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Artists›Allan McCollum

Allan McCollum

1944

WA-00003418

Contemporary

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WikidataQ2837749

MoMA

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1 cross-verified · 5 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Gallery· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Gallery· 92%
LocationWikidata + Gallery· 80%
Primary mediumGallery· 60%
BiographyGallery· 60%
Profile imageGallery· 60%

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Petzelhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/allan-mccollum
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3872
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (11)

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The Book of Shapes

2010 · Artist's book, offset printed, 2 volumes

Vol. 1: page (each): 11 x 8 7/16" (28 x 21.5 cm); overall (closed): 11 5/16 x 9 9/16 x 2 9/16" (28.7 x 24.3 x 6.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Shapes Project

2006 · Three sets of one hundred forty-four unique framed digital prints

each: 5 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 3/8" (15 x 11 x 1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Collection of Thirty Drawings. (No. 14)

1988 · Pencil on board in artist's frame

Overall installation dimensions: 39 3/8 x 132" (100 x 335.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Over Ten Thousand Individual Works

1987 · Enamel on hydrocal

Each unique element 2" (5.1 cm) diameter, length variable; overall dimensions variable, approximately 400 square feet

Museum of Modern Art

Perpetual Photograph #83A-D

1985 · Four gelatin silver prints

35 3/4 × 12 3/8" (90.8 × 31.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plaster Surrogates

1983 · Enamel on gypsum cement

a) 33.02 × 40.64 cm (13 × 16 in.) b) 30.48 × 45.72 cm ( 12 × 18 in.) c) 40.64 × 50.80 cm (16 × 20 in.) d) 30.48 × 45.72 cm (12 × 18 in.) e)28.58 × 31.12 cm (11 1/4 × 12 1/4 in.) f) 26.03 × 38.74 cm (10 1/4 × 15 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Collection of Forty Plaster Surrogates

1982 · Enamel on cast Hydrostone

Forty panels ranging from 5 x 4 1/8" (12.8 x 10.2 cm) to 20 1/4 x 16 1/4" (51.3 x 41.1 cm), overall 64" x 9' 2" (162.5 x 279.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Perpetual Photo, #209 B

1982 · Gelatin silver print

Frame: 45 × 52 in. (114.3 × 132.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled

1974 · Screenprint with glitter

composition: 1 x 33 7/16" (2.6 x 85 cm); sheet: 6 1/8 x 33 7/16" (15.5 x 85 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1974 · Screenprint with glitter

composition: 1 x 33 7/16" (2.6 x 85 cm); sheet: 6 1/8 x 33 7/16" (15.5 x 85 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1974 · Screenprint with glitter

composition: 1 x 33 7/16" (2.6 x 85 cm); sheet: 6 1/8 x 33 7/16" (15.5 x 85 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

11 published of 20 catalogued · 17 with image

MoMA
9 publishedof 18 catalogued16 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img
The Met
1 published

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Contemporary

Collections4

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Christie's

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In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Christie's

20 lots · 2019–2026

Background

Education

Aviation High School

Visual Arts

Los Angeles Trade–Technical College

Visual Arts

Market

Auction History

Range: $9,450 – $226,800

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Plaster Surrogate 10 ; Plaster Surrogate 15 [Two Works]	Christie's	May 2026	$8,000 – $12,000	Unsold
Colored Surrogates	Christie's	Feb 2026	$20,000 – $30,000	$35,560
Collection of Twenty Plaster Surrogates	Christie's	Oct 2025	£30,000 – £50,000	Unsold
Collection of Thirty Drawings	Christie's	Dec 2024	$30,000 – $50,000	$35,000
Collection of One Hundred and Ninety-two Plaster Surrogates	Christie's	Sep 2023	$100,000 – $150,000	$226,800
Collection of Fifteen Drawings	Christie's	Jul 2023	$20,000 – $30,000	$32,760
Collection of Five Perfect Vehicles	Christie's	Jul 2023	$15,000 – $20,000	$20,160
Collection of Thirty Drawings	Christie's	Jun 2023	£28,000 – £35,000	£30,240
Collection of 15 Drawings (No. 2)	Christie's	Mar 2023	£15,000 – £20,000	£39,060
Perfect Vehicles	Christie's	Dec 2022	$20,000 – $30,000	Unsold

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