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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Budapest (Circus), 1920

André Kertész

Budapest (Circus), 1920

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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New York (Lost cloud), 1937

André Kertész

New York (Lost cloud), 1937

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: February 19, 2009

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The portrait of André Beauchant, 1935–1939

André Kertész

The portrait of André Beauchant, 1935–1939

Sale Date: December 21, 2008

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Liana (Corsica), 1932

André Kertész

Liana (Corsica), 1932

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Mondrian's glasses and pipe, Paris, 1926

André Kertész

Mondrian's glasses and pipe, Paris, 1926

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: December 11, 2008

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Untitled, 1926

André Kertész

Untitled, 1926

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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A koumyn ember blattner (Marionettes from..., 1929

André Kertész

A koumyn ember blattner (Marionettes from..., 1929

Sale Date: November 20, 2008

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Le square du Vert Galant, 1929

André Kertész

Le square du Vert Galant, 1929

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Paul Dermée, Enrico Prampolini, Michel..., 1927

André Kertész

Paul Dermée, Enrico Prampolini, Michel..., 1927

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Budapest u.a (set of 4), 1918–1919

André Kertész

Budapest u.a (set of 4), 1918–1919

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Carrefour, Blois, 1930

André Kertész

Carrefour, Blois, 1930

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Jardins du Luxembourg, 1944

André Kertész

Jardins du Luxembourg, 1944

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Untitled (Looking down on a solarium), 1930

André Kertész

Untitled (Looking down on a solarium), 1930

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Boot seller, Paris, 1931–1936

André Kertész

Boot seller, Paris, 1931–1936

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Fork, Paris, 1928

André Kertész

Fork, Paris, 1928

Sale Date: November 26, 2008

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Au restaurant, 1930

André Kertész

Au restaurant, 1930

Sale Date: October 29, 2008

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Portrait d'Eugenio Kertész, frère d'André..., 1919

André Kertész

Portrait d'Eugenio Kertész, frère d'André..., 1919

Sale Date: October 29, 2008

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L'artiste hongroise Noémi Ferenczy, 1926

André Kertész

L'artiste hongroise Noémi Ferenczy, 1926

Sale Date: October 29, 2008

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Chez Mondrian, 1926

André Kertész

Chez Mondrian, 1926

Sale Date: October 29, 2008

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Paris reflection in a Window, 1980

André Kertész

Paris reflection in a Window, 1980

Sale Date: November 3, 2008

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Young boy, dog and Picasso drawing in a window, 1960

André Kertész

Young boy, dog and Picasso drawing in a window, 1960

Sale Date: November 3, 2008

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Paris street, 1980

André Kertész

Paris street, 1980

Sale Date: November 3, 2008

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