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André Kertész: The Polaroids

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André Kertész: The Polaroids

A powerful collection of the luminous last work by one of the true giants of twentieth-century photography.
After the death of his wife, AndrÃ© KertÃ©sz consoled himself by taking up a new camera, the Polaroid SX70. As with earlier equipment, he mastered the camera and produced a provocative body of work that both honored his wife and lifted him out of depression.

Here KertÃ©sz dips into his reserves one last time, tapping new people, ideas, and tools to generate a whole new body of work through which he transforms from a broken man into a youthful artist. Taken in his apartment just north of New York Cityâ€™s Washington Square, many of these photographs were shot either from his window or in the windowsill. We see a fertile mind at work, combining personal objects into striking still lifes set against cityscape backgrounds, reflected and transformed in glass surfaces. Almost entirely unpublished work, these photographs are a testament to the genius of the photographerâ€™s eye as manifested in the simple Polaroid. Duotone photographs throughout
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780393065640
ReleaseDate 2007-10-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393065640

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