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.

André Kertész News

Art World

Clément Chéroux Quits Centre Pompidou to Join SFMOMA as Senior Curator of Photography

by Carol Civre
Clément Chéroux Quits Centre Pompidou to Join SFMOMA as Senior Curator of Photography
Art Fairs

See the Hottest Trends at Photo London 2016

by Lorena Muñoz-Alonso
See the Hottest Trends at Photo London 2016
Art World

Our Favorite Clocks and Watches in Art, Because We Stand with Ahmed

by Brian Boucher
Our Favorite Clocks and Watches in Art, Because We Stand with Ahmed

André Kertész Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
Auction Results

André Kertész (4,675 results)
Mondrian's glasses and pipe, 1926

André Kertész

Mondrian's glasses and pipe, 1926

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1979

André Kertész

Untitled, 1979

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

Auction Closed

Square Jolivet, Montparnasse, vue de nuit, pl.1...

André Kertész

Square Jolivet, Montparnasse, vue de nuit, pl.1...

Sale Date: May 21, 2010

Auction Closed

Untitled (MacDougal Alley, Washington Square), 1962

André Kertész

Untitled (MacDougal Alley, Washington Square), 1962

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

Auction Closed

Brick walls, 1961

André Kertész

Brick walls, 1961

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

Auction Closed

Untitled (Dogs in the park), 1970

André Kertész

Untitled (Dogs in the park), 1970

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

Auction Closed

Melancholic tulip, 1939

André Kertész

Melancholic tulip, 1939

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

Auction Closed

Colette, Paris, 1930

André Kertész

Colette, Paris, 1930

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

Auction Closed

Melancholic tulip, 1939

André Kertész

Melancholic tulip, 1939

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

Auction Closed

Underwater swimmer, Esztergom, Hungary, 1917

André Kertész

Underwater swimmer, Esztergom, Hungary, 1917

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

Auction Closed

Chez Mondrian, Paris

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, Paris

Sale Date: May 16, 2010

Auction Closed

Vert galante

André Kertész

Vert galante

Sale Date: May 16, 2010

Auction Closed

Elizabeth and I, Paris, 1931

André Kertész

Elizabeth and I, Paris, 1931

Sale Date: May 20, 2010

Auction Closed

Greenwich Village, N.Y.C, 1969

André Kertész

Greenwich Village, N.Y.C, 1969

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

Chaises du Luxembourg, Paris, 1925

André Kertész

Chaises du Luxembourg, Paris, 1925

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

Paris, 1982

André Kertész

Paris, 1982

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

Distorsion n°4, 1933

André Kertész

Distorsion n°4, 1933

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

Distorsion n°91, Autoportrait au nu, Paris, 1933

André Kertész

Distorsion n°91, Autoportrait au nu, Paris, 1933

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

Paris, 1933

André Kertész

Paris, 1933

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

Meudon, 1928

André Kertész

Meudon, 1928

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

Boskay Ter, Budapest, Hongrie, 1914

André Kertész

Boskay Ter, Budapest, Hongrie, 1914

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

Moïse Kisling, 1929

André Kertész

Moïse Kisling, 1929

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

Jean Lurçat dans son atelier (+ Jardin de..., 1927

André Kertész

Jean Lurçat dans son atelier (+ Jardin de..., 1927

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

Zadkine, Paris, 1927

André Kertész

Zadkine, Paris, 1927

Sale Date: May 5, 2010

Auction Closed

English (US)

©2024 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. All rights reserved.