42nd Street and East River, New York

1951

André Kertész

Associated Names
André Kertész

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985

The image displays diagonal lines created by a staircase railing casting shadows on a concrete surface. The composition resembles a geometric pattern, with a zigzag or interlocking triangle shape. The shadows and railings form a crisscross design, appearing structured yet chaotic. A lone figure walking on the pavement provides scale and contrast to the architectural elements.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Rogovin, Washington, DC; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Susan Harder c/o Kertesz Estate, New York), 1984; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Framed: Street Photography from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3–April 17, 2011

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: A Kertész; across bottom: New York. 42nd Street and East River 1951; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom left, in red pencil: 1984.24.23

Wikidata ID

Q64074217

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