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André Kertész: The Early Years Hardcover – December 26, 2005

by André Kertész (Author)

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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

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André Kertész (1894-1985) was one of the most inventive, influential, and prolific photographers in the medium's history.

Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: W. W. Norton; First Edition edition (December 26, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0393061604
ISBN-13: 978-0393061604
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.7 x 5.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 9 customer reviews
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giannakos simos

André Kertész: The Early Years

October 21, 2013

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André Kertész: The Early Years

small in size..yet is huge.
this book is packed with pictures from André Kertész.
the small prints are perfect and represent the aesthetic of this photographer.
this is a great book has very good quality and has also great illustrations.
the absence of unnecessary info is the best part of this book.

André Kertész: The Early Years
simple and great!!!

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Andrew Z

This is a lot of fun, and certainly unique

March 7, 2018

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This is a lot of fun, and certainly unique. In his early career, Kertesz shot a lot of small and medium format which was contact printed, and these photos are presented in their original size (not enlarged).

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Liakno

beautiful but tiny

March 30, 2008

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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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Emiliano Penelas

Early tiny Kertesz

December 2, 2013

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A curious and very rare early period of this geniuos of XXth century photography. But the book, nice and pretty, it's too small to be so nice as Kertesz's work

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Frank Richards

Little Book.

March 27, 2015

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Read the description carefully. Book and images are tiny. Good look at the more obscure, early work of Kertesz.

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Barbara Morgan

Size not given

December 10, 2014

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Smaller than expected, the dimensions were not given beforehand. Daughter describes it as "cute", meaning "hardly worth the cost"!

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Tiny Pictures but Sharp

February 20, 2008

Format: Hardcover

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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Paul Hellyer

A Prefect Introduction to Kertesz

September 23, 2007

Format: Hardcover

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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