Untitled
Artist
László Moholy-Nagy
(American, born in Hungary, 1895–1946)
Date1938
Mediumblack ink applied with pen, and pastel on medium, smooth cream wove paper
Dimensions27.9 x 21.7 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Katherine Kuh, in memory of Daniel Catton Rich
Object number1976.178
Label TextAs a teacher at the Bauhaus—the progressive German art school—Moholy-Nagy worked as a sculptor in a Russian Constructivist style. In 1937 he opened the “New Bauhaus” in Chicago (later the Institute of Design). Many of its faculty were former Bauhaus teachers and students, who aimed to perpetuate its ideals of practical industrial design. Moholy-Nagy developed this sketch into a painting, now at the Art Institute of Chicago.ProvenanceKatherine Kuh, New York, NYOn View
Not on view
