Self-Portrait

1927

André Kertész

Associated Names
André Kertész

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985

This is an image of a silhouette cast against a wall. The shadow shows an upper body profile of a person who appears to be standing and is slightly turned to the side. The silhouette reveals distinct facial features such as a prominent nose and a sharply defined hairline. The individual seems to have one arm bent with a hand raised. Next to the shadow is the silhouette of a camera on a tripod. The background consists of a plain wall with a visible door lock and handle.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2022

  • The Double: Identity and Difference in Art Since 1900, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2022, no. 97.

Inscriptions

On verso, by Susan Harder, upper center in graphite: Kertesz / Self Portrait, Paris

Wikidata ID

Q64074181

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