André Kertész Man Alone, Paris
About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs
André Kertész
1894 - 1985
Man Alone, Paris
ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printer's notations in green wax pencil and annotated 'vintage' in pencil in an unidentified hand on the reverse, framed, a Jane Corkin Gallery label on the reverse
image: 7¾ by 9½ in. (19.7 by 24.1 cm.)
frame: 17½ by 19¾ in. (44.5 by 50.2 cm.)
Executed in 1931.
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
This ferrotyped print is in generally excellent condition. As is typical of prints that have been ferrotyped, a general unevenness of the glossy surface and occasional pitting are visible upon close inspection. Visible under raking light are a few sharp creases in the lower right quadrant, one of which appears to break the emulsion. The corners are slightly worn.
On the reverse, the following is written in unidentified hands 'same size' is written in green pencil and numerical notations and 'unique' in pencil. There is adhesive residue on the reverse.
When examined under ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.
Catalogue Note:
“But in his Paris pictures, a moody vulnerability mixes in with the other emotions. Many of them are nocturnes, with solitary figures trudging through the mist. These pictures, taken right after his arrival, hint at the isolation he must have felt as a young man wandering the streets of an unfamiliar city. As an émigré, in Paris and, later, in New York, Kertész slipped naturally into the role of outsider. Looking at his pictures, we get the impression that his status as a reporter, as someone who stood always a little to the side, recording his observations, suited him; that, in fact, he embraced it as a kind of special distinction that enabled him to take note of things others might have missed.” (André Kertész: Diary of Light, p. 189)
Provenance:
Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto
Acquired from the above in 1999 by the present owner
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About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs
André Kertész
1894 - 1985
Man Alone, Paris
ferrotyped gelatin silver print, printer's notations in green wax pencil and annotated 'vintage' in pencil in an unidentified hand on the reverse, framed, a Jane Corkin Gallery label on the reverse
image: 7¾ by 9½ in. (19.7 by 24.1 cm.)
frame: 17½ by 19¾ in. (44.5 by 50.2 cm.)
Executed in 1931.
Condition Report:
Please note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings.
This ferrotyped print is in generally excellent condition. As is typical of prints that have been ferrotyped, a general unevenness of the glossy surface and occasional pitting are visible upon close inspection. Visible under raking light are a few sharp creases in the lower right quadrant, one of which appears to break the emulsion. The corners are slightly worn.
On the reverse, the following is written in unidentified hands 'same size' is written in green pencil and numerical notations and 'unique' in pencil. There is adhesive residue on the reverse.
When examined under ultraviolet light, this print does not appear to fluoresce.
Catalogue Note:
“But in his Paris pictures, a moody vulnerability mixes in with the other emotions. Many of them are nocturnes, with solitary figures trudging through the mist. These pictures, taken right after his arrival, hint at the isolation he must have felt as a young man wandering the streets of an unfamiliar city. As an émigré, in Paris and, later, in New York, Kertész slipped naturally into the role of outsider. Looking at his pictures, we get the impression that his status as a reporter, as someone who stood always a little to the side, recording his observations, suited him; that, in fact, he embraced it as a kind of special distinction that enabled him to take note of things others might have missed.” (André Kertész: Diary of Light, p. 189)
Provenance:
Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto
Acquired from the above in 1999 by the present owner
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