Oskar NerlingerGerman, 1893–1969Die Reibe (The Grater)
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Photograms are made by placing objects directly on or over a sheet of photographic paper and then exposing the paper to light. For this work Nerlinger used a small grater and a mesh sieve and likely employed a flashlight as a light source, moving the beam to create a three-dimensional effect. He hoped to put recent avant-garde experiments in photographic abstraction to work for advertising and created a portfolio of photograms combined with hand-painted typography to show potential clients. Here, the bold red 4 could refer to the price or quantity.
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Particulars
- Accession number
- 1988.157.64
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder
