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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Distortion Nos 172, 6 & 167, 1933, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion Nos 172, 6 & 167, 1933, 1933

Sale Date: March 5, 2015

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Distortion No 40, 1933, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion No 40, 1933, 1933

Sale Date: March 5, 2015

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Do They Play Hide and Seek?, 1933

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Do They Play Hide and Seek?, 1933

Sale Date: February 26, 2015

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Underwater Swimmer, 1917

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Underwater Swimmer, 1917

Sale Date: February 26, 2015

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Martinique, 1972

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Martinique, 1972

Sale Date: February 19, 2015

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Carousel horses, Paris, 1927–1933

André Kertész

Carousel horses, Paris, 1927–1933

Sale Date: February 19, 2015

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Portfolio titled André Kertész:..., 1913–1929

André Kertész

Portfolio titled André Kertész:..., 1913–1929

Sale Date: February 19, 2015

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Tree study against a riveted metal tank,..., 1923

André Kertész

Tree study against a riveted metal tank,..., 1923

Sale Date: February 19, 2015

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Blind Musician, Abony, Hungary, 1921

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Blind Musician, Abony, Hungary, 1921

Sale Date: February 19, 2015

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Tulips

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Tulips

Sale Date: February 22, 2015

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Selected Images of Minoan Artifacts (2..., 1940–1949

André Kertész

Selected Images of Minoan Artifacts (2..., 1940–1949

Sale Date: January 25, 2015

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Under the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1929

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Under the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1929

Sale Date: January 7, 2015

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Washington Square Park, New York (2 works), 1954

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Washington Square Park, New York (2 works), 1954

Sale Date: December 8, 2014

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Flowers for Elizabeth, 1976

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Flowers for Elizabeth, 1976

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Washington Square (Winter), 1970–1979

André Kertész

Washington Square (Winter), 1970–1979

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Snow covered chair, 1977

André Kertész

Snow covered chair, 1977

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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MacDougal Alley, 1965

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MacDougal Alley, 1965

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Colette, 1930

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Colette, 1930

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Chagall Family, Paris, 1933

André Kertész

Chagall Family, Paris, 1933

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Distortion No. 52, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion No. 52, 1933

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Distortion No. 6, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion No. 6, 1933

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Les Midiniettes, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Les Midiniettes, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Satiric Dancer, 1926

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Satiric Dancer, 1926

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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Meudon, 1928

André Kertész

Meudon, 1928

Sale Date: December 11, 2014

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