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Book and Shadow, New York

Portfolio TitleStill Life
Artist André Kertész (American, born Hungary, 1894 - 1985)
Publisher QED Editions (American)
Date1974; printed 1981
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 11/16 × 6 1/2 inches (24.61 × 16.51 cm)
Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 inches (25.22 × 20.32 cm)
Mat: 17 × 14 inches (43.18 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan and Peter MacGill
Object number2015.64.1.1
SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "A Kertész / 1974"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 17/30
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionOne of ten images included in portfolio. Image of open book with abstract shadow on the wall behind.Provenance
With Peter MacGill, Katonah, NY by November, 2015;
his gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO 2015.
Copyright© Andre and Elizabeth Kertesz Foundation
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Flowers for Elizabeth, New York
André Kertész
1975; printed 1981
2015.64.1.2
Snake and Mouse, New York
André Kertész
1960; printed 1981
2015.64.1.9
Melancholic Tulip, New York
André Kertész
1939; printed 1981
2015.64.1.7
Last Supper, New York
André Kertész
1978; printed 1981
2015.64.1.5
Venus, New York
André Kertész
1978; printed 1981
2015.64.1.10
In Zadkine's Studio, Paris
André Kertész
1926; printed 1981
2015.64.1.4
Heron
André Kertész
1969; printed 1981
2015.64.1.3
Market, Pays Basque
André Kertész
1931; printed 1981
2015.64.1.6
Pipe and Glasses, Paris
André Kertész
1926; printed 1981
2015.64.1.8
Egg Slicer, New York
André Kertész
1941
2005.27.1615
New Year's Day, Martinique
André Kertész
1972
2005.27.4096