Waterstones André Kertész
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Brand: Waterstones
Description: André Kertész is one of four new titles being published in Autumn 2007 in Thames & Hudson's acclaimed 'Photofile' series. Each book brings together the best work of the world's greatest photographers in an attractive format and at an easily affordable price. Handsome and collectable, the books are printed to the highest standards. Each one contains some sixty full-page reproductions printed in superb duotone, together with a critical introduction and a full bibliography.
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Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780500410639
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ISBN: 9780500410639
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Author: Londoner
Rating: 5
Review: Although Hungarian by Birth, he later moved to Paris where he modified his name to a French style which he retained throughout his life, before settling in New York in the 30s. He returned to France, and especially to Paris, several times thereafter and the majority of the images here were taken in France and a few in Hungary. Very few of those included were taken in the US. The images here cover the period from just post WW1 to the mid-70s and therefore cover most of his lifetime, which is quite unusual for this series which tends to concentrate on the vintage rather than modern. Kertesz was a contemporary of Henri Cartier-Bresson and the work of both is often compared, and with good reason. They appeared to photograph much the same imagery and did so in a very similar manner although it is unclear whether the two had ever met, compared or discussed their respective work or otherwise exchanged views. Some of the images may at first appear to be quite ordinary and uninteresting, one of a washing line as an example. However, if you examine it more closely, there is a certain basic beauty and you recognise a little more of his perception. There is a very wide cross-section of subject matter to be seen here; still lifes, nudes (one), photo-reportage and a few portraits. Many are street scenes but there is a common feature to most and that is line and form; patterns abound in the majority of the images. The images represented here portray Kertesz as a Master and the book, despite its small stature, worthy of study.
Author: Dr Sardonicus
Rating: 3
Review: Like other collections of this type, the T&H Photofile volume of Kertész’s work spans his whole career, from the early photographs of his native Hungary through his period in France to his final years in the USA. Street photography and portraits dominate the selection overall, with the majority of the fifty-eight photographs coming from the period Kertész spent in France. In addition there are a couple of his distortions, and a handful of architectural images that are among the most abstract of his work; sadly there is only one of his small-scale still lifes. The volume also contains a five-page introduction by Danièle Sallenave. Rather lacking in biographical information, this is a fairly philosophical discussion of black and white photography, though it does contain some interesting remarks on Kertész’s use of perspective and vantage point. In terms of overlap, about half the photographs in the volume can also be found in the History of Photography/Aperture Master’s collection, in which the reproductions are also larger and higher in contrast. If you are looking for an introduction to Kertész’s work, I would recommend either the Aperture or Phaidon 55 volume over this one.
