Artist
László Moholy-Nagy (American, born Hungary, 1895–1946)American, born Hungary, 1895–1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled
Date1925
MediumGelatin silver print from photogram
DimensionsImage: 9 3/8 × 7 in. (23.8 × 17.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 in. (23.8 × 17.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 3/8 × 7 in. (23.8 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Prospero Foundation
Object number84.232
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"Moholy Nagy: The Evolution of a Photographic Vision," Wellesley College Museum, 16 April - 10 June 1985; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 2 Nov. 1985 - 5 January; Art Institute of Chicago, 31 Jan. - 13 April 1986 (LN:85.13)
"Proto-Modern Photography," Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, July 11–October 11, 1992. (LN:92.18)
"Moholy-Nagy," Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain, February 11–April 7, 1991; Museum Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany, April 21–June 16, 1991; Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, France, July 5–September 15, 1991. (LN:91.15)
"Modern Art from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, December 12, 2007–April 6, 2008.
“Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 31– November 30, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso top left in ink "moholy=nagy kameralosser fotografie" ["fie" is crossed out and "mm" written in with "(1925)" following]
Catalogue raisonnéMoholy-Nagy: The Photograms, 2009, fgm 236A
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