About This Artwork

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Shadows of the Eiffel Tower, 1929

Gelatin silver print
16.5 x 21.9 cm
Signed on mount, lower left. Date on mount, lower right.
Julien Levy Collection, Special Photography Acquisition Fund, 1979.77

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

AIC, "Industrial Effects: Twentieth Century Photographs from the Permanent Collection," July 24-October 17, 1993.

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)

Musee D' Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, "L'Ecole de Paris," November 29, 2000–March 11, 2001.

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

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

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

Kertész, André. 1972. “André Kertész: Sixty Years of Photography, 1912-1972.” ed. Nicolas Ducrot. Grossman Publishers. p. 137. (other print of this image)

Kertész, André. 1974. “J'aime Paris: Photographs since the Twenties.” ed. Nicolas Ducrot. Grossman Publishers. p. 207. (other print of this image)

Kertész, André. 1982. “André Kertész: A Lifetime of Perception." ed. Jane Corkin. Harry N. Abrams. p. 71. (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. 170. cat. 82.

Phillips, Sandra, Jean-Claude Lemagny, Michel Frizot, Isabelle Jammes, and Pierre Bonhomme. 1992. “André Kertész in Paris: Photographien 1925–1936.” Schirmer/Mosel. pl. 59. (other print of this image)

Travis, David. 2005. “Paris: Photographs from a Time that Was.” Exh. cat. Art Institute of Chicago/Yale University Press. p. 58.

Greenough, Sarah, Robert Gurbo, and Sarah Kennel. 2005. “André Kertész.” Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art/Princeton University Press. p. 64. (other print of this image)

Frizot, Michel and Annie-Laure Wanaverbecq. 2010. “Andre Kertesz.” Exh. cat. Hazan/Editions du Jeu du Paume, Paris. p. 132.




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