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Andre Kertesz

The Polaroids

Author: Robert Gurbo and André Kertész  

A powerful collection of the luminous last work by one of the true giants of twentieth-century photography.

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A powerful collection of the luminous last work by one of the true giants of twentieth-century photography.

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A powerful collection of the luminous last work by one of the true giants of twentieth-century photography.

After the death of his wife, André Kertész consoled himself by taking up a new camera, the Polaroid SX70. As with earlier equipment, he mastered the camera and produced a provocative body of work that both honored his wife and lifted him out of depression.

Here Kertész dips into his reserves one last time, tapping new people, ideas, and tools to generate a whole new body of work through which he transforms from a broken man into a youthful artist. Taken in his apartment just north of New York City's Washington Square, many of these photographs were shot either from his window or in the windowsill. We see a fertile mind at work, combining personal objects into striking still lifes set against cityscape backgrounds, reflected and transformed in glass surfaces. Almost entirely unpublished work, these photographs are a testament to the genius of the photographer\'s eye as manifested in the simple Polaroid. 80 color photographs.

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About the Author

André Kertész (1894-1985) was one of the most inventive, influential, and prolific photographers in the medium's history. Robert Gurbo is the curator of the André Kertész Estate and the author of André Kertész: The Early Years and André Kertész: The Polaroids. He lives in New York City.

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A powerful collection of the luminous last work by one of the true giants of twentieth-century photography. After the death of his wife, Andre Kertesz consoled himself by taking up a new camera, the Polaroid SX70. As with earlier equipment, he mastered the camera and produced a provocative body of work that both honored his wife and lifted him out of depression. Here Kertesz dips into his reserves one last time, tapping new people, ideas, and tools to generate a whole new body of work through which he transforms from a broken man into a youthful artist. Taken in his apartment just north of New York City's Washington Square, many of these photographs were shot either from his window or in the windowsill. We see a fertile mind at work, combining personal objects into striking still lifes set against cityscape backgrounds, reflected and transformed in glass surfaces. Almost entirely unpublished work, these photographs are a testament to the genius of the photographer's eye as manifested in the simple Polaroid. 80 color photographs.

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Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Published
26th October 2007
Edition
1st
Pages
128
ISBN
9780393065640

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10 Nov, 2023
This book is superb. Kertesz shot these Polaroids late in life in tribute to the recent passing of his wife of over 50 years. It was a flourish of artistic genius that expresses his deep love and sense of loss. Perhaps the most haunting photographs are those that include views of the World Trade Centre in New York from his apartment window. I don't think there has ever been a better collection of Polaroids than this one.
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