Construction (Konstruktion) / László Moholy-Nagy

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Accession Number
1957/1.30
Title
Construction (Konstruktion)
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
Hungary, 1895-1946
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
Object Creation Date
1923
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Germany (nation)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Germany (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
abstract
Inscription
Signed in pencil, l.r.: Moholy=Nagy Inscription in pencil, l.l.: für Sluhky Ostern 1928
Dimensions
59.1 cm x 43.8 cm (23 1/4 in. x 17 1/4 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Print
Physical Description
Two tall, rectangular intersecting planes, one black and one white, create the appearance of a tall, minimal structure. Vertical lines of black and white add to the structure, which at its base projects slightly into a rough square shape that seems to delineate a kind of ground or base. The space around the structure is ochre.
Subject Matter
The basic forms and lines of this piece consider fundamental formal relationships and are in dialogue with Bauhaus ideas about architecture and industrial design.
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923 x 1255
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Record
1957/1.30
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"Construction (Konstruktion); László Moholy-Nagy." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1957-sl-1.30/1957_1.30.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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