André Kertész, Chez Mondrian, printed c. 1926
Another chance to witness the makings of a master, the latest exhibition at New York’s Bruce Silverstein gallery is dedicated to the early years of the inimitable modernist image-maker André Kertész. On display are 50 original prints – some of which have never been seen before – each taken between 1914 and 1936, when Kertész was living first in his native Hungary and then in Paris. Exploring the intersection between these two formative periods in the photographer’s career, the engaging display spotlights many of the creative flourishes that would go on to become Kertész trademarks, from innovative lighting and camera angles to up-close cropping to the point of near abstraction.
