Hajò (Boat)

c. 1930

László Káldor

Associated Names
László Káldor

Artist, Hungarian, 1905 - 1963

The image shows a boat navigating through water. The boat is angled diagonally across the image, with its bow pointing toward the top left corner. The hull is mostly dark with some lighter sections, while the smokestack stands out with its black and white stripes. A small wake follows the boat, creating ripples on the water. The photo is in black and white, with various shades of gray.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 30 x 21.6 cm (11 13/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
    framed: 53.3 x 42.9 x 3.2 cm (21 x 16 7/8 x 1 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.72.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kicken Gallery, Berlin); NGA purchase, 2004.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2007

  • Foto: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, 2007 - 2008, no. 91.

Inscriptions

All on verso: by later hand, lower left in grahpite: CVG-251103; lower right in graphite: PO311073

Wikidata ID

Q64156256