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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Circus, Budapest, 1920

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Circus, Budapest, 1920

Sale Date: July 15, 2014

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Sans titre, 1978

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Sans titre, 1978

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Future Resting Place, 1978

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Future Resting Place, 1978

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Paris, 1929

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Paris, 1929

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Lost Cloud, New York, 1937

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Lost Cloud, New York, 1937

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Flowers for Elizabeth, 1976

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Flowers for Elizabeth, 1976

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Le cirque, un couple regardant au travers..., 1920

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Le cirque, un couple regardant au travers..., 1920

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Bouquiniste sur les quais de Seine, 1980

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Bouquiniste sur les quais de Seine, 1980

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Distorsion n°6, 1933

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Distorsion n°6, 1933

Sale Date: June 24, 2014

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Pigeon en vol, New York, 1960

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Pigeon en vol, New York, 1960

Sale Date: June 14, 2014

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Infirmière et enfant à l'Assistance Publique, 1930

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Infirmière et enfant à l'Assistance Publique, 1930

Sale Date: June 14, 2014

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Cirque. Budapest, 1920

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Cirque. Budapest, 1920

Sale Date: June 14, 2014

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Portrait de Rose Robin Schneider, amie de..., 1935

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Portrait de Rose Robin Schneider, amie de..., 1935

Sale Date: June 5, 2014

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Martinique, 1er janvier, 1972

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Martinique, 1er janvier, 1972

Sale Date: June 5, 2014

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Textile Factory (Cotton Spinning) (2..., 1940–1949

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Textile Factory (Cotton Spinning) (2..., 1940–1949

Sale Date: June 6, 2014

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Jean Lurçat, 1927

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Jean Lurçat, 1927

Sale Date: June 6, 2014

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Jean Lurçat, 1927

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Jean Lurçat, 1927

Sale Date: June 6, 2014

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Distorsions, 1933

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Distorsions, 1933

Sale Date: May 20, 2014

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Distorsions, 1933

André Kertész

Distorsions, 1933

Sale Date: May 20, 2014

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Distorsions, 1933

André Kertész

Distorsions, 1933

Sale Date: May 20, 2014

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Distorsions, 1933

André Kertész

Distorsions, 1933

Sale Date: May 20, 2014

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Distorsions, 1933

André Kertész

Distorsions, 1933

Sale Date: May 20, 2014

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Bistrot corner, Paris, 1931

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Bistrot corner, Paris, 1931

Sale Date: May 20, 2014

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Paris, 1928

André Kertész

Paris, 1928

Sale Date: May 20, 2014

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