Lot #121: LASZLO MOHOLY-NAGY - Composition - Gouache, India ink, and pencil drawing

   

Artist: Laszlo Moholy-Nagy (Hungarian, 1895 - 1946).
Title: "Composition".
Medium: Gouache, India ink, and pencil drawing.
Date: Composed c.early 1920s.
Dimensions: Overall size: 10 13/16 x 9 1/2 in. (275 x 241 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $8,000
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $12,000/15,000
Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower right recto; the annotation "LMN25" in red pencil, lower right recto; signed in pencil, verso; the Hungarian word "Eladott" ("sold") in red pencil, verso; the numbers "37810" stamped on a sticker, verso; collector stamps, verso. Painted on thin cream stiff paper board. Good to very good condition; scattered foxing overall; 1/2" edge tear lower left, well away from the image; overall lightstaining (?), verso; small edge stain, not into image, upper right; tape remains, verso. A Letter of Authenticity (LOA) accompanies the work. If you have a bona fide interest in bidding on this lot kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s).
Comment(s): Auction records of Moholy-Nagy works similar to our example include a sale at $47,500 of “Komposition mit farbigen Steifen” on 07/01/2020 at Christie’s Online, lot#3. Image copyright © VG Bild-Kunst, Germany and ARS, New York. [30514-2-8000-NA]