Untitled
1946 · Gelatin silver print
13 1/4 × 10 3/8" (33.7 × 26.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Erwin Blumenfeld
1897–1969
Berlin, Germany
PhotographySurrealismDadaismRealism
Representation
None documented
6
Institutional Exhibitions
9
Works in Collection
14
Assets Indexed
2
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0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Movements
- • Surrealism
- • Dadaism
- • Realism
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
2026
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Abstraction in Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951
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Color Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1950
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In and Out of Focus: A Survey of Today's Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948
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Portraits
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943
About
Why this artist matters now
Erwin Blumenfeld was an American photographer of German origin. He was born in Berlin, and in 1941 emigrated to the United States, where he soon became a successful and well-paid fashion photographer, working as a free-lancer for Harper's Bazaar, Life and American Vogue. His personal photographic work showed the influence of Dadaism and Surrealism; his two main areas of interest were death and women. He was expert in laboratory work, and experimented with photographic techniques such as distortion, multiple exposure, photo-montage and solarisation.
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Rijksmuseum
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Museum of Modern Art
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Art Institute of Chicago
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New Museum
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