Through a reversal of tones, László Moholy-Nagy transforms this simple image of pigeons on the street into a dynamic new composition of space, light and motion. As with his photograms (see Lot 8), Moholy-Nagy would on occasion reverse his original image into a negative print, a process he referred to as “revaluation.” In this negative image, the shadows of the pigeons have been recast as sharply defined white shapes that punctuate the picture plane. In this image, he has used photography’s unique capabilities to revise the visual world.