André Kertész | The Polaroids

Exhibition Dates: November 17 – December 22      

The gallery is pleased to present its third exhibition of work by André Kertész since being asked to represent the Estate in 2003. We will be exhibiting a selection of Polaroid SX-70s that have never previously been available for sale.

Kertész and his wife, Elizabeth, immigrated to New York in October 1936 from Paris where he was the most celebrated photographer of his time. Although Elizabeth was soon to become successful with her cosmetics firm, Kertész’s photographic work was initially misunderstood by American editors and was, aside from certain individuals, essentially ignored by the photographic community. In the early 1960’s, Kertész retired from his job as a staff photographer for Condé Nast’s House and Garden Magazine, a position far below his artistic capabilities but had been his bread and butter for 15 years. He was then able to devote himself fully to his artistic photography and by the mid 1970’s had again arrived at the top of his profession.