Sándor Bortnyik, 1893-1976 Lot n° 3

Sándor Bortnyik, 1893-1976 Bauhaus mask, Weimar c. 1922, vintage print The symmetrical context of the paper mask, which is also symmetrical due to its central fold, is formed by the crossed hands; J. Fiedler, Fotografie am Bauhaus, pp. 138: "The motif of the 'hand' may be a constructivist emblem and perhaps also a reflection of Gropius' statements about the structure of the Bauhaus according to 'spirit' and 'hand'" As a painter, graphic artist and photographer, Sándor Bortnyik was not only one of the prominent representatives of young art in Hungary, but also an influential ambassador of the Weimar Bauhaus. He brought its principles from his Weimar exile (1922-24) to Budapest, where in 1928 he opened a school for applied graphics under the name "mühely" (workshop), "which became known under the title 'the Bauhaus of Budapest' and existed until 1938" (L. Neumann, Bauhaus und Bauhäusler, Bern 1971, p. 68) Provenance: Estate of Sándor Bortnyik 17,6:13 cm