About This Artwork

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Bistro, Paris, 1927

Gelatin silver print
20.1 x 13 cm (image); 17 3/4 x 14 in. (mount)
Julien Levy Collection, Special Photography Acquisition Fund, 1979.72

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

AIC, “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget,” December 11, 1976–February 20, 1977. (David Travis)

AIC, "Andre Kertesz 1894-1985 A Centennial Celebration," December 3, 1994-April 9, 1995. (David Travis)

AIC, "Brassi and Company," January 24-May 17, 1998. (David Travis)

Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, “André Kertész,” February 6–May 15, 2005; traveled to Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 12–September 5, 2005; International Center of Photography, New York, September 16–November 27, 2005.

AIC, "The Other Side of Light: Shadows from the Photography Collection," December 1, 2007–February 24, 2008. (Newell G Smith)

AIC, "Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Art and Photography of Paris," September 20, 2008–January 4, 2009. (David Travis)

Publication History

Davis, George. ed. 1945. “Day of Paris: Photographs by André Kertész.” J.J. Augustin Publisher. p. 133. (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. 66.

Kertész, André. 1972. “André Kertész: Sixty Years of Photography, 1912-1972.” ed. Nicolas Ducrot. Grossman Publishers. p. 104. (other print of this image)

Phillips, Sandra, Jean-Claude Lemagny, Michel Frizot, Isabelle Jammes, and Pierre Bonhomme. 1992. “André Kertész in Paris: Photographien 1925–1936.” Schirmer/Mosel. pl. 137. (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. 149. cat. 45.

Travis, David. 2005. "Paris: Photographs from a Time that Was." Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press. p. 48.




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