László Moholy-Nagy
American, born Hungary, 1895–1946
The Mavericks II (Die Eigenbrötler II)
INV-2123
László Moholy-Nagy
American, born Hungary, 1895–19461927
The Mavericks II (Die Eigenbrötler II)
László Moholy-Nagy American, born Hungary, 1895–1946 →bauhausavant-gardephotographphotography
Date
1927
Medium
Photomontage (gelatin silver prints and ink)
Dimensions
Image/paper: 22.4 × 15.7 cm (8 7/8 × 6 3/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Herbert R. and Paula Molner in honor of Douglas Druick
The Hungarian-born artist László Moholy-Nagy was one of the most influential art teachers in Germany in the 1920s. He taught from 1923 until 1928 at the Bauhaus art school, which united traditional artisanal workshops with industrial manufacturing and mechanical reproduction. Moholy's book Painting, Photography, Film, published in 1925 and again in 1927, argued that film and photography could give essentially new perspectives on art and contemporary life, if only their basic principles were fully understood and exploited. This photomontage is exceptional in its use of ink and in its relatively full composition, many of Moholy's montages exploit blank space. However, it exemplifies his association of photomontage with the fast pacing and high-keyed humor and terror of the movies.
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Furnishing Fabric
Produced by the Bauhaus Workshop (Germany, 1919–1933) Germany, Weimar
