László Moholy-Nagy

Hungarian artist (1895–1946)

† 1946 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; cross-wiki notability: 44 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Art Institute of Chicago · Museum of Modern Art · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian) · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · Whitney Museum of American Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

László Moholy-Nagy was born on July 20, 1895 in Bácsborsód and died on November 24, 1946 in Chicago, aged 51. Recorded occupations: painter, photographer, sculptor, designer, film director and architect. Country of citizenship: Hungary and United States. Associated movement: Constructivism. Educated at Eötvös Loránd University. Member of American Abstract Artists and Laszlo Moholy-Nagy & Alexander Dorner.

At a glance

Born: July 20, 1895 · Bácsborsód
Died: November 24, 1946 · Chicago
Age at death: 51
Citizenship: Hungary, United States
Occupations: painter, photographer, sculptor, designer, film director, architect
Movements: Constructivism
Education: Eötvös Loránd University
Wikipedia editions: 44 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of László Moholy-Nagy's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1946 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 11 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q160448 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about László Moholy-Nagy on Wikipedia.

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