Artist
László Moholy-Nagy (American, born Hungary, 1895–1946)American, born Hungary, 1895–1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled
Date1929
MediumGelatin silver print, photogram
DimensionsImage: 9 5/16 × 11 3/4 in. (23.7 × 29.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 11 3/4 in. (23.7 × 29.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 11 3/4 in. (23.7 × 29.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Prospero Foundation
Object number84.228
Not on view
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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)
"Evocative Presence: Twentieth Century Photographs in the Museum Collection", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 27 - May 1, 1988
“Shadows on the Wall: Cameraless Photography from 1851 to Today” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 31– November 30, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed by the artist on sheet verso in pencil, retraced in ink: Moholy=Nagy '29
Inscribed in unknown handwriting: 42 [circled]
Inscribed in unknown handwriting: 42 [circled]
Catalogue raisonnéMoholy-Nagy: The Photograms, 2009, fgm 296
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