Ropes

Photography and Media

1928

André Kertész
American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Photography and Media

Artist: André Kertész
Title: Ropes
Place: United States (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1928
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Inscriptions: Signed recto, on mount, lower left, below image, in graphite: "A. Kertész"; inscribed recto, on mount, lower right, below image, in graphite: "1928."; inscribed recto, on mount, lower right, in graphite: "451"
Dimensions: Image/paper: 22.7 × 16.7 cm (8 15/16 × 6 5/8 in.); Mount: 37.1 × 28 cm (14 5/8 × 11 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Ada Turnbull Hertle Fund
Reference Number: 1984.542

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. 158, cat. 63.
Frizot, Michel and Annie-Laure Wanaverbecq. 2010. “Andre Kertesz.” Exh. cat. Hazan/Editions du Jeu du Paume, Paris. p. 112.

Essen, “Fotographie der Gegenwart,” 1929.
Stuttgart, “Film und Foto,” 1929.
Art Institute of Chicago, “André Kertész: Of Paris and New York,” May 10-July 14, 1985; traveled to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, December 19, 1985-February 23, 1986. (David Travis, Sandra S Phillips, Weston J. Naef)
Berlin, Germany, Berlinsche Galerie, “Station Der Moderne,” September 25, 1988–January 6, 1989.
Paris, Jeu de Paume, “Andre Kertesz,” September 28, 2010-February 6, 2011; traveled to the Fotomuseum Wintherthur, February 25-March 22, 2011; Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, June 11-September 11, 2011; Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, September 30-December 31, 2011.

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