Artist
László Moholy-Nagy (American, born Hungary, 1895–1946)American, born Hungary, 1895–1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Marseilles Pont Transbordeur
- Marseilles Transporter Bridge
Date1929
(not assigned)Marseilles, France
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 × 8 5/16 in. (27.9 × 21.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (28.9 × 22.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (28.9 × 22.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Bill and Sara Morgan in honor of Catherine Asher Morgan, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1688
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
As a professor at the Bauhaus and in his own practice in various media, László Moholy-Nagy felt unfettered by traditional materials and practices. His photographs challenge conventional conceptions of the medium to produce visually arresting results. Instead of photographing the impressive, modern engineering of the Pont Transbordeur (Transporter Bridge), Moholy-Nagy used a birds-eye view to turn the form of the transport barge against the water into a boldly modernist image.
Provenance[Sotheby’s, New York, October 1991, Lot 311]; [Galerie Berinson, Berlin]; purchased by Manfred Heiting, October 23, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in purple, verso, top left: moholy-nagy // berlin-chog. 9 // fredericiastr. 27 stellar // foto moholy-nagy
Inscribed in black, verso, top right: marseille // pont transbordeur
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: Foto: Moholy-Nagy – (T. Rona)
Inscribed in black, verso, top right: marseille // pont transbordeur
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: Foto: Moholy-Nagy – (T. Rona)
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