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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MELANCHOLIC TULIP, 1939, 1939

André Kertész

MELANCHOLIC TULIP, 1939, 1939

Sale Date: September 21, 2017

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ON THE QUAIS, PARIS, 1926, 1926

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ON THE QUAIS, PARIS, 1926, 1926

Sale Date: September 21, 2017

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THE CIRCUS, BUDAPEST (FROM A HUNGARIAN..., 1920

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THE CIRCUS, BUDAPEST (FROM A HUNGARIAN..., 1920

Sale Date: September 21, 2017

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926, 1929

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SATIRIC DANCER, 1926, 1929

Sale Date: September 21, 2017

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Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926

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Satiric Dancer, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: September 4, 2017

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Paris, 1927

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Paris, 1927

Sale Date: June 8, 2017

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DISTORTION

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DISTORTION

Sale Date: June 3, 2017

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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Mondrian's glasses and pipe, 1926

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Mondrian's glasses and pipe, 1926

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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Dance school, Les Grisettes, Bronislava , 1930–1939

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Dance school, Les Grisettes, Bronislava , 1930–1939

Sale Date: June 9, 2017

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Dist. No 60 (Distortion), 1933

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Dist. No 60 (Distortion), 1933

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

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Sixth Avenue, New York City, April 28,..., 1913–1959

André Kertész

Sixth Avenue, New York City, April 28,..., 1913–1959

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Paris, 1929–1931

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Paris, 1929–1931

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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20th St. West, NY; Washington Square,..., 1933–1961

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20th St. West, NY; Washington Square,..., 1933–1961

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Sleeping Youth, Budapest; Zebegeny;..., 1912–1915

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Sleeping Youth, Budapest; Zebegeny;..., 1912–1915

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: May 18, 2017

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Day of Paris

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Day of Paris

Sale Date: April 20, 2017

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A portfolio entitled A Hungarian Memory, 1914–1924

André Kertész

A portfolio entitled A Hungarian Memory, 1914–1924

Sale Date: April 20, 2017

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Boksai Ter, Budapest, 1914

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Boksai Ter, Budapest, 1914

Sale Date: April 20, 2017

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MARTINIQUE, 1972

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MARTINIQUE, 1972

Sale Date: April 5, 2017

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DISTORTION NO. 173, 1933

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DISTORTION NO. 173, 1933

Sale Date: April 5, 2017

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New York, 1947

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New York, 1947

Sale Date: April 6, 2017

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Distortion #63, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion #63, 1933

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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Satiric Dancer, Paris

André Kertész

Satiric Dancer, Paris

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

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