Happy New Year, New York City

1937

André Kertész

Associated Names
André Kertész

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985

This is a photograph of a cityscape with tall buildings. The image captures an urban environment dominated by skyscrapers. The tallest building in the picture has vertical lines and windows, suggesting a classic architectural style from the early 20th century. The building casts a shadow on the surrounding shorter buildings, creating depth. There are letters and numbers handwritten on the building, spelling out "happy new year" and the date "1937." The composition showcases the symmetry and scale of urban architecture from that time.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Peter Masters, Trustee, Theodore Fried Trust, Bethesda, MD; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001; acquired by NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • André Kertész and Theodore Fried: Away From Home, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 21–September 17, 2001

2007

  • Modernism: Designing a New World 1914–1939, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 17–July 29, 2007

Inscriptions

by artist, across building in image in black ink: HAPPY / NEW / YEAR; vertical along left edge in blue ink: [Hungarian inscription]; lower left perpendicular in black ink: 1937; lower right in blue ink: Òlelink; bottom center: [Hungarian inscription]; on verso, by unknown hand, center in graphite circled: 28; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right corner: 2001.44.8

Wikidata ID

Q64074191

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