Exercise
1932 · Gelatin silver print
11 1/2 × 8 5/8" (29.2 × 21.9 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Wanda Wulz
Artist
WA-00031995
PhotographySurrealismConceptual ArtPhotography
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None documented
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1
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3
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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
About
Why this artist matters now
Wanda Wulz was an Italian photographer and filmmaker active from the 1920s through the postwar period. She pioneered experimental photomontage and self-portraiture, merging her own face with animal forms and architectural elements to create surrealist-inflected images that interrogated identity and perception. Working in both still photography and film, Wulz developed a distinctive visual language that combined darkroom manipulation with conceptual rigor. Her work anticipated later developments in photographic collage and remains significant to the history of early twentieth-century European avant-garde practice.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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