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, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

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Les mains de ma mère, Budapest, 1919

André Kertész

Les mains de ma mère, Budapest, 1919

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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Violoniste ambulant, Abony, Hongrie, 19..., 1921

André Kertész

Violoniste ambulant, Abony, Hongrie, 19..., 1921

Sale Date: May 27, 2011

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Untitled (Topless sunbather, New York..., 1970–1979

André Kertész

Untitled (Topless sunbather, New York..., 1970–1979

Sale Date: May 19, 2011

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Sidewalk, Paris, 1929

André Kertész

Sidewalk, Paris, 1929

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Untitled (Norristown), 1959

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Untitled (Norristown), 1959

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The kiss, Budapest, 1920

André Kertész

The kiss, Budapest, 1920

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A Hungarian memory (portfolio of 15), 1914–1923

André Kertész

A Hungarian memory (portfolio of 15), 1914–1923

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Circus, Budapest, 1920

André Kertész

Circus, Budapest, 1920

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Colette, Paris, 1930

André Kertész

Colette, Paris, 1930

Sale Date: May 19, 2011

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Esztergom, Hungary, 1916

André Kertész

Esztergom, Hungary, 1916

Sale Date: May 19, 2011

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Blind musician, Abony, Hungary, 1920

André Kertész

Blind musician, Abony, Hungary, 1920

Sale Date: May 19, 2011

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Broken bench (New York), 1964

André Kertész

Broken bench (New York), 1964

Sale Date: April 21, 2011

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Versailles, 1926

André Kertész

Versailles, 1926

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Farm Ralph D. Johnson, Casselton, N.O.

André Kertész

Farm Ralph D. Johnson, Casselton, N.O.

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Newtown Connecticut, 1958

André Kertész

Newtown Connecticut, 1958

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Ashfield St. John Church Episcopalian 1828,..., 1945

André Kertész

Ashfield St. John Church Episcopalian 1828,..., 1945

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Sofa dans la cave, 1930

André Kertész

Sofa dans la cave, 1930

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Mains et livres, 1927

André Kertész

Mains et livres, 1927

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Untitled (Interior)

André Kertész

Untitled (Interior)

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Mondrian's glasses and pipe, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Mondrian's glasses and pipe, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Funambule, 1930

André Kertész

Funambule, 1930

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Self-portrait, distortion, 1933

André Kertész

Self-portrait, distortion, 1933

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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Distortion, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion, 1933

Sale Date: May 20, 2011

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