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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DISTORTION #49, 1933

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DISTORTION #49, 1933

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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DISTORTION #60 (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 72), 1933

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DISTORTION #60 (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 72), 1933

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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MARTINIQUE (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 224), 1972

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MARTINIQUE (SIXTY YEARS, PL. 224), 1972

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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CHAIRS, LUXEMBOURG GARDENS, 1977

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CHAIRS, LUXEMBOURG GARDENS, 1977

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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THE SEINE FROM LADY MENDL'S APARTMENT , 1929

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THE SEINE FROM LADY MENDL'S APARTMENT , 1929

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HOMING SHIP, 1944

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HOMING SHIP, 1944

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SELF-PORTRAIT, NEW YORK, 1982

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SELF-PORTRAIT, NEW YORK, 1982

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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SELECTED PORTRAITS: THE PAINTER LOUIS..., 1926–1927

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SELECTED PORTRAITS: THE PAINTER LOUIS..., 1926–1927

Sale Date: October 9, 1991

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CHILD AT DRINKING FOUNTAIN, 1930

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CHILD AT DRINKING FOUNTAIN, 1930

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

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PHOTOMONTAGE WITH CHRIST CHILDAND VIRGIN, 1965

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PHOTOMONTAGE WITH CHRIST CHILDAND VIRGIN, 1965

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

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MY BROTHERS

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MY BROTHERS

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

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WOMAN WITH DUCKS, 1923

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WOMAN WITH DUCKS, 1923

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

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BLACK SAILOR AND HIS GIRL- FRIEND HAVING..., 1943

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BLACK SAILOR AND HIS GIRL- FRIEND HAVING..., 1943

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

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BUDAFOK, 1923

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BUDAFOK, 1923

Sale Date: October 8, 1991

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SNOW SCENE, 1970

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SNOW SCENE, 1970

Sale Date: May 10, 1991

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"DISTORTION NO 141 PARIS", 1933

Sale Date: May 9, 1991

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VIEW DOWN THE SNOW COVERED YARD, ROOF AND TERRACE

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VIEW DOWN THE SNOW COVERED YARD, ROOF AND TERRACE

Sale Date: May 9, 1991

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A COLLECTION OF ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN..., 1915–1925

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A COLLECTION OF ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN..., 1915–1925

Sale Date: May 9, 1991

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TEN STUDIES INCLUDING

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TEN STUDIES INCLUDING "MELANCHOLIC..., 1920–1970

Sale Date: May 9, 1991

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PARIS, METRO, 1928

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PARIS, METRO, 1928

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

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LOST CLOUD, 1937

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LOST CLOUD, 1937

Sale Date: April 30, 1991

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

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10TH ST. EAST, NEW YORK, 1960

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10TH ST. EAST, NEW YORK, 1960

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

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LANDING PIGEON, 1960

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LANDING PIGEON, 1960

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

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