Andre Kertesz: The Early Years
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Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 779
EAN: 9780393061604
ISBN: 0393061604
Label: W. W. Norton
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2005-12-26
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Studio: W. W. Norton
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A visual time capsule of the pivotal photographer and his place in history.
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 one thousand 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.
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Summary: beautiful but tiny
Comment: This is a beautiful little book. I have admired Kertesz's photos, and my favorite, a street in Prague, is in it. But I must emphasize that it is little! The photos are only a couple of inches in size, so it is hard to really see them! I hadn't noticed how small the format of the book was when I ordered it.
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Summary: Tiny Pictures but Sharp
Comment: Andre Kertesz passed away in 1985. As Kertesz' friends and associates were cleaning out his apartment, they found a collection of contact prints that he made as a young man. "The Early Years" was published twenty years after his death and is a compilation of the best of his contact sheet photos from the period of 1912-1925.
What is so extraordinary about this book is just how small it is. Many of the published images are 1" x 2". The largest prints are probably 2" x 3". Although the photos are tiny in size they are nevertheless very sharp. The other extraordinary thing about this work is that Kertesz' genius is so readily apparent even as a very young man. There are photos he took as a teenager that have already have that mature Kertesz feel about them. Some of the photos are simply extraordinary.
This is a book for someone who already knows Kertesz photography and appreciates his aesthetic. This is not a book for the novice. This book was a real pleasure and I look forward to find other books of his early work with larger prints. Recommended.
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Summary: A Prefect Introduction to Kertesz
Comment: Andre Kertesz is perhaps the greatest photographer of the the twentieth century, certainly the pre-eminent photo-journalist of his era. No other photographer has some many great works, covering such all aspects of photography (portrait, landscape, urban, etc, over some many decades. This superbly presented "small" book, details his early work in loving detail. One sense the sensuality and freedom of his early years, living untrammeled in the first decade or so of the last century in Hungary. There is a freshness, unbridled enthusiasm for life in these early works. Yet so too is his trademark playing with light and shadows, and the solo figure set in contrast, hinting at both menace and loneliness. A lovely volume and a joy to look at.
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