Artist
Christian Schad (German, 1894–1982)German, 1894–1982
CultureGerman
Titles
- Schadograph No. 10
Date1919
PlaceGeneva, Switzerland
MediumGelatin silver print, photogram
DimensionsImage: 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 in. (7.9 × 5.6 cm)
Sheet: 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 in. (7.9 × 5.6 cm)
Mount: 6 3/8 × 5 in. (16.2 × 12.7 cm)
Sheet: 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 in. (7.9 × 5.6 cm)
Mount: 6 3/8 × 5 in. (16.2 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Max and Isabell Smith Herzstein
Object number88.15
Not on view
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PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"Dada Schad Dada," Galleria Schwarz, Milan, February 3–28, 1970.
"Malerei und Photographie im Dialog," Kunsthaus-Zurich, 1977.
"Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 1, 1988.
"Photographic Masterworks: Recent Acquisitions from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Glassell School of Art, Houston, January 23–March 4, 1990.
"Experimental Vision: The Evolution of the Photogram Since 1919," Denver Art Museum, January 15–March 27, 1994.
"Christian Schad (1894–1982)," Kunsthaus Zürich, August 22–November 9, 1997; Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, November 26, 1997–February 1, 1998.
"A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 14–December 30, 2001.
"Christian Schad," Museé Maillol, Paris, November 5, 2002–February 14, 2003; Neue Galerie, New York, March 14–June 9, 2003
"The Mad Square: Modernity in German Art 1910–1938," Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, August 5–November 6, 2011; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, November 25, 2011–March 4, 2012.
“Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 31–November 30, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, top center: [upward arrow]
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