Water Tower

December 1, 1962

André Kertész

Associated Names
André Kertész

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985

This is a photograph of the top portion of a brick building with multiple TV antennas. The image captures the upper section of a brick building with a uniformly patterned façade composed of small, rectangular bricks. The building has small, square windows arranged in a grid-like pattern. Several TV antennas are seen on the flat roof, each varying slightly in height and orientation. This black-and-white image conveys an urban landscape, with a stark contrast between the antennas and chimney against the sky. The focus is on geometric shapes, linear patterns, and architectural elements against the skyline.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Stephen G. Stein

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 24.3 × 18.1 cm (9 9/16 × 7 1/8 in.)
    mount: 43.2 × 35.6 cm (17 × 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.29.96


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Estate of André Kertész, New York; (Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago); Stephen G. Stein, Washington, DC, 31 March 2009; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, lower right printed in black ink on applied label: ART LENDING SERVICE OF THE / MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - 21 W. 53 STREET, N. Y. / No. PH 623-43 / ARTIST Andre KERTE[SZ] / TITLE Water Tow[er] / MEDIUM / PRICE / [illegible]; by unknown hand, lower right in graphite: André Kertész / 12-1-62 / 5; bottom left: M215


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