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László Moholy-Nagy
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 GBP
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Description
- László Moholy-Nagy
- Untitled (fgm78), 1923-25
- Photogram
Silver print, printed c. 1929. Signed L. Moholy=Nagy in ink on the reverse. Mounted and framed.
Provenance
Collection Manfred Heiting
Private European Collection
Private European Collection
Literature
Modernist Masterworks to 1925 from 'the deLIGHTed eye', A Private
Collection, New York, International Center of Photography, 1985, ill. p. 31;
Renate Heyne, Floris M. Neusüss and Hattula Moholy-Nagy, eds., Moholy-Nagy: The Photograms: Catalogue Raisonné, Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz, 2009, cat. no. fgm 78, ill. pp. 92, 230.
Collection, New York, International Center of Photography, 1985, ill. p. 31;
Renate Heyne, Floris M. Neusüss and Hattula Moholy-Nagy, eds., Moholy-Nagy: The Photograms: Catalogue Raisonné, Ostfildern, Hatje Cantz, 2009, cat. no. fgm 78, ill. pp. 92, 230.
Condition
This silver print is in very good general condition. The corners and edges slightly worn and with light silvering along the edges visible in raking light only. Each corner with a pinhole mark due to the printing process and with a light raised area of approx. 4 cm visible in raking light only in the lower left quadrant near the centre.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In an enlarged 40 x 30 cm format, this photogram is one of the ten subjects from what is known as the 'Giedion portfolio', produced around 1929. The aim was to publish these in a limited edition of twenty, but it remains uncertain whether the complete edition was ever achieved.
The whereabouts of the original is unknown. A spiral shaped object may have been used, as it is achieving a three-dimensional spatial effect. Working with such three-dimensional paper shapes is something Moholy-Nagy took up again in later work phases.
The whereabouts of the original is unknown. A spiral shaped object may have been used, as it is achieving a three-dimensional spatial effect. Working with such three-dimensional paper shapes is something Moholy-Nagy took up again in later work phases.
The only complete set is now in the Kupferstichkabinett of the Kunstmuseum Basel, whilst other copies of this photogram can be found in the possession of the collections of the Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich, Kunsthalle Mannheim, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Sylvio Perlstein and the Cruz Collection, New York