Curtis Moffat

Curtis Moffat 1887-1949. Originally from New York, he moved to London via Paris in the late 1920´s and opened an audacious showroom that focused on ‘ultra modern’ interior decorating, some of which he designed himself. As a young man he had chosen painting but it was to photography that he notably devoted himself during the late twenties and thirties. Among many other artistic influences he had a very close relationship with Man Ray with whom he collaborated in Paris exchanging ideas, styles and facilities.

Curtis Moffat was a man who took an enormous effort in achieving the effects he was after in his photographic work, constantly innovating and experimenting with new forms and techniques. Many of his works consist in still-life and portraiture in black and white but his real innovation lay in the use of three-colour gelatine pigment printing.
Factum Arte has an been assisting his estate an the documentation and dissemination of Curtis Moffat´s work.

Portrait of Nancy Cunard
A portrait of Nancy Cunard taken in 1925 by Curtis Moffat has been published in an edition of 20 copies as a platinum print from the original negative by Factum Arte in conjunction with 31 Studio. The image is presented in a solander box along with a facsimile of a poem written for this important but little known photographer by Nancy Cunard.
Factum Arte has also produced several other images, including a three colour rayograph for the estate of Curtis Moffat. These have not been commercially published