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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Children watching ballet performance, New York, 1938

André Kertész

Children watching ballet performance, New York, 1938

Sale Date: December 2, 2009

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From my window, pl.53, 1978

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From my window, pl.53, 1978

Sale Date: November 14, 2009

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Vertés, Paris, 1948

André Kertész

Vertés, Paris, 1948

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Salle de classe, 1933

André Kertész

Salle de classe, 1933

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Place du Carrousel, Paris, 1928–1929

André Kertész

Place du Carrousel, Paris, 1928–1929

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Le Pont des Arts vu à travers l'horloge , 1929–1932

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Le Pont des Arts vu à travers l'horloge , 1929–1932

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Marionnettes pour Geza Blattner, 1929

André Kertész

Marionnettes pour Geza Blattner, 1929

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Satyric Dancer, 1926

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Satyric Dancer, 1926

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Lipchitz, Giacometti, Delaunay, Paris, dans..., 1935

André Kertész

Lipchitz, Giacometti, Delaunay, Paris, dans..., 1935

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Chagall, Paris, 1933

André Kertész

Chagall, Paris, 1933

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Début d'un détatouage, 1930

André Kertész

Début d'un détatouage, 1930

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Untitled - Woman on roof, 1970–1979

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Untitled - Woman on roof, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Malaga, July 26th, no.7, 1975

André Kertész

Malaga, July 26th, no.7, 1975

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Flowers for Elizabeth, 1976

André Kertész

Flowers for Elizabeth, 1976

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Circus, Budapest, 1921

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Circus, Budapest, 1921

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Washington Square, winter, New York, 1954

André Kertész

Washington Square, winter, New York, 1954

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Distortion #60, 1933

André Kertész

Distortion #60, 1933

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Melancholic tulip, 1939

André Kertész

Melancholic tulip, 1939

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Satiric dancer, 1926

André Kertész

Satiric dancer, 1926

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: November 10, 2009

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Chez Mondrian, Parigi, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, Parigi, 1926

Sale Date: October 27, 2009

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Il quartetto Ferec Roth, Parigi, 1926

André Kertész

Il quartetto Ferec Roth, Parigi, 1926

Sale Date: October 27, 2009

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Elizabeth ed io, Parigi, 1931

André Kertész

Elizabeth ed io, Parigi, 1931

Sale Date: October 27, 2009

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