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Seated Woman II by László Moholy-Nagy

Seated Woman II

László Moholy-Nagy · 1916

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DETAILS
Artist
László Moholy-Nagy
Date
1916
Medium
Black crayon, with touches of charcoal, on grayish-ivory wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
64.9 × 50.1 cm (25 9/16 × 19 3/4 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of Suzette M. Zurcher
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László Moholy-Nagy

László Moholy-Nagy, a 'relentlessly experimental' Bauhaus master, pioneered photography and kinetic sculpture, famously creating the Light-Space Modulator.

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