László Moholy-Nagy Q 1 Suprematistic 1923
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 37 1/2 x 37 1/2" (95.2 x 95.2 cm)
- Credit
- The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation
- Object number
- 1051.1983
- Copyright
- © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- László Moholy-Nagy has 124 works online.
- There are 2,465 paintings online.
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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910–1980
Oct 2, 1985–Jan 7, 1986
9 other works identified
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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910–1980
Oct 2, 1985–Jan 7, 1986
7 other works identified
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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910–1980
Oct 2, 1985–Jan 7, 1986
5 other works identified
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This work is included in the Provenance Research Project, which investigates the ownership history of works in MoMA's collection.
[Galerie Klihm, Munich, by 1961] [1]. Acquired by the McCrory Corporation (Meshulam Riklis), by 1977 [2]; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1983 (The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation).
[1] Likely on loan from Klihm to the exhibition Moholy-Nagy, Kunsthalle Mannheim, July 14-August 13, 1961 (no. 19). Also lender to the exhibition Moholy-Nagy, Stedelijk van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, January 20-March 5, 1967 (no. A17).
[3] Included in the exhibition Aspekte Konstruktiver Kunst Aspekte Konstruktiver Kunst: Sammlung MccCrory Corporation, Kunsthaus Zurich, January 14 to February 27, 1977 (no. 119). See also Rotzler, Willy, ed. Constructivism and the Geometric Tradition: Selections from the McCrory Corporation Collection. Buffalo: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1979 (no. 132).
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