Alvin Langdon Coburn (American, 1882–1966). The Octopus. 1909. Gelatin silver print. 22 1/8 x 16 3/4″ (56.2 x 42.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther

Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz (Polish, 1885–1939). Anna Oderfeld, Zakopane. 1911–12. Gelatin silver print. 6 11/16 x 4 3/4″ (17 x 12.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Mrs. Willard Helburn, by exchange.

André Kertész (American, born Hungary. 1894–1985). Mondrian’s Glasses and Pipe. 1926. Gelatin silver print. 3 1/8 x 3 11/16″ (7.9 x 9.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Grace M. Mayer Fund © 2014 Estate of André Kertész

Lucia Moholy (American, born Hungary. 1895–1946). Florence Henri. 1927. Gelatin silver print. 14 5/8 x 11″ (37.2 x 27.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Max Burchartz (German, 1887–1961). Lotte (Eye). 1928. Gelatin silver print. 11 7/8 x 15 3/4″ (30.2 x 40 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Acquired through the generosity of Peter Norton © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Edmund Kesting (German, 1892–1970). Glance to the Sun. 1928. Gelatin silver print. 13 1/16 x 14 1/2″ (33.2 x 36.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther © 2014 / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975). Votive Candles, New York City. 1929–30. Gelatin silver print. 8 1/2 x 6 15/16″ (21.6 x 17.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Willard Van Dyke and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Barr, Jr., by exchange © 2014 Walker Evans Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gertrud Arndt (German, 1903–2000). At the Masters’ Houses. 1929–30. Gelatin silver print. 8 7/8 x 6 1/4″ (22.6 x 15.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Willi Ruge (German, 1882-1961). Seconds before Landing from the series I Photograph Myself during a Parachute Jump. 1931. Gelatin silver print. 8 1/16 × 5 9/16″ (20.4 × 14.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther

Herbert Bayer (American, born Austria. 1900–1985). Humanly Impossible. 1932. Gelatin silver print. 15 5/16 x 11 9/16″ (38.9 x 29.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Acquired through the generosity of Howard Stein © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Aleksandr Rodchenko (Russian, 1891–1956). Girl with a Leica. 1932–33. Gelatin silver print. 11 13/16 x 8″ (30 x 20.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Shirley C. Burden, by exchange

Osamu Shiihara (Japanese, 1905–1974). Construction of Hand. 1932–41. Gelatin silver print. 11 7/8 x 8 7/8″ (30.2 x 22.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther © 2014 Estate of Osamu Shiihara, care of Tomatsu Shiihara, Japan