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László Moholy-Nagy — Untitled ('Photogrammetrié')
László Moholy-Nagy

Untitled ('Photogrammetrié')

1925

A photogram created by László Moholy-Nagy in 1925, demonstrating the artist's experimental approach to photography using light and everyday objects. The work exemplifies the Bauhaus philosophy of exploring new artistic possibilities through innovative techniques.

Medium
photogram, a unique object, on gelatin silver paper, the photographer's 'moholy-nagy' stamp, ‘1 Photogrammetrié / was ein Sonnenstrahl und ein / bisschen Phantasie aus einem / Reibeisen machen können.’ [Photogrammetry / what a sunbeam and a / little imagination can make / out of a grater.], ‘Uhu 5/1928,’ and reproduction notations in an unidentified hand in pencil, and with numerical and Verlag Ullstein labels on the reverse

🔨 Auction Lot

Modernités

October 25, 2022

Estimate: $200,000$300,000

Lot 5

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László Moholy-Nagy, Untitled ('Photogrammetrié'), 1925

A photogram created by László Moholy-Nagy in 1925, demonstrating the artist's experimental approach to photography using light and everyday objects. The work exemplifies the Bauhaus philosophy of exploring new artistic possibilities through innovative techniques.

Medium
photogram, a unique object, on gelatin silver paper, the photographer's 'moholy-nagy' stamp, ‘1 Photogrammetrié / was ein Sonnenstrahl und ein / bisschen Phantasie aus einem / Reibeisen machen können.’ [Photogrammetry / what a sunbeam and a / little imagination can make / out of a grater.], ‘Uhu 5/1928,’ and reproduction notations in an unidentified hand in pencil, and with numerical and Verlag Ullstein labels on the reverse
Year
1925
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Photography, László Moholy-Nagy, Avant-Garde, Experimental, Photogram, 1925, Bauhaus

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