About Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
American · 1895–1946 · Constructivism
studying law, heading the Bauhaus metal workshop without metalworking experience, making art from light and shadow, and founding the New Bauhaus in Chicago
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's works are held in 28 museums worldwide, including Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, National Gallery of Art, and Museum of Modern Art.
🇧🇪 Belgium
1 museum
- 1 works
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)
Ghent, Belgium
🇩🇪 Germany
5 museums
- 2 works
Neue Nationalgalerie
Neue Nationalgalerie, Germany
- 1 works
Kaiser Wilhelm Museum
Krefeld, Germany
- 1 works
Museum Ludwig
Gebäudekomplex der Kölner Philharmonie und des Museum Ludwig, Germany
- 1 works
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Münster, Germany
- 1 works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
🇳🇱 Netherlands
2 museums
- 2 works
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Building of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Netherlands
- 1 works
Van Abbemuseum
Van Abbemuseum, Netherlands
🇪🇸 Spain
2 museums
- 2 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Palace of Villahermosa, Spain
- 1 works
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
Valencia, Spain
🇨🇭 Switzerland
1 museum
- 2 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
3 museums
- 1 works
Tate
Tate Britain, United Kingdom
Daily 10:00–18:00Free (permanent collection)Pimlico (Britain) / Southwark (Modern) (Victoria / Jubilee)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
National Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- 1 works
National Museum Cardiff
Castle, United Kingdom
🇺🇸 United States
14 museums
- 8 works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Upper East Side, United States
- 8 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 11:00–18:00FreeArchives – Navy Memorial (Green & Yellow)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 7 works
Museum of Modern Art
Midtown Manhattan, United States
Daily 10:30–17:30 (Sat until 19:00; first Fri of month until 20:00)Adults $30, students $17Fifth Av / 53 St (E, M)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 4 works
Busch–Reisinger Museum
Cambridge, United States
- 4 works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
- 2 works
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery Swartwout Building, United States
Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 13:00–17:00; closed MonFreeNew Haven Union Station (Metro-North New Haven Line)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 2 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
- 1 works
Detroit Institute of Arts
Midtown Detroit, United States
- 1 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
- 1 works
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Old Patent Office Building, United States
- 1 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Sun–Tue, Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed WedAdults $30, students $17 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)86 St (4, 5, 6)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
- 1 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
- 1 works
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Laszlo Moholy-Nagy?
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy was born in Hungary in 1895 and died in Chicago in 1946. He began to paint on transparent plastic materials in the early 1920s.What is Laszlo Moholy-Nagy known for?
He is known for his paintings on transparent plastic materials in the early 1920s. These early pictures using celluloid and gallalith were attempts to render lighted pigment, giving colour values a new radiance.What was Laszlo Moholy-Nagy's art style?
Laszlo Moholy-Nagy had absorbed most of the principles of Russian constructivism before joining the Bauhaus faculty in 1923. His canvas "A II", from the following year, shows how divorced his work had become from any association outside of its own immediate structure and appearance.