Untitled

Prints and Drawings

1941/42

László Moholy-Nagy
American, born Hungary, 1895-1946

A Hungarian painter, photographer, and art teacher, László Moholy-Nagy moved to Berlin as a young man and became the head of the metal workshop at the Weimar Bauhaus, a progressive art and design school. He fled Nazi Germany in 1935, eventually settling in Chicago, where he headed the New Bauhaus and influenced a generation of artists. Known especially for his photograms and photographic theories, he was interested in teaching a new way of seeing.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: László Moholy-Nagy
Title: Untitled
Place: United States (Artist's nationality)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1941–1942
Medium: Oil paint on white wove paper
Dimensions: 45.5 × 36.3 cm (17 15/16 × 14 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Richard Q. Livingston
Reference Number: 1993.290

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