Untitled (automobiles)
1953 · Gelatin silver print
15 1/2 × 11 11/16" (39.3 × 29.7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Otto Steinert
1915–1978
Saarbrücken, Germany
PhotographyPhotography
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None documented
5
Institutional Exhibitions
5
Works in Collection
16
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2
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Edward Steichen Photography Center
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
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The Photographer's Eye
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
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30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959
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Photographs from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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Postwar European Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
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Otto Steinert was a German photographer and pedagogue instrumental in establishing subjective photography as a critical practice in post-war Europe. Working primarily in black and white, he developed a formal vocabulary emphasizing abstraction, tonal contrast, and the expressive potential of the photographic print itself. Steinert founded the Fotoform group in 1949 and later directed the School for Photography at the Folkwangschule in Essen, where he shaped multiple generations of practitioners toward conceptual rigor and technical mastery.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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