Time-Switch: A Small Collection of Utopian and Fantastic Machinery and Equipment

1921

Johannes Molzahn

Associated Names
Johannes Molzahn

Artist, German, 1892 - 1965

Galerie Alfred Flechtheim

Publisher

The image displays an abstract composition with various geometric shapes like triangles, circles, and intricate line work. These shapes form a design resembling a mechanical contraption, suggesting the image of a bicycle or cart. The background consists of parallel horizontal lines, dotted patterns, and symmetrical zigzag lines, enhancing the abstract nature of the piece. Additionally, there is text in elaborate fonts overlapping the geometric design, adding an artistic touch that complements the overall composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    portfolio of 6 etchings and 1 color-lithograph for the portfolio cover

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.637.1-9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Salzmann 1977, no. 47-53, State only

Associated Artworks

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Zeit-Taster

Johannes Molzahn, Galerie Alfred Flechtheim

1921

Text Page (Zeit-Taster)

Johannes Molzahn, Galerie Alfred Flechtheim

1921

Text Page (Johannes Molzahn)

Johannes Molzahn, Galerie Alfred Flechtheim

1921

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Franz Hilker, Bonn (not in Lugt). (Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased 2006; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Salzmann, Siegfried, Güse, Ernst-Gerhard, Lange, Barbara. Johannes Molzahn: Das druckgraphische Werk. Duisburg: Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum der Stadt, 1977: nos. 47-53

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