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André Kertész (1894 – 1985)
Blind Musician, Abony, Hungary, 1921
Item number 085-02656
The scene with the blind violinist wandering a village street guided by a boy, is is one of the icons of photographic history. The Hungarian André Kertész created the image years before he became known in Paris as an avant-garde photo artist.
The poetry of this picture is enhanced by the spatial-atmospheric composition as well as the constellation of the figures, of which only the musician seems to address the camera. Movement is masterfully captured in this image, creating a symbol for photography as a mediator between balanced standstill and authentic liveliness.
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Gelatin silver print, print date: 1960s
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Image dimensions 24,6 x 19,7 cm (24,6 x 19,7 inch)
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Object dimensions 25,3 x 20,4 cm (25,3 x 20,4 inch)
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Mounting, Framing Archival mat board 40 x 30 cm, frame on request
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Condition
Double-weight, semi-matt baryta paper, in very good condition (traces of mounting on the reverse) -
Annotations
Photographer’s stamp, reproduction stamp and handwritten notated »Abony (Hung) July 19, 1921« by the photographer in pencil and other annotations on the reverse -
Literature
André Kertész. A Lifetime of Perception, New York 1982, p. 30; Nicolas Ducrot (ed.), André Kertész. Sixty Years of Photography 1912–1972, London 1972, p. 23. -
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