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Distortion #6, Paris

Artist André Kertész (American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985)
Date1933
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches (22.23 x 34.29 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.1558
InscribedSignature Signed in artist's hand On Matte & Verso of Print
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionGelatin silver print, Signature on mat and back of print. Distorted image of a nude. Body and hand lengthened vertically.Exhibition History

20th-Century Photographs from the Hallmark Photographic Collection. Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA, January 10 –February 22, 1981, no cat.

André Kertész Form and Feeling. Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia, February 15 – April 20, 1992, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, May 20 – July 26, 1992, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, September 3 – November 1, 1992, no. 43 cat.

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