Lafayette, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute

1961

André Kertész

Associated Names
André Kertész

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985

The sculpture depicts a man lying flat on his back with his arms by his sides and holding a cylindrical object on his chest. He is dressed in formal clothing, including a suit with a bow tie, and is sculpted in a brownish color. The material appears sturdy and solid, placed in a spacious interior setting with a smooth, light-colored floor. It is placed directly on the ground, in proximity to human figures observing from an upright position.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 1998.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2005

  • André Kertész, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; International Center of Photography, New York, 2005, no. 89.

Bibliography

1964

  • A. Kertész: Photographer. Exh. cat. The Museum of Modern Art. New York, 1964: 53.

1972

  • André Kertész: Sixty Years of Photography, 1912-1972. New York, 1972: no. 191, p. 96.

Inscriptions

all in graphite: upper center verso: Utica; upper right verso: No Page 190.; lower center verso: 3-8-61 / 37 (circled, crossed out); all by later hands: left center verso: 4 / 19 (crossed out); center verso: # 19 (crossed out); lower right verso: N786-F

Wikidata ID

Q64073975

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