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The Encyclopedia of Photography’s Art and History

"On Reading", André Kertész (1894-1985)

On Reading

André Kertész (1894-1985)

Reading as a timeless act that links people through moments of quiet reflection.

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On Reading

André Kertész (1894-1985)

Reading as a timeless act that links people through moments of quiet reflection.

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Newtown, Conn., Oct. 17, 1959

André Jammes, Paris, Nov. 4, 1963. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Esztergom, Hungary, 1915. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Venice, Sept. 21, 1963

Latin Quarter, Paris, 1926

Le Havre, France, Sept. 1948

New York City, Sept. 23, 1962

New York City, April 19, 1938

New Orleans, La., Oct. 23, 1966

Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, 1930

New York City, Oct. 12, 1944

Trappist Cloister, Soligny sur Orne, France, Oct. 14, 1928. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Carnival, Paris, 1926

New York City, Sept. 12, 1943. Image courtesy of Centre Pompidou, Paris.

Hospice de Beaune, France, 1929

Books

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On Reading

W. W. Norton & Company, 2008

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André Kertész: A Lifetime of Perception

Abrams, 1982

Andre Kertesz: Sixty Years of Photography

Penguin Books, 1978

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André Kertész

Hazan, 2010

More by André Kertész

Distortion #60

André Kertész (1894-1985)

Fragmented and reshaped human forms through distorting mirrors and unconventional perspectives.

The Seine from Lady Mendl’s apartment, 1929

Paris Seen by André Kertész

André Kertész (1894-1985)

An immigrant’s contemplative gaze on Parisian streets, capturing isolation and connection amidst a dynamic urban landscape.

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