André Kertész Books

This volume features photographs of people reading in diverse locations around the world, including rooftops, public parks, crowded streets, and backstage at school plays.

André Kertész (1894-1985) was one of the most inventive, influential, and prolific photographers in the medium's history. His combination of Modernist vision and poetic wit defined a vocabulary that generations of photographers have continued to use. Kertész's iconic images of 1920s Paris, such as "Chez Mondrian" and "Satiric Dancer" and his later images from New York "Melancholic Tulip," "Washington Square" have seeped into contemporary culture, and yet Kertész maintained that the real roots of his work were in Hungary. This book, the first completely dedicated to Kertész's early Hungarian prints, offers a unique window on the origins of genius. Ninety images, selected from more than 1,000 contact prints in the artist's estate, are meticulously reproduced to actual size, revealing the explosive cultural context of early twentieth-century Hungary. A treasured addition to any photography library, André Kertész: The Early Years is a rare opportunity to witness the beginnings of a great artist. 90 duotone photographs

In a career that spanned eight decades and several continents, Hungarian-born Andre Kertesz (1894-1985) brought a unique vision to the art of photography and created many lasting images that influenced generations of photographers. Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of his birth, Andre Kertesz is a chronological overview of his life and work and the first complete retrospective on this fascinating man.