KERTÉSZ (André). - Lot 145

KERTÉSZ (André). Sixty Years of Photography, 1912–1972. Introduced by Nicolas Ducrot. Paris: Éditions du Chêne, 1972. Oblong quarto, publisher’s cloth binding with illustrated dust jacket. Published to mark the sixtieth anniversary of André Kertész’s (1894–1985) career, this volume is one of the first major retrospectives dedicated to the Hungarian master of humanist photography. It traces six decades of his work, from his earliest photographs taken in Hungary before World War I to his New York photographs of the 1970s. A pioneer of modern photography, Kertész profoundly influenced Brassaï, Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, and the entire humanist generation. His seemingly simple vision revitalized photographic composition through an exceptional sense of geometry, light, and the decisive moment. The book features several hundred photographs spanning the major periods of his career: Budapest, Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, the “Distortions” series, New York, portraits, still lifes, and street scenes, accompanied by an introductory essay by Nicolas Ducrot. This original French edition remains one of the definitive reference works on Kertész and continues to be highly sought after both for the quality of its printing and the breadth of its imagery. Condition: Dust jacket shows creases and wrinkles, particularly at the corners and on the spines; interior is clean and complete.