© 1928 Estate of Martin Munkácsi, Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York
Artist
Martin Munkacsi(American, born Hungary, 1896–1963)American, born Hungary, 1896–1963
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Motorcyclist in Mud, Budapest
Date1928
Place depictedBudapest, Hungary
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 5/16 × 10 5/8 in. (33.8 × 26.9 cm)
Sheet: 13 5/16 × 10 9/16 in. (33.8 × 26.9 cm)
Sheet: 13 5/16 × 10 9/16 in. (33.8 × 26.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by James Edward Maloney in honor of Anne Wilkes Tucker, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1701
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"German Photography 1870-1970 - Power of a Medium", Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschlanf, Bonn, 1997.
"Hungarian Avant-Garde Photographers from the Manfred Heiting Collection", Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Lower Brown Corridor, March 1, 2004-May 23, 2004
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in red, verso of sheet: "PHOTOGRAPH BY / MARTIN MUNKÁCSI / 5 PROSPECT PLACE / NEW YORK CITY / MURRAY HILL 4-2443" [overstamping the address is another stamp in red: "315 E. 70th ST. / NEW YORK CITY"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "Motorcycle in Mud, 1920"
Label affixed to verso of sheet with typed and stamped inscription: "mp 8/51 -42 / MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY / 251 Fourth Ave., New York, NY"
Inscribed in pencil, verso of sheet, center: "Motorcycle in Mud, 1920"
Label affixed to verso of sheet with typed and stamped inscription: "mp 8/51 -42 / MODERN PHOTOGRAPHY / 251 Fourth Ave., New York, NY"
The photograph is not signed.
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