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MOHOLY-NAGY, Laszlo (1895-1946)
The Hungarian Moholy-Nagy encountered Dada and Constructivism in Berlin in 1919-23 and worked at the Bauhaus in 1923-28. The cryptic title of this Constructivist painting indicates that it was begun in London and completed after Moholy-Nagy's move to Chicago in 1937. At this time he had totally rejected representationalism. This painting is a study for a construction made of layers of perspex and metal which would harness light and reflections to produce a transient immaterial image.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 822
Creation/Production
MOHOLY-NAGY, Laszlo
Date: 1936-1939
Acquisition
Purchase, 1977
Measurements
Height
(cm): 96.5
Width
(cm): 76.1
Height
(in): 38
Width
(in): 30
Techniques
canvas
Material
oil
Location
Gallery 15
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