Satiric Dancer
Photograph
1926 (Photographed), 1970s (Printed)
1926 (Photographed), 1970s (Printed)
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By 1926 André Kertész had moved from his native Hungary to Paris. He took this photograph of the Hungarian cabaret dancer Magda Forstner in the studio of another Hungarian, the sculptor Istvan Beothy. The image conveys the good humoured friendship between Forstner and Kertész, and their enjoyment of the modern art scene. Forster’s rhythmical posture is carefully framed by the sofa, and her naughty pose mimics that of the sculpture.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Satiric Dancer (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | 'Satiric Dancer', 1926, photograph by André Kertész (born Budapest 1894, died New York 1985) |
| Physical description | Photograph of woman on sofa, sculpture to left. |
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| Credit line | Purchased 1976 |
| Summary | By 1926 André Kertész had moved from his native Hungary to Paris. He took this photograph of the Hungarian cabaret dancer Magda Forstner in the studio of another Hungarian, the sculptor Istvan Beothy. The image conveys the good humoured friendship between Forstner and Kertész, and their enjoyment of the modern art scene. Forster’s rhythmical posture is carefully framed by the sofa, and her naughty pose mimics that of the sculpture. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 210-1976 |
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| Record created | November 2, 2005 |
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