First published in 1971, it is a small volume that has become something of a classic and has here benefited hugely from modern duotone printing to achieve the authenticity of the original image. Kertész had sadness in his life, his move to New York, on the crest of a wave of celebrity in Paris and his native Hungary, proved a
disaster.
After years in the wilderness, he finally became recognised as a true modern master of the art - but too late for his beloved wife, Elizabeth, to witness. She died after years of sharing his struggles in obscurity.
From the glass plate camera to his seminal work with the Polaroid SX-70, Kertész exemplifies that old European sensibility which spawned such great image-makers such as Doisneau, Brassai, Lartigue and Cartier-Bresson.
A quite lovely and soulful collection of great pictures.
