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Artist
Martin Munkacsi(American, born Hungary, 1896–1963)American, born Hungary, 1896–1963
CultureAmerican
Titles
- [Tibor von Halmay]
Date1932
PlaceBerlin, Germany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 9/16 × 9 1/4 in. (29.3 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 9 1/2 in. (30 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 9 1/2 in. (30 × 24.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1699
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
After moving to Berlin in 1928, the Hungarian photographer
Martin Munkácsi brought a modern spirit of spontaneity and freedom to fashion photography,
as in this dynamic image of the dancer Tibor von Halmay seemingly suspended in
indeterminate space. The image was part of a series published in the November
1932 issue of Die Dame (The Lady), the
leading illustrated journal catering to “the new woman” in interwar Germany.
Provenance[Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in purple, verso, center: Aufnahme: // Martin Munkácsi // Berlin-Schöneberg // Erfurter Str. 9 // Copyright vorbehalten
[Agfa Brovira paper stamp, verso, scattered]
[Agfa Brovira paper stamp, verso, scattered]
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