Siegel, Elizabeth
Andre Kertesz: Postcards from Paris
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300260038
- author:
- Siegel, Elizabeth
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Yale University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 26 x 20.3 centimeters (1.32 kg)
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Photography, Collections,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
André Kertész: Postcards from Paris A comprehensive study of the photographer's early career, this elegant book brings together all known carte postale prints by André Kertész. The collection includes portraits, views of Paris, studio scenes, and still lifes, showcasing the artist's development as a photographer. The book sheds new light on Kertész's most acclaimed images, exploring themes such as materiality, exile, and communication, as well as his social circle and the changing identity of art photography. The design reflects the spirit of 1920s Paris while highlighting the modernity of the catalogue's illustrated works. These rare prints, made on inexpensive postcard stock, reveal Kertész learning his craft in the interwar metropolis, surrounded by an international group of modernists. They have had a lasting influence on his compositions and picture-making style, making them highly prized by collectors and the artist himself.
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