Moholy-Nagy, László
American (b. Hungary, 1895-1946)

DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Photogram

1922
gelatin silver print
37.2 x 27.3 cm.
Museum Purchase; ex-collection Sybil Moholy-Nagy
GEH NEG: 8098
81:2163:0004

OLD GEH NUMBER: 4685-04
NON-GEH NUMBERS: 319 / 1183

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Kostelanetz, Richard, ed. --Moholy-Nagy.-- New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970. pl. 14.//
Haus, Andreas. --Moholy-Nagy: Photographs and Photograms.-- New York: Pantheon Books, 1980. pl. 124.//
Ichikawa, Masanori & et. al, eds. --The Past and the Present of Photography.-- Tokyo: The National Museum of Mordern Art, 1990. pg. 64.//
This image was part of GEH's submission to Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) in 1999.//

EXHIBITION HISTORY:
"Photographs and Paintings by Moholy-Nagy", US, NY, Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery, October 21 - November 26, 1978.//
"The Past and Present of Photography - When Photographs Enter the Museum", Japan, Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art, September 14- November 11, 1990. (Traveled).//

INSCRIPTION: verso-(in pencil) "top" "C-" "319 1183 (circled)" (rubberstamp) "Foto Moholy-Nagy" "Moholy-Nagy Berlin-Chbg. 9 Fredericiastr. 27 Atelier" (signed) "L. Moholy=Nagy"

NOTES: Catalogued 4/90, DZ. Date from --Moholy-Nagy.-- (Kostelanetz, 1970).

SUBJECT: study, abstract