André Kertész: On Reading Checklist

All works by André Kertész (1894–1985).


1. Medici Fountain, Paris (couple on folding chairs), 1948, gelatin silver print, 8 11/16 x 7 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


2. Untitled (man at desk with papers), circa 1960, gelatin silver print, 7 1/16 x 9 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007. 


3. Paris (James in study), December 9, 1963, gelatin silver print, 6 5/8 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007. 


4. Parque Lezama, Buenos Aires (stone steps), circa 1962, gelatin silver print, 6 1/2 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


5. Untitled (man on steps reading paper), August 21, 1958, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 6 7/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


6. Fourth Avenue, New York (men reading at outdoor book stall), June 4, 1959, gelatin silver print, 6 9/16 x 9 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


7. Battery Place, New York (man reading on bench), May 11, 1963, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 6 13/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


8. Park Avenue, New York (man reading newspaper over garbarge bin), October 28, 1959, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 7/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


9. Hoboken, New Jersey (fireplace covering), January 25, 1947, gelatin silver print, 7 11/16 x 8 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


10. Greenwich Village, New York (woman on rooftop reading), May 30, 1962, gelatin silver print, 9 3/4 x 7 5/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


11. Buenos Aires (man reading while walking), July 10, 1962, gelatin silver print, 6 9/16 x 9 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


12. Untitled (Man in store window reading), March 15, 1963, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 1/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


13. Untitled (Andre’s feet in front of study books), circa 1960, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


14. L.I. Train (woman reading newspaper), September 4, 1965, gelatin silver print, 6 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


15. Untitled (woman reading behind desk chairs), circa 1970, gelatin silver print, 9 5/8 x 7 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


16. Kyoto, Japan (man seated reading by circular window), 1968, gelatin silver print, 6 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


17. Untitled (man reading paper men laying on stone pedestal), circa late 1930s, gelatin silver print, 3 15/16 x 4 1/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


18. Untitled (student studying), circa 1963, gelatin silver print, 3 1/4 x 4 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


19. Untitled (students studying), circa 1963, gelatin silver print, 3 9/16 x 4 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


20. Paris (man reading in study, with skylight), 1963, gelatin silver print, 4 1/2 x 6 5/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


21. Paris (girl reading in patio chair), 1929, gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 6 9/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


22. Untitled (Woman in library), November 4, 1963, gelatin silver print, 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


23. Jardin de Luxembourg (man reading newspaper with feet on chair), 1928, gelatin silver print, 7 1/8 x 8 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


24. Carnival, Paris (woman reading behind stage), 1926, gelatin silver print, 10 3/4 x 13 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


25. Elizabeth Reading At Outdoor Book Stall, circa 1930s, gelatin silver print, 3 1/2 x 2 7/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


26. Esztergom, Hungary (three boys reading), 1915, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


27. Paris (cow stalls and man reading newspaper on bench), 1928, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


28. Café du Rome, Winter Morning, Paris (woman in café), 1928, gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


29. Luxembourg Gardens, Paris (reading the noon paper), 1930, gelatin silver print, 9 5/8 x 7 7/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


30. Paris (walking dog along book stalls), 1927, gelatin silver print, 9 3/4 x 7 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


31. Fauves (woman reading over tiger skin), 1926, gelatin silver print, 7 1/8 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


32. Latin Quarter, Paris (man on rooftop balcony), 1926, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 1/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


33. Academie Française, Paris (man on ladder reading), 1929, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


34. Academie Française, Paris (library), 1929, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 5/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


35. Paris (book vendors at Notre Dame), 1928, gelatin silver print, 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


36. Ilya Ehrenbourg, Paris (in his study), 1931, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


37. New York (girls in fairy costumes), April 19, 1938, gelatin silver print, 7 5/16 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


38. 20th St. West (chimneys, laundry line), September 12, 1943, gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


39. New York (boy eating ice cream on pile of newspapers), October 12, 1944, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 8 7/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


40. Oldwick, N.J. (woman in lawn chair), June 1, 1949, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


41. Le Havre, France (woman in window), September 1948, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 3/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


42. Newtown, Conn. (Elizabeth), July 6, 1958, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


43. Fourth Avenue, New York (man with loop reading at book stand), June 4, 1959, gelatin silver print, 6 7/8 x 9 11/16 inches.


44. New York (fruit bowl and painting), February 25, 1951, gelatin silver print, 7 5/8 x 7 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


45. New York (boy at newsstand), November 1950, gelatin silver print, 7 9/16 x 9 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


46. Pont des Arts, Paris (man reading between trees), 1963, gelatin silver print, 9 3/4 x 6 1/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


47. New York (bug and book), July 30, 1969, gelatin silver print, 9 5/8 x 6 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


48. Untitled (woman sunbathing on roof reading), September 21, 1964, gelatin silver print, 9 3/4 x 6 9/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


49. Greenwich Village, New York (woman reading on roof), May 22, 1965, gelatin silver print, 9 9/16 x 6 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


50. Washington Square, New York (two men reading against a tree trunk), August 18, 1969, gelatin silver print, 7 11/16 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


51. Greenwich Village, New York (book lined window), June 19, 1966, gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


52. Paris (hanging out on the Quai behind Notre Dame), 1963, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 6 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


53. Venice (young man reading on canal side), September 10, 1963, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


54. New York (nun reading near chimney), November 10, 1962, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 9 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


55. Venice (man reading on steps), September 21, 1963, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


56. New York (girl and doll), September 23, 1962, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 6 1/2 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


57. Trinity School, New York (science class), April 23, 1969, gelatin silver print, 6 7/16 x 9 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


58. Kyoto, Japan (reading on train), 1968, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


59. Untitled (young man reading on stoop), September 28, 1969, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


60. Greenwich Village, New York (woman reading in fire escape window), June 8, 1963, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


61. Untitled (man reading on bench, trees), April 3, 1965, gelatin silver print, 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


62. Untitled (woman on roof), June 16, 1963, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 6 1/2 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


63. Circus, New York (performer lying on bench reading), May 4, 1969, gelatin silver print, 9 5/8 x 6 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


64. New York (woman reading menu lying on couch), September 10, 1965, gelatin silver print, 9 9/16 x 6 9/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


65. The Bowery, New York (two men reading newspapers), December 8, 1960, gelatin silver print, 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


66. Tokyo (newspaper seller), September 14, 1968, gelatin silver print, 6 5/8 x 9 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


67. Second Avenue, New York (man reading in antique store), June 30, 1969, gelatin silver print, 6 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


68. Kyoto, Japan (elder man reading), 1968, gelatin silver print, 6 9/16 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


69. Greenwich Village, New York (people behind screened window), March 17, 1965, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


70. Greenwich Village, New York (woman on fire escape), March 22, 1965, gelatin silver print, 6 1/2 x 9 7/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


71. Nara (readers on commuter trains), 1968, gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


72. Untitled (corner of roof top and park benches), October 29, 1964, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


73. Untitled (woman working and sunning on roof), August 12, 1978, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 6 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


74. Untitled (four balconies), May 14, 1977, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 6 1/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


75. Untitled (pigeon, man, brick wall and tree), March 10, 1977, gelatin silver print, 6 9/16 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


76. Untitled (reading Nation of Change), October 3, 1974, gelatin silver print, 9 x 9 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


77. Long Island University (woman, stacks, and bust), March 2, 1970, gelatin silver print, 9 5/8 x 6 5/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


78. New York (man reading on roof garden), September 27, 1974, gelatin silver print, 9 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


79. Greenwich Village, New York (man on roof), August 4, 1970, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 6 1/2 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


80. Washington Square, New York (reading at the art fair), May 27, 1970, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 8 7/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


81. Budapest (large statue and woman reading on stool), June 1, 1971, gelatin silver print, 9 3/4 x 6 7/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


82. New York (books scattered on sidewalk), 1974, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 6 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


83. Washington Square, New York (man reading, another standing), December 22, 1970, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 6 9/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


84. Greenwich Village, New York (cross and woman on roof), May 27, 1970, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 9 11/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


85. Washington Square, New York (painting on street), May 27, 1970, gelatin silver print, 7 3/4 x 8 7/16 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


86. Untitled (under the arch, Washington Square Park), October 4, 1974, gelatin silver print, 6 7/16 x 9 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


87. McDougal Alley, New York (tree and woman’s knees), May 27, 1970, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


88. Hopital de Beau, France (elderly woman in bed), 1929, gelatin silver print, 9 11/16 x 7 3/4 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


89. Bellevue Forest, Paris (woman reading in leaf falling woods), 1931, gelatin silver print, 6 7/16 x 9 5/8 inches. © Courtesy Estate of André Kertész/Higher Pictures 2007.


 


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