LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895–1946), From the Radio Tower, Berlin, 1928

LÁSZLÓ MOHOLY-NAGY (1895–1946)
From the Radio Tower, Berlin, 1928
ferrotyped gelatin silver print, mounted on board, printed c. 1941
signed and dated in pencil (mount, recto); titled in pencil with typed credit, title and date on affixed Museum of Modern Art exhibition label (mount, verso)
image/sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.4 x 19.05 cm.)
mount: 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (44.5 x 34.2 cm.)
This print is one from an edition of ten, produced exclusively for the Museum of Modern Art.

Pre-Lot Text
Alexander Kaplen began collecting photographs in 1991 and continued until his passing in 2015. His primary interest in all that he collected was modernism; within photography, he was particularly interested in European modernism from between the two World Wars. Kaplen (or, ‘Lex’, as he was known to close family and friends) had a passion for life in all its diverse aspects, ranging from designing his own furniture to appreciating the music of Aaron Copland, Claude Debussy and Hector Berlioz. Kaplen was fiercely intelligent, amply demonstrated by his graduating from Harvard University and Yale University Law School, and supremely magnanimous and philanthropic, supporting such organizations as the New York Philharmonic, the Film Forum, New York Presbyterian Hospital and the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. From the start of his time collecting, Kaplen decided to purchase only what he considered the best examples by an artist. Over the course of his twenty-five years collecting photographs, he bought a total of only eleven, demonstrating his highly discerning eye. Christie’s is honored to be able to offer seven of these exceptional photographs for auction here.