Village (Budafolk?)

c. 1919

André Kertész

Associated Names
André Kertész

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985

The image shows a rural scene with small buildings and fenced enclosures. The structures are simple wooden and thatched buildings, with one having a roof with a darker tile covering. Blooming trees and dirt paths are visible, along with fences made from thin wooden slats creating boundaries. In the distance, fields stretch towards the top edge of the image where two people are standing by a fence. The color palette is muted and rendered in sepia tones, giving the image a vintage quality. The view is from a high angle looking down on the scene.
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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, New York, NY; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

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

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64074078

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