André Kertész
Sunset, Esztergom

Sunset, Esztergom
Sunset, Esztergom
Sunset, Esztergom
ArtistAmerican, born Hungary 1894–1985
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Sunset, Esztergom
DateMay 15, 1917
Place depictedHungary
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 1 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (4.1 × 5.4 cm)
Sheet: 1 3/4 × 2 5/16 in. (4.4 × 5.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2013.716
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
DescriptionThe sheer diversity of subjects photographed by the Hungarian André Kertész is impressive: landscapes, elegantly minimal still lifes, charming portraits, distorted nudes, and modern city views. For this image, made very early in his career in 1917, he chose the moment just as the blazing sun crossed the horizon in an otherwise spare picture. Only the backlit silhouettes of two boatmen compete with the fiery ball for our attention in this elegant pictorial jewel.
Provenance[Jane Corkin Gallery, Toronto]; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston, before 1985; given to MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History“A Photographer’s Collection: Gifts from Michael and Michele Marvins,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 4–July 5, 2015.
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