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Distortion #6

André Kertész American, born Hungary
1933
Not on view
Kertész accentuated the narrow ribcage and long waist of the ideal contemporary woman by photographing his model in a carnival mirror. If the top half of this beautiful nude resembles those Modigliani painted, the swell of the haunch recalls Mannerist nudes and their nineteenth-century revivals, especially Ingres' grande odalisque.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Distortion #6
  • Artist: André Kertész (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1894–1985 New York)
  • Date: 1933
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: 23.4 x 17.3 cm (9 3/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.1100.321
  • Rights and Reproduction: © The Estate of André Kertész / Higher Pictures
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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