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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Satiric dancer, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric dancer, 1926

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Melancholic tulip, 1939

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Melancholic tulip, 1939

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Martinique, 1972

André Kertész

Martinique, 1972

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Untitled (New York), 1978

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Untitled (New York), 1978

Sale Date: October 21, 2010

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Pays Basque, 1931

André Kertész

Pays Basque, 1931

Sale Date: October 21, 2010

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Interior views of a residence (6 works), 1949

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Interior views of a residence (6 works), 1949

Sale Date: October 21, 2010

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Distortion no.6, Paris, 1933

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Distortion no.6, Paris, 1933

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Still life (portfolio of 10 w/title &..., 1926–1978

André Kertész

Still life (portfolio of 10 w/title &..., 1926–1978

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Seuphor, Prampolini, Dermee, 1927

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Seuphor, Prampolini, Dermee, 1927

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Eisenstein, Paris, 1929

André Kertész

Eisenstein, Paris, 1929

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Telephone wires, Paris, 1927

André Kertész

Telephone wires, Paris, 1927

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Piet Mondrian in his studio, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Piet Mondrian in his studio, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Elizabeth and I, Paris, 1931

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Elizabeth and I, Paris, 1931

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Carrefour Blois, 1930

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Carrefour Blois, 1930

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Chagall family, Paris, 1933

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Chagall family, Paris, 1933

Sale Date: October 8, 2010

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Bistro, Paris, 1927

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Bistro, Paris, 1927

Sale Date: September 29, 2010

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Martinique, pl. 140 (from Diary of light), 1972

André Kertész

Martinique, pl. 140 (from Diary of light), 1972

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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Montmartre (Paris), Daisy bar, 1930

André Kertész

Montmartre (Paris), Daisy bar, 1930

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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André Kertész (portfolio of 10 w/..., 1925–1939

André Kertész

André Kertész (portfolio of 10 w/..., 1925–1939

Sale Date: October 6, 2010

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Satiric dancer, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric dancer, 1926

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Untitled, caniveau, 1929

André Kertész

Untitled, caniveau, 1929

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Mondrian's pipe and glasses, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Mondrian's pipe and glasses, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: October 7, 2010

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