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ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ (1894-1985)
Washington Square, Winter.
Oversized silver print, 19
5
/
8
x14
1
/
2
inches
(49.8x36.8 cm.), on a sheet measuring 20x16 inches (50.8x40.6 cm.),
with Kertész’s signature and date, in pencil, on verso. 1954; printed 1960s
[20,000/25,000]
In 1952 Kertész and his wife moved to a 12th floor apartment on Fifth
Avenue overlooking NewYork’sWashington Square Park. From this vantage
point, the photographer made numerous images of the park, including this
elegant bird’s eye portrayal of the curved pathways, ghostly snow tracks,
and leafless trees. The stark contrast between the dark silhouettes of the
trees and the apparently newly-fallen snow renders this scene somewhat
abstract, but Kertész’s seemingly careful inclusion of two lone figures in
midstride remind the viewer of the city beyond and the quiet solitude of a
winter day.
André Kertész
(2005), p. 91.
André Kertész: Of Paris and NewYork,
p. 255.
André Kertész:A Lifetime of Perception,
p. 89.
André Kertész: Observations,Thoughts, Reflections
, p. 85.