André Kertész

Broken Plate
1929, printed 1970s

Black and white photograph of a cityscape with a large, spiderweb-like crack dominating the center, suggesting the image is of a broken glass negative or print. The photo is dated 1929 and has a signature on the bottom right corner.
Black and white photograph of a cityscape with a large, spiderweb-like crack dominating the center, suggesting the image is of a broken glass negative or print. The photo is dated 1929 and has a signature on the bottom right corner.

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Date
1929, printed 1970s

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Gelatin silver print

Dimensions
Image: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8in. (19.4 × 24.4 cm) Mount (board): 14 × 18in. (35.6 × 45.7 cm)

Accession number
2003.380

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Manny and Skippy Gerard

Rights and reproductions
(c) The Estate of Andre Kertesz

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André Kertész
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