

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ANDRE KERTESZ, A PORTFOLIO OF 10 PRINTS, 1981

André Kertész

ANDRE KERTESZ, A PORTFOLIO OF 10 PRINTS, 1981

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BROKEN PLATE (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 54; , 1929

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BROKEN PLATE (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 54; , 1929

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WASHINGTON SQUARE (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 181), 1954

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WASHINGTON SQUARE (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 181), 1954

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DISTORTION #166, 1933

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DISTORTION #166, 1933

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DISTORTION #40 (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 82), 1933

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DISTORTION #40 (DIARY OF LIGHT, PL. 82), 1933

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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FIRST AVE. N.Y.C., 1951

André Kertész

FIRST AVE. N.Y.C., 1951

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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