The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 14, 2025

Country Accident, Esztergom

1916, printed 1980

André Kertész

(American, 1894–1985)
printer

Hyperion Press

America
gelatin silver print
Image: 19.2 x 24.6 cm (7 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.); Paper: 20.2 x 25.2 cm (7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Gift of Alan and Monah L. Gettner 2022.73
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Despite the advent of mechanized vehicles, horses still played a significant role during World War I.

Description

André Kertész happened across this accident while walking through the fields around Esztergom, where he had been sent after being wounded in the war. Did the incident make the photographer think of his own recent injuries? The farmer who owned the horse was lucky that it remained for use in farming and had not been conscripted for war. All three people on the scene probably hoped that the horse would arise unharmed. Rather than provide the answer, Kertész left us with an image of hope.
  • 1980-2021
    Alan and Monah L. Gettner (publishers), New York, NY, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    June 6, 2022-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Kertész, André, and Hilton Kramer. Hungarian Memories. 1982.
  • {{cite web|title=Country Accident, Esztergom|url=false|author=André Kertész, Hyperion Press|year=1916, printed 1980|access-date=14 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.73