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Tisza-Szalka

1924, printed 1980

André Kertész

(American, 1894–1985)
printer

Hyperion Press

America
gelatin silver print
Image: 19.7 x 24.6 cm (7 3/4 x 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 20.3 x 25.1 cm (8 x 9 7/8 in.)
Gift of Alan and Monah L. Gettner 2021.114
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

There is a long tradition in Hungary of breeding ducks and geese.

Description

This woman is feeding the ducks in the late afternoon in the village of Tisza-szalka in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. The low angle of the sun allows André Kertész to turn this humble genre scene into a dance of bright sunlight and deep shadow.
  • 1980-2021
    Alan and Monah L. Gettner, New York, NY
    June 7, 2021
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Kertész, André, and Hilton Kramer. Hungarian Memories. 1982. p. 35
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2021.114