László Moholy-NagyVerenigde Staten, 1895–1946Gezicht vanaf de Pont Transbordeur
Kan ik het zien?
Onbekend
Waar is „Gezicht vanaf de Pont Transbordeur” nu? Collectie: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam. Onbekend.
Amsterdam, Nederland
De eigenaar is bekend; of het werk nu te zien is, is onbekend.
- Bron
- Het museum
Over het werk
This may well be the penultimate example of Modernism as expressed in photography in the 1920s. Moholy-Nagy climbed to the top of the Marseille transporter bridge and photographed straight down. The rhythm of the metal construction, printed dark, contrasts with the circular concrete pillar. Two triangular sails of a ship passing by prevent the photograph from turning into an entirely abstract entity.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- RP-F-2010-1
Wat het toont
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Afbeelding: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
In het leven van László Moholy-Nagy
Het hele leven1920–1933 · Woonplaats
Berlin
1928
Leaves the Bauhaus for his own Berlin studio
In 1928 Moholy-Nagy left the Bauhaus (Marianne Brandt took over the metal workshop) and set up his own design studio in Berlin, employing István Seboek, György Kepes and Andor Weininger. He designed sets for operatic and theatrical productions (including Erwin Piscator's political theatre) as well as exhibitions and books, ad campaigns and films.
1929
Helps organise “Film und Foto” in Stuttgart
Moholy-Nagy was brought in to help organise the famous “Film und Foto” exhibition in Stuttgart.
1929
Separates from Lucia
In 1929 Moholy-Nagy separated from his first wife Lucia, photographer and collaborator in his photogram experiments.
summer 1931
A trip to Finland as Alvar Aalto's guest
In the summer of 1931 Moholy-Nagy travelled to Finland with his then girlfriend, the actress Ellen Frank (Walter Gropius's sister-in-law), as the guest of the architect Alvar Aalto. There he visited the Holy Cross Church in Hattula — and in 1933 he named his first daughter Hattula.
1931
Meets Sibylle Pietzsch
Moholy-Nagy met the actress and scriptwriter Sibylle Pietzsch, who became his wife and companion for the rest of his life and later an art and architectural historian. Together they made the now-classic film “A Lightplay: Black White Gray”, based on the Light-Space Modulator, as well as “Gypsies” and “Berlin Still Life”.
