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THE MOON (MERCATOR, MER DES NUAGES, LANDSBERG)
1903 · Photogravure
22 3/8 × 18 3/8" (57 × 46.8 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Maurice Loewy
Artist
WA-00028226
Photography
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None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
6
Works in Collection
18
Assets Indexed
1
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Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (2)
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1 cross-verified · 0 single-source
- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Maurice Loewy was a French astronomer and optical instrument maker whose precision photography of the moon and celestial bodies fundamentally advanced observational astronomy in the late nineteenth century. Working from the Paris Observatory, he developed innovative telescopic and photographic techniques that established new standards for astronomical documentation. His methods of celestial cartography influenced the future direction of astrophysical research.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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Artworks (6)
Artwork sources (3)
6 published of 10 catalogued · 7 with image
- MoMA4 publishedof 8 catalogued6 img
- Cleveland Museum of Art1 published1 img
- The Met1 published
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1 entries · 1 sources
- 1896 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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