
Catalogue
- Year
- 1925
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 11 3/4 × 15 11/16" (29.8 × 39.8 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Martin Munkacsi
Artist

Martin Munkacsi
Photography
Martin Munkacsi was a Hungarian-born American photographer known for dynamic, candid imagery that captured movement and spontaneity in both editorial and fashion contexts. Working primarily in black and white from the 1920s onward, he pioneered a faster, more naturalistic approach to sports and portrait photography that departed from static studio conventions. His work appeared regularly in major European and American publications, influencing the development of modern photojournalism and fashion photography through his emphasis on gesture, light, and narrative momentum.
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- Martin Munkacsi
- Year
- 1925
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- 11 3/4 × 15 11/16" (29.8 × 39.8 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1925-M071927
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified
