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Artists›Carlotta Corpron

Carlotta Corpron

American, 1901

WA-00035525

Photography

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None documented

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MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Abstraction in Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951

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3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/carlotta-corpron
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/61871
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Carlotta Corpron was an American photographer and light artist who pioneered experimental abstraction through direct manipulation of light and photographic materials. Working primarily in the 1940s and 1950s, she created luminous compositions by projecting light through sculptural forms and translucent objects onto photographic paper, treating light itself as a sculptural medium. Her work anticipated later developments in kinetic and immersive art, though remained largely undocumented during her lifetime.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artworks (7)

Fluid Light Design, Fluid Rhythm

1950 · Gelatin silver print

13 1/4 × 10 5/8" (33.7 × 27 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Fluid Light--Winds between the Worlds

1950 · Gelatin silver print

13 3/8 × 10 11/16" (33.9 × 27.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Solarized Calla Lilies

1948 · Gelatin silver print

35.0 x 27.1 cm (13 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woven Light— Glass Brick

1940 · Gelatin silver print

Image, sight: 32.3 × 26.4 cm (12 3/4 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Eggs Reflected and Multiplied

1940 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 26.9 × 34 cm (10 5/8 × 13 7/16 in.); Mount: 50.6 × 40.9 cm (19 15/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Suspended Glass Cubes

1940 · Gelatin silver print

Image, sight: 33.7 × 26 cm (13 5/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mardi Gras

1940 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 34.1 × 25.5 cm (13 7/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Mount: 50.6 × 40.8 cm (19 15/16 × 16 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork sources (3)

7 published of 9 catalogued · 8 with image

Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
The Met
1 published

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Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Art Institute of Chicago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Photographs from the Museum Collection

New York · 1958

Group Exhibition Abstraction in Photography

New York · 1951