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Lot 112 · Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs

Distortion #49, 1933

André Kertész · gelatin silver print, printed 1949

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Estimate
$10,000–$15,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs , New York · 18 February 2016
Dimensions
image: 10 7/8 x 13 ½ in. (27.3 x 34.3 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4064731
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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André Kertész, Distortion #49, 1933. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 112. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064731.

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André Kertész, Distortion #49, 1933. Christie's, 18 Feb 2016, lot 112. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4064731.

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From the same sale Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs · Feb 2016

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled (Maynard White/Sailor on Rock, Torso), c. 1910 Fred Holland Day (1864-1933) $10,000–$15,000
Porter, Les Halles, 1939 Brassaï $2,000–$4,000
Untitled from 'Personal Sentimentalism in Photography', 2000 Nobuyoshi Araki $2,000–$3,000
Flower Stem, 1990s Nobuyoshi Araki $4,000–$6,000
Tide Stones, 1963 Minor White $2,500–$3,500
Antarctica, 2005 Sebastião Salgado $10,000–$15,000

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André Kertész Chez Mondrian, Paris Phillips, Oct 2023
André Kertész distortion #92, 1933 Sotheby's, Nov 2018
André Kertész Satiric Dancer Sotheby's, Dec 2020

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