Skywriting

1937-1940

André Kertész

Associated Names
André Kertész

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985

This is a photograph of a tall building with skywriting. The image captures a high-rise building on the left side, its vertical lines extending upwards towards the top edge of the photograph. The clear sky forms the backdrop, while white smoke trails in mid-air create a loop and a curve. The composition contrasts the solid structure of the building with the airy trails of smoke.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Photographs from the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999.

2005

  • André Kertész, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; International Center of Photography, New York, 2005, no. 79.

2010

  • André Kertész, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur; Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin; Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, 2010 - 2011, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1994

  • In Focus: André Kertész, Photographs from The J. Paul Getty Museum. Malibu, 1994: pl. 4.

2010

  • André Kertész. Exh. cat., Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris; Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur; Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin; Hungarian National Museum, Budapest. Paris: Editions Hazan; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010.

Inscriptions

all on mount: upper left verso in graphite: 20; center verso stamped in black ink: ANDRE KERTESZ / 67 W. 44TH ST., NYC

Wikidata ID

Q64073976

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