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László Moholy-Nagy

Artwork Details

Construction (Konstruktion)
1923
László Moholy-Nagy
color lithograph on paper
23 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (59.06 x 43.82 cm);28 1/16 x 22 1/16 in. (71.28 x 56.04 cm);23 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (59.06 x 43.82 cm)
Gift of Jean Paul Slusser
1957/1.30

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László Moholy-Nagy
United States, 1895–1946
Construction (Konstruktion)
1923
Color lithograph
Gift of Jean Paul Slusser, 1957/1.30
(Flip Your Field: Abstract Art from the Collection, June 9 – September 2, 2012, text by Celeste Brusati)
László Moholy-Nagy
United States, 1895–1946
Construction (Konstruktion)
1923
Color lithograph
Gift of Jean Paul Slusser, 1957/1.30

Subject Matter:

The basic forms and lines of this piece consider fundamental formal relationships and are in dialogue with Bauhaus ideas about architecture and industrial design.

Physical Description:

Two tall, rectangular intersecting planes, one black and one white, create the appearance of a tall, minimal structure. Vertical lines of black and white add to the structure, which at its base projects slightly into a rough square shape that seems to delineate a kind of ground or base. The space around the structure is ochre.

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