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André Kertész

(American/Hungarian, 1894–1985)

André Kertész

Chairs of Paris, 1927, 1927

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André Kertész

Broken Bench, September, 20, 1962 New York, 1962

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André Kertész

Evening Square, Paris, 1926

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André Kertész

Satyric Dancer, Paris, 1926

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André Kertész

Underwater Swimmer, August 31, 1917, Esztergom

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André Kertész

Homing Ship, October, 13, 1944

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André Kertész

Elizabeth, 1931, Paris

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Biography

Timeline

1894: Born in Budapest, Hungary
1912: Bought his first camera while working as a clerk at the Budapest Stock Exchange
1925: Moved to Paris
1933 - 1936: Published three books of his own photographs
1936: Immigrated to United States and settled in New York
1974: Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
1985: Died in New York, NY

Exhibitions

2010: Discoveries, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
Re-Collection: Works from the collection of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver Public Library, Denver, CO
CITY VIEWS: André Kertész, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
2009 - 2010: Twilight Visions: Surrealism, Photography and Paris, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
2009: André Kertész: On Reading, The Photographers' Gallery, London, UK
André Kertész: In the Depths of Winter, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
2007 - 2008: André Kertész: Seven Decades, The Getty Center, Los Angeles, CA
2007: The Polaroids, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
2005: The Early Years, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
André Kertész, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
2004: André Kertész, Jackson Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2003: André Kertész: The New York Period 1936 - 1985, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, NY
1985: André Kertész: Of Paris and New York, Chicago Institute of Art, Chicago, IL
Printemps, Tokyo, Japan
1982: André Kertész, Master of Photography, Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
1980: Is Beauty the Making One of Opposites?-Photography, Terrain Gallery, New York, NY
1979: André Kertész, Serpentine Gallery, London, UK
1978: André Kertész, The Silver Image Gallery, Seattle, WA
1977: André Kertész, Musée National d'Art Moderne du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
1972: Valokuvamuseon, Helsinki, Finland
1971: Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
1967: All Art Is For Life & Against the War in Vietnam, Terrain Gallery, New York, NY
The Concerned Photographer, Riverside Museum, New York, NY; Tokyo, Japan
1964: André Kertész, Photographer, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
1963: Modernage Photo Lab, New York, NY
André Kertész, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
1946: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1942: Image of Freedom, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
1937: Photography 1839–1937, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
P M Gallery, New York, NY
Pioneers of Modern French Photography, Julien Levy Gallery, New York, NY
1936: Exposition Internationale de la Photographie Contemporaine, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
1935: Galerie de la Pléiade, Paris, France
1934: Leleu's Studio, Paris, France
Groupe Annuel des Photographes, Galerie de la Pléiade, Paris, France
Exposition de la société des artistes photographes, Studio Saint-Jacques, Paris, France
The Modern Spirit in Photography and Advertising, The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, London, UK
1933: Deuxieme Exposition Internationale de la Photographie et Cinema, Brussels, Belgium
Groupe Annuel des Photographes, Galerie de la Pléiade, Paris, France
The Modern Spirit in Photography, The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, London, UK
1932: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Internationale de la Photographie, Brussels, Belgium
Modern European Photography, Julien Levy Gallery, New York, NY
International Photographers, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
Modern Photography, Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Museum Fokwang, Essen, Germany
1931: Deuxieme Groupe de Photographes, d'Art Contemporain Gallery, Paris, France
Neue Sportbauten, Graphische Lehr-und Versuchsanstaldt, Vienna, Austria
An Exhibition of Foreign Photography, The Art Center, New York, NY
1930: Das Lichtbild, Essen, Germany; Munich, Germany
Photographies d'aujourd'hui, d'Art Contemporain Gallery, Paris, France
1929: Fotografie der Gegenwart, Essen, Germany
Der Intenational Ausstellung von Film and Foto, Stuttgart, Germany
1928: III Salon International de Fotografie, Saragossa, Spain
XXIII Salon International de Fotografie, Paris, France
Premiere Salon Independant de la Photographie, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
Exposition de Photographie, Galerie L'Epoque, Brussels, Belgium
Internationale Foto-Salon, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
1927: Au Sacre du Printemps Gallery, Paris, France

Public Collections

: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
: Amherst Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
: Kunsthaus Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
: Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
: Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
: National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan
: Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
: Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Canada
: Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
: National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
: Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
: Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY
: George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester, NY
: MOCA Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
: Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX
: Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
: The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL
: The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
: The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
: Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
: Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Literature

2010: Frizot, Michel and Annie-Laure Wanaverbecq. André Kertész. Paris: Editions, Hazan, 2010
2008: Sallenave, Daniele. André Kertész (Photofile). London: Thames & Hudson, 2008
2007: Gurbo, Robert. André Kertész: The Polaroids. New York: W.W. Norton, 2007
2005: Gossage, John, Martin Parr and Sylvia Plachy. André Kertész: Observations, Thoughts, Reflections. Chicago: Stephen Daiter Gallery, 2005
Greenough, Sarah, Robert Gurbo and Sarah Kennel. André Kertész. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005
Silverstein, Bruce. André Kertész: The Early Years. New York: W.W. Norton, 2005
2000: Borhan, Pierre. André Kertész: His Life and Work. New York: Bulfinch Press, 2000
1982: Corkin, Jane. André Kertész: A Lifetime of Perception. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1982

André Kertész

(American/Hungarian, 1894–1985)

André Kertész

André Kertész

André Kertész

André Kertész

André Kertész

André Kertész

André Kertész

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Public Collections

Literature

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