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Mark Di Suvero

Mark Di Suvero

1933

WA-00005086

SculptureAbstract ExpressionismExpressionism

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

20

Works in Collection

90

Assets Indexed

2

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0

Publications Referenced

60%

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Authority Records (1)

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1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Paula-Cooperhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/mark-di-suvero
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/mark-di-suvero
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5743
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Mark di Suvero constructs monumental outdoor sculptures from industrial I-beams, scrap steel, railroad ties, and found materials, welding each work himself into bold, gestural compositions that translate Abstract Expressionist energy into three dimensions. His pieces often incorporate moving or swinging elements, lending kinetic life to multi-ton assemblages of cast-off industrial forms.

Source: Paula Cooper · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement

Abstract Expressionism

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (20)

1997 · Titanium

30 7/8 x 49 x 28" (78.4 x 124.5 x 71.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1983 · Ink on paper

24 × 17 3/4" (61 × 45.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

13' 6" x 54 1/2" x 35" (411.5 x 138.4 x 88.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1979 · Acrylic on canvas

73 × 67" (185.4 × 170.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1976 · Lithograph

irreg composition 42 1/2 x 29 3/4" (107.9 x 75.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1976 · Color lithograph

51 5/16 × 39 9/16 in. (130.4 × 100.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for Sculpture at the University of Nevada

1974 · Brush and colored inks on paper

39 1/2 × 27 1/2 in. (100.3 × 69.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm

Untitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm

1973 · Two-color silkscreen on paper

22.9 × 30.5 cm (9 1/16 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

7' 10 1/2" x 8' 8 1/2" x 60 1/2" (240 x 265.4 x 153.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from The New York Collection for Stockholm

Untitled from The New York Collection for Stockholm

1973 · Screenprint from a portfolio of seventeen screenprints, nine lithographs, two lithographs with screenprint, one photocopy, and one photograph

composition (irreg.): 7 7/8 x 11 1/8" (20 x 28.2cm); sheet: 9 x 12" (22.9 x 30.5cm)

Museum of Modern Art

40 x 30 1/2 x 18" (101.6 x 77.5 x 45.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

For Roebling

9' 1" x 8' 6" x 9' 11 1/2" (276.9 x 259.1 x 303.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for X-Delta

Study for X-Delta

1969 · Pencil, felt-tip pen, and charcoal on paper

29 7/8 x 43 7/8" (76.1 x 111.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1967 · Graphite, with erasing, black fiber-tipped pen and black ink spattering, on ivory wove paper

51.2 × 57.2 cm (20 3/16 × 22 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1967 · Wood and steel

47 1/2 x 6' 1" x 36" (120.7 x 185.4 x 91.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Artists and Writers Protest against the War in Vietnam

Untitled from Artists and Writers Protest against the War in Vietnam

1967 · Lithograph from a portfolio of nine screenprints (two with collage additions, one with die-cut, one with punched holes), six lithographs (one with embossing), and one etching

composition (irreg.): 20 15/16 × 25 13/16" (53.2 × 65.5 cm); sheet: 21 1/16 × 25 13/16" (53.5 × 65.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1962 · Graphite, with erasing, on ivory wove paper

45.5 × 60.7 cm (17 15/16 × 23 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1962 · Steel and wood

37 1/2 x 39 1/2 x 22" (95.3 x 100.3 x 55.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Eatherly's Lamp

1961 · Stainless steel, wood, fiberglass, resin, brass, and iron

33 x 47 x 40" (83.8 x 119.4 x 101.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ladderpiece

1961 · Wood and steel

6' 2 1/2" x 15' 3" x 10' 10" (189 x 465 x 300 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

20 published of 35 catalogued · 15 with image

MoMA
15 publishedof 30 catalogued12 img
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img
The Met
2 published

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Images

34 assets

Mark Di Suvero (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Artsy artist portrait

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Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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5

Movements2

Abstract Expressionism Expressionism

Collections3

Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art Christie's

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In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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