
André Kertész
Distortion #117 , 1933
Silver gelatin print
13 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches
Signed, titled and dated in artist's hand in pencil verso. Printed circa 1975
André Kertész
André Kertész Biography Photographer André Kertész (1894-1985) was born in Budapest, Hungary. As a child, he’d rummage in his uncle’s attic through piles of old German and Hungarian illustrated magazines. He started to develop his passion and eye for photography while working as a Budapest stock exchange clerk; he purchased his first camera and made his first photograph in 1912....