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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Girl seated on african carpet, Paris, 1927–1927

André Kertész

Girl seated on african carpet, Paris, 1927–1927

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Mount Kisco, New York, 1959–1959

André Kertész

Mount Kisco, New York, 1959–1959

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First photograph with the Leica, aux..., 1928–1928

André Kertész

First photograph with the Leica, aux..., 1928–1928

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Dist. 5, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Dist. 5, 1933–1933

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Chez Mondrian, 1925–1925

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Chez Mondrian, 1925–1925

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Fallen horse, 1927–1927

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Fallen horse, 1927–1927

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Beethoven (Central Pk. New York), 1966–1966

André Kertész

Beethoven (Central Pk. New York), 1966–1966

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Martinique, 1972–1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972–1972

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Blvd Malesherbes, Paris, 1925–1925

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Blvd Malesherbes, Paris, 1925–1925

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Chagall and his family, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Chagall and his family, 1933–1933

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Washington Square, 1954–1954

André Kertész

Washington Square, 1954–1954

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Paris, 1926–1926

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Paris, 1926–1926

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New York (Christopher Street), 1950–1950

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New York (Christopher Street), 1950–1950

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Distortion no.157, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Distortion no.157, 1933–1933

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SATIRIC DANCER (1926)

André Kertész

SATIRIC DANCER (1926)

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CHAGALL FAMILY (1933)

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CHAGALL FAMILY (1933)

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MEIJI SHRINE, TOKYO, JAPAN (1968)

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MEIJI SHRINE, TOKYO, JAPAN (1968)

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DISTORTION #5 (1933)

André Kertész

DISTORTION #5 (1933)

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From my window, 1981–1981

André Kertész

From my window, 1981–1981

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New York, 3rd Avenue, 1937–1937

André Kertész

New York, 3rd Avenue, 1937–1937

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Washington Square, 1954–1954

André Kertész

Washington Square, 1954–1954

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Martinique, 1972–1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972–1972

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Chagall and his family, Paris, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Chagall and his family, Paris, 1933–1933

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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Distortion no.113, 1933–1933

André Kertész

Distortion no.113, 1933–1933

Sale Date: April 25, 1989

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