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Curtis MoffatWW-0000-M004706
Catalogue
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- 30 x 45" (76.2 x 114.3 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Curtis Moffat
Artist

Curtis Moffat
Photography
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.
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- Curtis Moffat
- Medium
- Lithograph
- Dimensions
- 30 x 45" (76.2 x 114.3 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-0000-M004706
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
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- Status
- verified