Name: André Kertész: The Polaroids
Author: André Kertész
ISBN: 9780393065640

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André Kertész: The Polaroids

Photographer
André Kertész
Publisher

W. W. Norton
ISBN

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Publication Year

2007
Edition

First Edition

Hardcover with Dust Jacket Hardcover English 128 pages 16.3 x 18.8 cm 0.92 lbs

Description

The Polaroids explore the intimate and spontaneous qualities of André Kertész’s instant photographs, capturing fleeting moments with immediacy and subtlety. The visual approach relies on the distinctive texture and tone of Polaroid prints, emphasizing a sense of immediacy and personal reflection.

Throughout the 128 pages, the collection reveals a contemplative mood, focusing on everyday scenes and quiet gestures that illuminate the passage of time. Kertész’s use of the Polaroid medium imbues these images with a raw, unfiltered character, offering insight into the artist’s private world and creative process.

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