Imre Kinsky - A Classic of Hungarian Photography (13 photos)

We are always eager and happy to support a wide variety of photography projects: we publish information about crowdfunding campaigns, happily announce exhibitions, and always respond when asked to publish an artist's portfolio with a link to their website.

This time, our friends from the Gallery of Classic Photography approached us; they are currently hosting an exhibition of the classic Hungarian photographer Imre Kinszky. Tomorrow, photography historian and curator Andrey Loginov will give the first lecture in the "Photography: Grand Budapest" series. In these lectures, he will analyze the work of great Hungarian photographers who have had a profound influence on the history of photography (such as André Kertész, Martin Munkácsy, Robert Capa, Brassaï, and László Moholy-Nagy).

For example, one of the most famous photographers in history, Henri Cartier-Bresson, said, "Whatever we do, Kertész was the first." Bresson decided to take up photography after seeing a photograph by Martin Munkácsy—it impressed him so much that it changed his life.

Unfortunately, these great photographers are not well known to the general public, so we are delighted to have the opportunity to explore the work of these remarkable artists.

Now we invite you to meet another classic of Hungarian photography, Imre Kinsky (and, of course, you can see the rest of his photographs at the exhibition). Imre had a tragic fate: he died during the death march to the Sachsenhausen camp in 1945, and his son died in Auschwitz. But his wife and daughter survived the Holocaust and preserved the master's negatives.





Budapest, September 1930/ From the Vintage Galéria collection

Shadow, Rákos, Budapest, February 17, 1930/ From the Vintage Galéria collection Galéria



Shadow, Rákos, Budapest, February 17, 1930/ From the Vintage Galéria collection





Here comes the express train. Veroze, 1931/ From the collection of the V. I. Ervin Szabo



Tram tracks at night, Budapest, circa 1934/ From the collection of the Ervin Szabo City Library



Street lighting in the Zugló district, Budapest, 1931/ From the collection of the Ervin Szabo City Library Ervin Szabo



Ferenciek Square and Klotilda Palace, Budapest, 1935/ From the collection of the Ervin Szabo City Library



Chain Bridge in fog, Budapest, c. 1930/ From the Vintage Galéria collection



On Király Street, Budapest, 1929/ From the collection of the Ervin Szabó City Library



Skating rink and onlookers, Városliget, Budapest, 1931/ From the collection of the Ervin Szabó City Library Ervina Szabo



Imre Kinski