Indiana University Indiana University IU

Artist László Moholy-Nagy (Hungarian, 1895–1946)
Title Harmony (L'Harmonie, L'Harmonie: Liebe deinen Nächsten/ Mord auf den Schienen)
Date 1925
Medium Gelatin silver print
Dimensions Image: 6 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (17.6 × 12.1 cm)
Sheet: 6 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (17.6 × 12.1 cm)
Mount: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit Line Art Sinsabaugh Archive, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 78.300.X.28.2

Share this artwork!

About this Work

This image shows the experimental style of photography (combining elements of Constructivism and Surrealism with photo-collage) that Moholy-Nagy introduced at the German Bauhaus and later taught at the New Bauhaus in Chicago. Believing that creative endeavors were only valid if they produced new relationships, the multi-talented artist Moholy-Nagy began applying this theory of "production-reproduction" to photography in 1922. Combining elements of geometric abstraction of the Russian Constructivists and collage of Dada, he sought to dematerialize images of popular culture by rearranging them to create a new vision. His photomontages (or photoplastics) unified hand-drawn and graphic elements on a natural white field. Moholy introduced his revolutionary design principles to America at the New Bauhaus in 1923.

The Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art’s collection includes another photomontage by Moholy-Nagy, Olly and Dolly Sisters (Eskenazi Museum of Art 300.X.28.1).


Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.

Viewing Information
This artwork is currently off display. You may be able to see this artwork by filling out an art viewing room request.

 

Request this Image
The Eskenazi Museum of Art provides images of its collection, free of charge, upon request. This artwork is under copyright protection. You can request the image and it will be emailed to you when the request is complete.

Cite this Page
"Harmony | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=78.300.X.28.2