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André Kertész

André Kertész

Artist

WA-00027875

PhotographySurrealismPhotography

Representation

None documented

22

Institutional Exhibitions

319

Works in Collection

380

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ241754 ULAN500019907

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Mondrian: New York Studio Compositions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Selections from the Art Lending Service

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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In the Twenties: Portraits from the Photography Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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People Watching

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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New York/New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

No image

Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Public Landscapes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

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Kert�sz, Rodchenko, and Moholy-Nagy: Photographs from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

Field Verification (2 fields)

0 cross-verified · 2 single-source

BiographyGallery Generic· 72%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/andre-kertesz
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/andre-kertesz
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3072
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

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Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (319)

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

1985 · Gelatin silver print

21.6 × 27.9 cm (8 9/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Self-Portrait with Bandages after Fall on 57th Street)

Untitled (Self-Portrait with Bandages after Fall on 57th Street)

1985 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Sandra Phillips, David Travis, and André Kertész)

Untitled (Sandra Phillips, David Travis, and André Kertész)

1984 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of Colin Ford)

Untitled (Portrait of Colin Ford)

1984 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (André Kertész's Hand and Rug Reflected in Distortion Mirror)

Untitled (André Kertész's Hand and Rug Reflected in Distortion Mirror)

1984 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Plastic Statue Reflected in Mirror)

Untitled (Plastic Statue Reflected in Mirror)

1984 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Small Boxes with Homeopathic Medicine)

Untitled (Small Boxes with Homeopathic Medicine)

1984 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Orange Flowers)

Untitled (Orange Flowers)

1983 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Pink Flowers)

Untitled (Pink Flowers)

1983 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Pink Tulips)

Untitled (Pink Tulips)

1983 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of Sylvia Plachy)

Untitled (Portrait of Sylvia Plachy)

1983 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Andre Kertész, Berenice Abbott, and Lee Witkin)

Untitled (Andre Kertész, Berenice Abbott, and Lee Witkin)

1982 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of Peter MacGill)

Untitled (Portrait of Peter MacGill)

1982 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Interior of Elizabeth Kertész's Bedroom with Marta's Desk)

Untitled (Interior of Elizabeth Kertész's Bedroom with Marta's Desk)

1982 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Still Life with Polaroids in Frames on Piano)

Untitled (Still Life with Polaroids in Frames on Piano)

1982 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Still Life with Glass Objects)

Untitled (Still Life with Glass Objects)

1982 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of Sandra Phillips)

Untitled (Portrait of Sandra Phillips)

1981 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of Robert Gurbo in Yellow Poncho)

Untitled (Portrait of Robert Gurbo in Yellow Poncho)

1981 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Tuileries Gardens

The Tuileries Gardens

1980 · Gelatin silver print

24.6 × 18.5 cm (9 11/16 × 7 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Robert A. Taub

1980 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.8 × 8.8 cm (4 5/16 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of Eugenio, a.k.a. Jenő Kertész)

Untitled (Portrait of Eugenio, a.k.a. Jenő Kertész)

1980 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Cityscape Looking Down on Buildings Below)

Untitled (Cityscape Looking Down on Buildings Below)

1980 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Still Life with Bird, Eye and Photographs)

Untitled (Still Life with Bird, Eye and Photographs)

1979 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (A Reclining Susan Harder, Nude, Holding Distortion Mirror)

Untitled (A Reclining Susan Harder, Nude, Holding Distortion Mirror)

1979 · Internal dye diffusion transfer print

Image: 7.9 × 7.8 cm (3 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Paper: 10.7 × 8.8 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

319 published of 377 catalogued · 352 with image

Art Institute Chicago
248 published248 img
MoMA
58 publishedof 116 catalogued104 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
6 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

Shadows of the Eiffel Tower
1929 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Circus, Budapest
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Forced March to the Front, between Lonié and Mitulen, Poland
1915 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Washington Square, Winter
1954 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Distortion #150
1928 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Chez Mondrian (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Chez Mondrian (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

8

Movements2

Surrealism Photography

Collections6

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Christie's Artsy Rago Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2025	$1,500 – $2,500	Unsold