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Fred Sandback

Fred Sandback

1943–2003

WA-00001026

SculptureMinimalism

Representation

None documented

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Institutional Exhibitions

167

Works in Collection

344

Assets Indexed

16

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ1452504

Field Verification (7 fields)

5 cross-verified · 2 single-source

DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
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Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Unknown· 88%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
LocationArtsy + Wikidata+1· 85%

Source Registry (6)

Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/fred-sandback
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Marian-Goodmanhttps://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/fred-sandback
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
David-Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Lisson-Galleryhttps://www.lissongallery.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5143
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Fred Sandback was an American minimalist sculptor who created geometric forms using colored yarn stretched tautly across architectural spaces. Working primarily from Bronxville, New York, he developed a distinctive practice that treated drawing and sculpture as continuous inquiry, using yarn to articulate volume and proportion without solid form. His investigations extended to prints and works on paper that maintained the same spare, geometric language. The immaterial quality of yarn, its capacity to define space through line alone, became central to his conceptual approach.

Source: Zwirner · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Minimalism

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (167)

2001 · Pencil and colored pencil on paper

18 7/8 x 23 5/8" (47.9 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1995 · Synthetic polymer paint on transparentized paper

48 3/4 x 11 1/2" (123.8 x 29.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1995 · Synthetic polymer paint on transparentized paper

51 3/4 x 11 7/8" (131.4 x 30.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1993 · Pencil and colored pencil on paper

25 5/8 x 22" (65.1 x 55.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1991 · Pastel and pencil on paper

22 1/2 x 30" (57.2 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1990 · Pastel on paper

22 1/4 x 30" (56.5 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8" (10.5 x 13.7 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 4 x 5 3/4" (10.2 x 14.6 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 3 1/2 x 4" (8.9 x 10.1 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 4 1/4 x 5 1/8" (10.8 x 13 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 3 3/4 x 5 7/8" (9.5 x 15 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 3 1/2 x 5 1/4" (8.9 x 13.4 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 5 5/8 x 3 1/2" (14.3 x 8.9 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 4 1/8 x 6 5/8" (10.5 x 16.9 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 4 x 6 1/4" (10.1 x 15.9 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Study for Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two drawings, pencil on paper

sheet: 8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 6 3/4 x 1 7/16" (17.1 x 3.6 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Study for Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two drawings, pencil on paper

sheet: 8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 3 1/2 x 4" (8.9 x 10.1 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 3 5/8 x 3 1/2" (9.2 x 8.9 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 3 7/8 x 5 1/2" (9.8 x 14 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 5 5/16 x 3 3/8" (13.5 x 8.5 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 4 3/4 x 4 1/4" (12 x 10.8 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

Untitled from Twenty-two Constructions from 1967

1986 · One from a series of twenty-two lithographs

composition: 3 7/8 x 5 1/2" (9.8 x 14 cm); sheet: 8 7/16 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

167 published of 302 catalogued · 242 with image

MoMA
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Art Institute Chicago
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Record

Images

38 assets

Artsy artwork: Untitled (1995)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled (1976)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled (1991)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled (1975)

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Artsy artwork: untitled (1975)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled (2000)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled (1975)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled (1991)

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Collections3

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Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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