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Small Harbor, Marseilles

Herbert Bayer American, born Austria
1928
Not on view
Director of the Bauhaus typography and advertising workshop, Herbert Bayer took up the camera about 1925, initially using photography in relation to his design work and later pursuing it for its own sake. In 1928, he traveled to Marseille, where he photographed the boats docked in the harbor from overhead, exploiting the camera's capacity to transform everyday reality into patterned abstractions.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Small Harbor, Marseilles
  • Artist: Herbert Bayer (American (born Austria), Haag 1900–1985 Montecito, California)
  • Date: 1928
  • Medium: Gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions: 37.2 x 24.2 cm (14 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Ford Motor Company Collection, Gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.1100.8
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs

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