“The most valuable things in a life are a man’s memories. And they are priceless”
~ Andre Kertész
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Andre Kertész took this haunting photograph when he was 78 years old. He was on holiday with his wife Elizabeth in Martinique. The man from the next door hotel room stepped out onto the shared balcony separated by a common glazed glass partition. He took the photo of his neighbor looking out to the sea. I have always interpreted this image as a self portrait within a portrait, a personal story within a story. I sense Andre contemplating his own life, his thoughts of his past as well as his future. It’s primal and eternal. I think it is one of the most moving images in the history of photography and one of Kertész’s greatest photographs. It is proof that a truly great artist still maintains the spark of genius however old he or she may get. This very rare large 16x 20 print is signed and in perfect condition. A very special print that recently came back to me, and I'm sure it will not be here long before it journeys on to its next home.
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