Chez Mondrian, Paris

1926

André Kertész

Associated Names
André Kertész

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985

The image shows a table with a vase containing flowers and a winding staircase visible through a doorway on the right side. The color palette is monochromatic, with various shades of gray. The vase sits on the table, near the center, with a wall-mounted coat hook holding a hat above it. Through the open doorway on the right, the spiral staircase leads upward. Shadows and light play across the surfaces, highlighting contours and angles within the room.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Nancy Jane and Alan Shestack

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.8 × 18.9 cm (9 3/4 × 7 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.3 × 20.4 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.155.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Light Gallery, New York); Alan Shestack, New Haven, CT, 15 March 1974; Estate of Alan Shestack, New Haven, CT; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: A. Kertesz; upper center: Chez Mondrian / Paris / 1926

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