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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My mother's hands, Budapest, 1919

André Kertész

My mother's hands, Budapest, 1919

Sale Date: September 19, 2010

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The blind violinist, abony, 1921

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The blind violinist, abony, 1921

Sale Date: August 2, 2008

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Distortion no. 132, 1932

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Distortion no. 132, 1932

Sale Date: January 22, 2009

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Store window, third avenue, new york, 1963

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Store window, third avenue, new york, 1963

Sale Date: September 30, 2009

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La lecture, dans le Métropolitain, 1933

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La lecture, dans le Métropolitain, 1933

Sale Date: June 25, 2010

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Puszta (Paysage de steppe) Hongrie, 1918

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Puszta (Paysage de steppe) Hongrie, 1918

Sale Date: June 25, 2010

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Groupe de femmes, 1930

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Groupe de femmes, 1930

Sale Date: June 29, 2010

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Pont Neuf, Paris, 1930

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Pont Neuf, Paris, 1930

Sale Date: June 29, 2010

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Sculpture d'Étienne Beöthy, Homme se..., 1924–1925

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Sculpture d'Étienne Beöthy, Homme se..., 1924–1925

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Diary of light 1912-1985: seventy years of..., 1986

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Diary of light 1912-1985: seventy years of..., 1986

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Bistro, Paris, 1927

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Bistro, Paris, 1927

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Le square du vert-galant, 1985

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Le square du vert-galant, 1985

Sale Date: June 2, 2010

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Portrait de Ashania Melikov, 1930

André Kertész

Portrait de Ashania Melikov, 1930

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Place Gambetta (oder Place du Carrousel), 1928–1929

André Kertész

Place Gambetta (oder Place du Carrousel), 1928–1929

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Soproni Múseum, Ungarn, 9. May 1971, 1971

André Kertész

Soproni Múseum, Ungarn, 9. May 1971, 1971

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Notre-Dame la nuit, 1925

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Notre-Dame la nuit, 1925

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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Zirkus, Budapest, 1920

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Zirkus, Budapest, 1920

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Ohne Titel (Akt und Skulpturenkopf), 1939

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Ohne Titel (Akt und Skulpturenkopf), 1939

Sale Date: June 3, 2010

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Distortion, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion, 1933

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Distortion, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion, 1933

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Satiric dancer, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric dancer, 1926

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Feeding the ducks in the late afternoon,..., 1924

André Kertész

Feeding the ducks in the late afternoon,..., 1924

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Pays Basque, 1931

André Kertész

Pays Basque, 1931

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Chairs of Paris, 1927

André Kertész

Chairs of Paris, 1927

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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