Synthetisches Kino der Malerei

1918

Raoul Hausmann

Associated Names
Raoul Hausmann

Artist, Austrian, 1886 - 1971

The image shows a large circular shape with several smaller rectangular cutouts creating an abstract composition. The circle contains overlapping fragmented parts of a human face, including an eye, an open mouth showing teeth, and another eye. The image has text elements such as "synthetis" visible.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    René Huyghe Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 17.2 x 22.6 cm (6 3/4 x 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.1.13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

René Huyghe; purchased by NGA Photo Archives, 1975 (transferred to DCPH, 2001).

Associated Names

Bibliography

1979

  • Haus, Andreas. Raoul Hausmann: Kamerafotografien 1927-1957. Munich, 1979: fig. 2.

Inscriptions

lower right in charcoal pencil: RHausmann; on mount, lower left stamped in black ink: RENE HUYGHE / COLLECTION

Wikidata ID

Q64158912

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