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Artists›Eva Hesse

Eva Hesse

1936–1970

WA-00003796

SculptureMinimalism

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

100%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ215457

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

Field Verification (7 fields)

5 cross-verified · 2 single-source

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

Source Registry (4)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/eva-hesse
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/eva-hesse
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2623
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Paula-Cooper
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

About

Why this artist matters now

Eva Hesse was a German-born American sculptor known for her pioneering work in materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics. She is one of the artists who ushered in the postminimal art movement in the 1960s.

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

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Movement

Minimalism

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago New Museum Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (12)

Untitled

1969 · Fiberglass and polyester resin over cloth-covered metal wire with metal grommets

Twenty-two elements one inch in diameter, installation variable

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1967 · Ink on paper

support: 278 x 216 mm frame: 450 x 380 x 37 mm

Tate

Addendum

1967 · Papier mâché, wood and cord

object: 124 x 3029 x 206 mm

Tate

Untitled

1967 · Pen and black ink on printed, ivory wove graph paper

27.8 × 21.5 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sequel

1967 · Latex, pigment, and cheesecloth

Sheet: 76.2 × 81.3 cm (30 × 32 in.); Each sphere: H.: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hang Up

1966 · Acrylic on cloth over wood and acrylic on cord over steel tube

182.9 × 213.4 × 198.1 cm (72 × 84 × 78 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1966 · Brush and gray wash, with charcoal and graphite, on ivory wove paper

35.2 × 35.2 cm (13 7/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1965 · Ink on paper

support: 459 x 610 mm frame: 691 x 833 x 43 mm

Tate

Untitled

1965 · Ink and gouache on paper

support: 499 x 649 mm frame: 695 x 836 x 43 mm

Tate

Tomorrow’s Apples (5 in White)

1965 · Enamel, gouache, varnish, cord and papier mâché on board

object: 654 x 556 x 159 mm

Tate

Untitled

1960 · Oil on canvas

91.4 × 91.4 cm (36 × 36 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

WattsOS

Untitled

1958 · etching

Platemark: 14.8 x 10.7 cm (5 13/16 x 4 3/16 in.); Sheet: 20 x 18.4 cm (7 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

12 published of 38 catalogued · 37 with image

Art Institute Chicago
6 published6 img
Tate
5 published5 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published
+ 1 more source · 26 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources

Untitled
1967 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Untitled
1965 · Tate · 1 prov
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Tomorrow’s Apples (5 in White)
1965 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled
1958 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Addendum
1967 · Tate · 1 prov
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Untitled
1965 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

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Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons

EVA HESSE GEBURTSHAUS ISESTRAßE HAMBURG PHOTO by ANDRE CHAHIL

Wikimedia Commons

Wikimedia Commons

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Peers & Context58

Salvador Dalíco-exhibited Alison Knowlesco-exhibited Jordan Wolfsonco-exhibited Varvara Stepanovaco-exhibited André Bretonco-exhibitedHeinrich Hoerleco-exhibited

Movements1

Minimalism

Collections6

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago New Museum Tate David Zwirner

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

David Zwirner

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

New Museum

In collection

Tate

In collection

New Museum

Background

Education

Yale University

Visual Arts

Art Students League of New York

Visual Arts

Cooper Union

Visual Arts

High School of Art and Design

Visual Arts

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Exhibitions and timeline

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future

2026

Exhibition New Humans: Memories of the Future New Museum

2026

Group Exhibition Robert Ryman: The Last Paintings