About This Artwork

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Boy Archer, 1929

Gelatin silver print
17.8 x 21.6 cm; (mount) 28.8 x 38.7 cm
Signed on mount, lower left. Date on mount, lower right.
Julien Levy Collection, Special Photography Acquisition Fund, 1979.73

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)

Paris, Jeu de Paume, "Andre Kertesz," September 28, 2011-February 6, 2011; traveled to the Fotomuseum Wintherthur, February 25, 2011-March 22, 2011; Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, June 11, 2011-September 11, 2011; Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, September 30, 2011-December 31, 2011.

Publication History

Travis, David. 1976. “Photographs from the Julien Levy Collection: Starting with Atget.” Exh. cat. p. 44, cat. 57.

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. 168. cat. 76.

1999. “André Kertész and Avant Garde Photography of the Twenties and Thirties.” Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery/BAS Printers. p. 48. (other print of this image)

Frizot, Michel and Annie-Laure Wanaverbecq. 2010. “Andre Kertesz.” Exh. cat. Hazan/Editions du Jeu du Paume, Paris. p. 106.




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