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Distortion #6

André Kertész American, born Hungary
1933
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 099
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: Image: 9 3/16 × 6 13/16 in. (23.4 × 17.3 cm)
    Mount: 14 15/16 × 12 1/2 in. (38 × 31.7 cm)
  • 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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