16th Nov, 2024 20:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Autumn 2024 at Fotografiska Shanghai

 
Lot 5
 

ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ (1894–1985) | Sunset in Esztergom, Hungary, May 1917
安德烈·柯特兹 (1894–1985) | 埃斯泰尔戈姆的日落,匈牙利,1917年5月

Sold for €2,200


Lot details

Start price: € 1,200

Estimate: € 2,000–2,600

Start price: RMB 9,000

Estimate: RMB 15,000–20,000

Size: 17.9 x 24.6 cm

Gelatin silver print on double-weight matte paper 20.3 x 25.3 cm, in perfect condition. From the "Hungarian memory Portfolio, 1914-1924", printed 1980 in an edition of 100. Signed by the photographer in pencil on the reverse. LITERATURE André Kertész, Hungarian Memories, New York 1982, p. 159.

The view of a boat at sunset is from the renowned photographer's early work in Hungary, before he moved to Paris. During his military service in the First World War and in the years following, Kertész devoted himself to the meagre everyday life in his homeland, modest pleasures and atmospheric landscapes. He captured moments of poetic power and demonstrated his talent for harmonious composition early on.

银盐照片,双重重量哑光纸,尺寸20.3 x 25.3厘米,状况完美。来自《匈牙利记忆作品集,1914-1924》,1980年印制,限量100版。摄影师在背面用铅笔签名。文献:安德烈·柯特兹,《匈牙利记忆》,纽约,1982年,第159页。日落时分的船景是这位著名摄影师在匈牙利早期作品中的一部分,拍摄于他搬到巴黎之前。在第一次世界大战期间及其后的几年里,柯特兹专注于家乡的简朴日常生活、朴素的乐趣和富有氛围的风景。他捕捉到了充满诗意的瞬间,并早早展示了他在构图方面的才华。