Untitled (Positive)

c. 1922-1924

László Moholy-Nagy

Associated Names
László Moholy-Nagy

Artist, American, born Hungary, 1895 - 1946

The image shows a collection of overlapping shapes and lines. There is a prominent circular form intersected by diagonal lines, creating an abstract composition. The abstract arrangement of shapes and shadows gives the impression of a coiled spring intersecting with a circular frame. There are two white rectangular shapes in the center that resemble blocks of ice or small paper sheets. The combination of these geometric forms and shadows gives the feel of looking at a complex piece of machinery or a spinning top from above.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA); purchased with donated funds from The Circle of the National Gallery of Art by NGA, 1999.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Photographs from the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999.

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Bibliography

1998

  • Dust Breeding: Photographs, Sculpture & Film. Exh. cat. Fraenkel Gallery. San Francisco, 1998: 11.

Inscriptions

lower right verso in black ink: L. Moholy-Nagy; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: MLMN.0106-Y

Wikidata ID

Q64156257

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