About This Artwork

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Chez Mondrian, Paris, 1926

Gelatin silver print
10.8 x 7.9 cm
Signed lower left on mount.
Julien Levy Collection, Gift of Jean and Julien Levy, 1975.1136

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

New York, NY, The Equitable Gallery, "Julien Levy: Portrait of a Gallery," August 13–October 31, 1998.

AIC, "Paris: Photographs from a Time that Was," August 13–November 6, 2005. (David Travis)

Paris, France, Maison Européene de la Photographie, "The Odyssey of an Icon: The Photographs by André Kertész," October 31, 2006–January 7, 2007.

AIC, "Photography on Display: Modern Treasures," May 9–September 13, 2009.

Publication History

1999. “André Kertész and Avant Garde Photography of the Twenties and Thirties." Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery/BAS Printers. p. 44. (other print of this image)

Greenough, Sarah, Robert Gurbo, and Sarah Kennel. 2005. “André Kertész.” Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art/Princeton University Press. p. 50. (other print of this image)

Kertész, André. 1966. “André Kertész.” ed. Anna Fárová. New York: Paragraphic Books. p. 43. (other print of this image)

Kertész, André. 1972. “André Kertész: Sixty Years of Photography, 1912-1972.” ed. Nicolas Ducrot. Grossman Publishers. p. 119. (other print of this image)

Kertész, André. 1982. “André Kertész: A Lifetime of Perception." ed. Jane Corkin. Harry N. Abrams. p. 206. (other print of this image)

Morgan, Willard D., ed. 1942-1943. “The Complete Photographer: A Complete Guide to Amateur and Professional Photography.” Vol. 5. New York: National Educational Alliance. p. 1584.

Phillips, Sandra, Jean-Claude Lemagny, Michel Frizot, Isabelle Jammes, and Pierre Bonhomme. 1992. “André Kertész in Paris: Photographien 1925–1936.” Schirmer/Mosel. pl. 47. (other print of this image)

Phillips, Sandra S., David Travis, and Weston J. Naef. 1985. “André Kertész: Of Paris and New York.” Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Metropolitan Museum of Art/Thames and Hudson. p. 136. cat. 22.

Travis, David. 2005. "Paris: Photographs from a Time that Was." Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press. p. 46.

Travis, David. 1976. "Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection, Starting with Atget." Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago. p. 6. pl. 58.