László Moholy-Nagy EM 1 (Telephone Picture) 1923
- Medium
- Porcelain enamel on steel
- Dimensions
- 37 1/2 x 23 3/4" (95.2 x 60.3 cm)
- Credit
- Enid A. Haupt Fund, and acquired through the generosity of Debra and Leon Black, Ronnie Heyman, Daniel and Jane Och, Kenneth C. Griffin, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Michael S. Ovitz, Ronald O. Perelman, Jerry Speyer and Katherine Farley, Alice and Tom Tisch, Gary and Karen Winnick, and Anne Dias Griffin
- Object number
- 1342.2016
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- László Moholy-Nagy has 124 works online.
- There are 2,456 paintings online.
Installation views
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
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513: Design for Modern Life
Fall 2019–Summer 2021
2 other works identified
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513: Design for Modern Life
Fall 2019–Summer 2021
14 other works identified
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519: Bauhaus and Beyond
Oct 24, 2021–Jun 13, 2024
8 other works identified
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519: Bauhaus and Beyond
Oct 24, 2021–Jun 13, 2024
10 other works identified
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1923 - 1946, László Moholy-Nagy, Dessau and Chicago.
1946 - at least 1956, Sibyl Moholy-Nagy (1903-1971, the artist’s widow), Chicago and New York, inherited from the artist.
By 1969 - ?, Jan van der Marck, Chicago.
1987 - 2016, Viktor and Marianne Langen, Neuss, Germany, acquired through Galerie Gmurzynska, Köln and sold through Sotheby's, New York, Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, November 14, 2016, lot 5.
2016, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, purchased at auction through Sotheby's.
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