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László Moholy-NagyWW-1922-116251

1922·Collodion silver chloride photogram·Image/paper: 13.9 × 8.9 cm (5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in.)

<p>László Moholy-Nagy was one of the foremost proponents of the photogram in the modern era. He made his very first photograms, including this one, on postcard stock. The green and pink iridescent sheen of the glossy surface and the warm image tone are characteristic of collodion printing-out paper. Printing-out paper darkens when exposed to light and does so relatively slowly, unlike developing-out paper, which yields a visible image immediately when immersed in developer. Thus Moholy-Nagy was able to check on his elaborate composition as he was creating it.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1922
Medium: Collodion silver chloride photogram
Dimensions: Image/paper: 13.9 × 8.9 cm (5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: László Moholy-Nagy

Artist

László Moholy-Nagy

Painting

László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian painter and photographer as well as a professor in the Bauhaus school. He was highly influenced by constructivism and a strong advocate of the integration of technology and industry into the arts. The art critic Peter Schjeldahl called him "relentlessly experimental" because of his pioneering work in painting, drawing, photography, collage, sculpture, film, theater, and writing.

Chicago, IL, USA

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