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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New York rooftop, 1973

André Kertész

New York rooftop, 1973

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Landing Pigeon, 1960

André Kertész

Landing Pigeon, 1960

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Dubo, Dubon, Dubonnet, 1934

André Kertész

Dubo, Dubon, Dubonnet, 1934

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Child wearing angel wings, 1938

André Kertész

Child wearing angel wings, 1938

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Broken Plate, Paris, 1929

André Kertész

Broken Plate, Paris, 1929

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Billboard, 1962

André Kertész

Billboard, 1962

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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A portfolio entitled A Hungarian Memory, 1914–1924

André Kertész

A portfolio entitled A Hungarian Memory, 1914–1924

Sale Date: February 25, 2020

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Pond with reflection, 1913

André Kertész

Pond with reflection, 1913

Sale Date: December 12, 2019

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Distortion No, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion No, 1933

Sale Date: December 4, 2019

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Satiric Dancer, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric Dancer, 1926

Sale Date: December 7, 2019

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Tzigany lany, Esztergom [A young gypsy woman , 1918

André Kertész

Tzigany lany, Esztergom [A young gypsy woman , 1918

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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Brewster, Conn, 1953

André Kertész

Brewster, Conn, 1953

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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Gooses at a lake, 1917

André Kertész

Gooses at a lake, 1917

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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Self portrait with masks, 1976

André Kertész

Self portrait with masks, 1976

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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Vermont, 1937

André Kertész

Vermont, 1937

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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Mark Twain House, 1954

André Kertész

Mark Twain House, 1954

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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Washington Sq[uare], 1961

André Kertész

Washington Sq[uare], 1961

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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Central park, 1944

André Kertész

Central park, 1944

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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Sziget-Becse, 1914

André Kertész

Sziget-Becse, 1914

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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Esztergom (Hungary), 1916

André Kertész

Esztergom (Hungary), 1916

Sale Date: December 2, 2019

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Arles, 1979

André Kertész

Arles, 1979

Sale Date: November 22, 2019

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Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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Satiric Dancer, 1926, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric Dancer, 1926, 1926

Sale Date: November 14, 2019

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Broken Bench, Long Island, New York, 20..., 1962

André Kertész

Broken Bench, Long Island, New York, 20..., 1962

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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