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Lithograph
30 x 45" (76.2 x 114.3 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Curtis Moffat
1887
WA-00028531
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Photography 1839�1937
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1937
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- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Curtis Moffat was a British photographer and designer active in the interwar period, known for abstract photograms and experimental modernist approaches to light and form. Working primarily in the 1920s and 1930s, he created cameraless photographs by placing objects directly onto light-sensitive paper, a technique that positioned his work at the intersection of avant-garde photography and constructivist design. His experiments with shadow, transparency, and geometric composition were influential in establishing photographic abstraction as a serious artistic practice in Britain.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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