Street Scene

early 1920s

André Kertész

Associated Names
André Kertész

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985

The image shows a street scene featuring a cobblestone path in an urban setting. The view is from ground level, looking down the path. The scene is captured in monochrome, with shades of grey dominating. A building with arched windows is on the left, fading into mist in the distance. In the center, there is a streetlamp and a faintly visible cart. On the right, there is an ornate metal railing and bare trees. The image lacks brushstroke details, suggesting it is a photograph. Objects close to the viewer transition into blurred contours of buildings and streets disappearing into the mist.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: [?]; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 41

Wikidata ID

Q64074066

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