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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COMOEDIA DEL ARTE, DISTORTION #70, 1920–1930

André Kertész

COMOEDIA DEL ARTE, DISTORTION #70, 1920–1930

Sale Date: April 23, 1990

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DISTORTION #98, 1933–1933

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DISTORTION #98, 1933–1933

Sale Date: April 23, 1990

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Paul Dermee, Prampolini and Seuphor, 1927–1927

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Paul Dermee, Prampolini and Seuphor, 1927–1927

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

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Chez Mondrian, 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Homing ship, New York, 1944–1944

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Homing ship, New York, 1944–1944

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Colette, Paris, 1930–1930

André Kertész

Colette, Paris, 1930–1930

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Charles Maurras at the Action Française, 1928–1928

André Kertész

Charles Maurras at the Action Française, 1928–1928

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Fork, Paris, 1928–1928

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Fork, Paris, 1928–1928

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Evening square, Paris (Square Jolivet), 1926–1926

André Kertész

Evening square, Paris (Square Jolivet), 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Elizabeth, Paris, 1931–1931

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Elizabeth, Paris, 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Pierre Mac Orlan, 1928–1928

André Kertész

Pierre Mac Orlan, 1928–1928

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Melancholic tulip, 1939–1939

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Melancholic tulip, 1939–1939

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Arm and fan, 1937–1937

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Arm and fan, 1937–1937

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Satiric dancer, 1926–1926

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Satiric dancer, 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Man with hat, Esztergom, Hungary, 1914–1915

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Man with hat, Esztergom, Hungary, 1914–1915

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Esztergom, 1916–1917

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Esztergom, 1916–1917

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Esztergom, Hungary (The swimmer), 1917–1917

André Kertész

Esztergom, Hungary (The swimmer), 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Flowers for my wife, Elizabeth, 1975–1975

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Flowers for my wife, Elizabeth, 1975–1975

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Broken plate, 1929–1929

André Kertész

Broken plate, 1929–1929

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Celebration in Montparnasse after the..., 1929–1929

André Kertész

Celebration in Montparnasse after the..., 1929–1929

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Pont St. Michel, 1929–1929

André Kertész

Pont St. Michel, 1929–1929

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Ernest, 1931–1931

André Kertész

Ernest, 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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A gentleman on the quais, Paris, 1926–1926

André Kertész

A gentleman on the quais, Paris, 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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Tristan Tzara, 1926–1926

André Kertész

Tristan Tzara, 1926–1926

Sale Date: November 1, 1989

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