Andre Kertesz’s unpublished photographs arrive in National Museum
The National Museum in Budapest on Wednesday took possession of 1,163 photographs of the celebrated Hungarian photographer Andre Kertesz. An exhibition will be mounted in 2022.
The museum bought the pictures, mostly dating to before the artist emigrated from Hungary in 1925, for 6.1 million US dollars, the museum’s director, Laszlo Simon L, told a press conference. The government contributed to the cost of the purchase.
Human Resources Minister Miklos Kasler praised Kertesz (b. 1894- d. 1985) as an internationally acclaimed photographer whose exhibitions have been shown worldwide.
