Construction (Konstruktion) / László Moholy-Nagy
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1957/1.30
- Title
- Construction (Konstruktion)
- Artist
- László Moholy-Nagy
- 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)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jean Paul Slusser
- 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
- 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.
- Primary Keywords
- abstraction
- bauhaus
- color lithographs
- geometric abstraction
- high-rise buildings
- minimal
- rectangles
- Secondary Keywords
- height
- transfer method
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- concepts in the arts
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- genres
- geometric concepts
- geometric figures
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- lithographs
- mathematical concepts
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european regional styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- modern german styles and movements
- multistory buildings
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plane figures
- planographic prints
- polygons
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- quadrilaterals
- scientific concepts
- single built works
- single built works by form
- single built works by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 923 x 1255
- File Size
- 78 KB
- Record
- 1957/1.30
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1957-sl-1.30/1957_1.30.jpg
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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 June 13, 2024.