biography of André KERTÉSZ (1894-1985)
Personal data
Birth : 1894 - Budapest, Hungary
Death : 1985 - New York NY New York, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Hungary - United States
Representatives
Carol Ehlers Gallery Limited – Suite 303 750 North Orleans – Chicago IL, United States
Etherton Gallery – 135 South 6th Avenue – Tucson AZ, United States
Howard Greenberg Gallery – 41 east 57 str. – New York NY, United States
Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
Peter Fetterman Gallery – Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue, A-7 – Santa Monica CA, United States
Education
1926 :
Has frequented the studio of Piet MONDRIAAN 皮特•科内利斯•蒙德里安 [ 1872-1944 ]
Professional data
Work and Life
1985:Group Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, New york NY, USA
1972:Group Exhibition at the Photographers Guild, London, United Kingdom
1964:Group Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York NY, USA
1963:Group Exhibition at the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
1962:Group Exhibition at the Long Island University, Long Island NY, USA
1949 – 1962:Contract with Conde Nast Pub., New York NY, USA
1946:Group Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA
1937:Group Exhibition at the Levy Gallery, New York NY, USA
1936 – 1985:Lived and worked in New York NY, USA
1925 – 1936:Lived and worked in Paris, France
1912 – 1925:Lived and worked in Hungary
1912:Bought his first camera, Hungary
Worked for Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and Look, New York NY, USA
Other professions
Freelance Photographer
Work
Categorie and medium
Photography : Bromoil gelatin silver print - Gelatin silver print - Vintage bromoil gelatin silver print Subject
architectureself-portrait
Body
documentation
human being
fashion
still life
female nude
publicity
urbanism
Movements and styles
Humanistic PhotographyPhotojournalism
Photosurrealism
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2005
Stephen Daiter Gallery – Chicago IL, United States
2005 – 05/28/2005
Rétrospective
NGA National Gallery of Art – Washington DC, United States
02/06/2005 – 05/15/2005
2002
Peter Fetterman Gallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
11/09/2002 – 01/30/2003
Jan Kesner Gallery – Los Angeles CA, United States
05/02/2002 – 06/29/2002
1999
Retrospective
Stephen Daiter Gallery – Chicago IL, United States
11/26/1999 – 01/15/1999
1994
André Kertész, le double d’une vie
Pavillon des Arts – Paris, France
1994 – 1995
1981
Retrospective
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
1981
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2006
Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Galerie Agathe Gaillard – 3 Rue du Pont-Louis-Philippe – Paris, France
2005
Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : Howard Greenberg Gallery – 41 east 57 str. – New York NY, United States
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Corkin/Shopland – 55 Mill str., Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Corkin/Shopland – 55 Mill str., Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
Paris Photo, n°7
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/13/2003 – 11/16/2003
Represented by : Galerie Agathe Gaillard – 3 Rue du Pont-Louis-Philippe – Paris, France
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Robert Koch Gallery – 5th floor 49 Geary Street – San Francisco CA, United States
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Yancey Richardson 20th Century Contemporary Photographic Gallery – 535 West 22nd Street – New York NY, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
AIPAD Photography Show
Americas Hall – New York NY, United States
02/15/2002 – 02/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Clairefontaine – Espace 1 7 Place de Clairefontaine – Luxembourg, Luxembourg
2001
Paris Photo, n°5
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
13th Annual Works on Paper
New York NY, United States
03/02/2001 – 03/04/2001
Represented by : Peter Fetterman Gallery – Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue, A-7 – Santa Monica CA, United States
AIPAD Photography Show
New York NY, United States
02/16/2001 – 02/18/2001
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
Photo L.A The 10th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : Howard Greenberg Gallery – 41 east 57 str. – New York NY, United States
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Jane Corkin Gallery – 55 Mill street, Bulding 61 – Toronto ON, Canada
2000
Paris Photo, n° 4
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2000 – 11/19/2000
Represented by : Galerie Michèle Chomette – 24, rue Beaubourg – Paris, France
Palm Springs International Art Fair
Palm Springs CA, United States
03/15/2000 – 03/19/2000
Represented by : Peter Fetterman Gallery – Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue, A-7 – Santa Monica CA, United States
photo L.A. 2000 – 9th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/20/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Stephen Daiter Gallery – Suite 404 311 West Superior Street – Chicago IL, United States
Group exhibitions
2002
From Within
Howard Greenberg Gallery – New York NY, United States
12/2002 – 01/2003
New York New York
Staley + Wise Gallery – New York NY, United States
03/2002 – 04/27/2002
Let it snow!
Monroe Gallery of Photography – Santa Fe NM, United States
11/22/2002 – 01/12/2003
Surrealismus
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen (NRW) – Düsseldorf, Germany
07/20/2002 – 11/24/2002
Vues d’architectures : l’architecture photographiée
Musée de Grenoble – Grenoble, France
06/02/2002 – 08/25/2002
La Fotografia tra Storia e Poesia: La Collezione Fotografica della FNAC
Fondazione Italiana per la Fotografia – Turin TO, Italy
05/23/2002 – 07/28/2002
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