Constructivist Composition
Date
1923
Artist
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, American, b. Bácsborsod, Hungary, 1895–1946
Provenance
Mrs. Kay Hillman, New York
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington DC (acquired from Mrs. Kay Hillman), to 31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Exhibition History
ALBERT LOEB AND KRUGIER GALLERY, New York [exhibition date unknown; see file for further info.]
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Selections from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest," 7 August-16 November 1986, unpublished checklist, no. 31.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Dreams and Nightmares: Utopian Visions in Modern Art," 8 December 1983-12 February 1984, no. 52, p. 87.
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Washington, DC. "Modernism: Designing a New World," 17 March-29 July 2007.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Josef Albers: Innovation and Inspiration," 13 February-11 April 2010, no cat.
Published References
FINCH, CHRISTOPHER. Twentieth-Century Watercolors (New York: Abbeville Press, 1988), no. 170, p. 145.
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On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
86.3271
Type
Painting
Medium
Transparent and opaque watercolor and graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions
17 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (43.4 x 35.2 cm)
