Photogram, 1922–1926

ArtistLászló Moholy-Nagy, Bácsborsód 1895–1946 Chicago

Gelatin silver print

State/print versionFrom the portfolio 'Photograms, 1922-1926', printed 1973, published by Galerie Heiner Friedrich, Munich and Edizioni O, Milano

Image dimensions39,4 x 29,8 cm

Status

not on display

About the workThroughout the evolution of photography, the joy of experimentation has often been at the centre. László Moholy-Nagy didn’t need a camera. The professor at the Bauhaus art school in Weimar and his wife Lucia – whose contribution is only gradually receiving the appreciation it deserves – placed objects on chemically treated paper and exposed it to light. The outlines of objects or even the profiles of their own heads emerged. Moholy-Nagy called the result a “photogram”: a combination of “photograph” and “telegram”.

AccessionAcquisition 2019

Provenance[...]; 2019 angekauft von Kicken Berlin

Inventory numberF.2019.1249

Contact

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