Dessau: Duplex House in the Bauhaus Masters' Residential Estate, 1926

Blatt: 8 x 13.2 cm
Gesamtmaß: 9 x 14 cm
Passepartout: 30.0 x 40.0 cm

Physical Description: Silver Gelatin Print mounted on postcard stock

Inventory Number: St.F.2456

Acquisition: Acquired in 2013 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, joint property with the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.

Status: Not on display

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About the Work

Lucia Moholy was a trained photographer. On commission from Walter Gropius, she photographed the products of the various Bauhaus workshops, and in 1925/26 documented the newly constructed Bauhaus Residential Estate in Dessau. She set up a photo workshop for herself in the Master House she lived in with her husband László Moholy-Nagy in the estate. Her architectural views were printed in newspapers for advertising purposes and marketed as postcards. Until 1926, she edited the series of Bauhaus Books put out by László Moholy-Nagy and Walter Gropius. With her husband she also worked on experimental photography projects and co-authored texts on photographic theory.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Dessau: Duplex House in the Bauhaus Masters' Residential Estate

Photographer

Lucia Moholy

Period Produced

20th century

School

Object Type

photograph

Physical Description: Silver Gelatin Print mounted on postcard stock

Material

Technique

silver gelatin print

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet verso oben links auf dem Postkartenkarton: Druckschrift: walter gropius / dessau: doppelwohnhaus; der bauhausmeistersiedlung (1925/26)
Bezeichnet verso unten links auf dem Postkartenkarton: Druckschrift: foto lucia moholy

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet verso unten rechts auf dem Postkartenkarton: Handschriftlich: HYZ120469

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Photographic Collection

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Gemeinsames Eigentum mit dem Städelschen Museums-Verein e.V.

Picture Copyright: © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024

Acquisition: Acquired in 2013 with support from the Kulturstiftung der Länder and the Hessischer Kulturstiftung, joint property with the Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V.