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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Chez Mondrian, 1926
Sold price: 464,000 USD

André Kertész Artworks

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Satiric Dancer, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric Dancer, 1926

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Distortion #108, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion #108, 1933

Sale Date: December 1, 2021

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Satiric Dancer, 1926

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Satiric Dancer, 1926

Sale Date: November 4, 2021

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Distortion #86, 1970

André Kertész

Distortion #86, 1970

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Still life heart Polaroid, 1981

André Kertész

Still life heart Polaroid, 1981

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Gypsy Girl, Arles, 1979

André Kertész

Gypsy Girl, Arles, 1979

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Martinique, 1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Dog with shopping bag, 1969

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Dog with shopping bag, 1969

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Melancholic Tulip, 1980

André Kertész

Melancholic Tulip, 1980

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Two women talking in the flea market, 1926

André Kertész

Two women talking in the flea market, 1926

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Imre and Eugenio (My Brothers, Budapest), 1919

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Imre and Eugenio (My Brothers, Budapest), 1919

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Puszta, Hungary, 1914

André Kertész

Puszta, Hungary, 1914

Sale Date: October 21, 2021

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Les Halles, 1927, 1927

André Kertész

Les Halles, 1927, 1927

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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Fork, Paris, 1928, 1928

André Kertész

Fork, Paris, 1928, 1928

Sale Date: October 6, 2021

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Last Boat Leaving Brailov, Roumania before..., 1918

André Kertész

Last Boat Leaving Brailov, Roumania before..., 1918

Sale Date: October 4, 2021

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Paris, 1982

André Kertész

Sale Date: October 4, 2021

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Butcher, Les Halles (

André Kertész

Butcher, Les Halles ("L'Elegance du Métier"), 1927

Sale Date: October 4, 2021

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Meudon, 1928

André Kertész

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Behind Notre Dame, Paris, 1925

André Kertész

Behind Notre Dame, Paris, 1925

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Washington Square, Winter, 1954

André Kertész

Washington Square, Winter, 1954

Sale Date: October 7, 2021

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: October 5, 2021

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Marionettes from the Experimental Puppeteer..., 1928

André Kertész

Marionettes from the Experimental Puppeteer..., 1928

Sale Date: October 8, 2021

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L'école de filles (Girls' School), 1930

André Kertész

L'école de filles (Girls' School), 1930

Sale Date: October 8, 2021

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