Los 4219

Kozman, Myron
(1916-2002)Photogram

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts
Auktionsdatum 5.6.2024

Photogram. Circa 1935. Vintage gelatin silver print. 25 x 20 cm. Annotated in pencil on the verso.

Myron Kozman was an abstract painter, sculptor and screen printer. He studied at Grand Rapids Junior College and then in Chicago where he was one of the first five graduates of the Institute of Design (New Bauhaus) in Chicago. Kozman later became a teacher there for twelve years. He worked closely with Moholy-Nagy, teaching him screen printing, and was a WPA (Works Progress Administration) artist. His work was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Artists Gallery of Chicago and London Art Gallery in London, England. – Small creases and pinholes in lower corners, some handling dents/creases, some nicks in edges, traces of previous mounting on verso, otherwise in good condition.

Provenance: Christie's. Light, Volume and Form: Photographs from the Shalom Shpilman Collection, May 24-June 2, 2016, lot 75.