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Artists›Rosemarie Trockel

Rosemarie Trockel

1952

WA-00003255

PaintingConceptual Art

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

146

Works in Collection

262

Assets Indexed

Authority-backed Facts

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ65990

MoMA

Field Verification (6 fields)

4 cross-verified · 2 single-source

NationalityWikidata + Artsy+2· 92%✓
Birth yearWikidata + Duplicate Merge+1· 92%✓
Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Unknown· 88%✓
LocationArtsy + Wikidata+1· 85%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (5)

Gladstonehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/rosemarie-trockel
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/rosemarie-trockel
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/rosemarie-trockel
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Spruth-Magershttps://spruethmagers.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5933
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Movement

Conceptual Art

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (146)

Till the Cows Come Home and Study for Till the Cows Come Home

2016 · Wool on canvas, wood

296 × 296 cm (116 1/2 × 116 1/2 in), 100 × 100 cm (39 3/8 × 39 3/8 in.); overall dimensions variable

Art Institute of Chicago

Unknown Artist from 25 Years of FUN

2015 · Digital print from a boxed set of eight editions and multiples in various mediums

sheet: 11 7/16 × 11 7/16" (29 × 29 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (for Parkett no. 95)

2014 · Screenprint

composition and sheet: 21 1/4 × 39 3/8" (54 × 100 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Copy Me

2013 · Steel and plastic sheeting

31 1/2 x 165 3/8 x 28" (80 x 420.1 x 71.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Spiral Betty

2010 · Neon, glass, acrystal, cord, cable, plug

3 15/16 × 59 1/16 × 13 3/4" (10 × 150 × 35 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Violette Beach

2010 · Glazed ceramic, in two parts

49 1/4 x 47 1/4 x 13 7/8" (125.1 x 120 x 35.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Less sauvage than others

2007 · Ceramic with platinum glaze

64 × 79 × 13 cm (25 1/4 × 31 1/8 × 5 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Grater 2

2006 · Ceramic and platinum

322.6 × 259.1 × 5.1 cm (127 × 102 × 2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Lebendes Geld from the series Ex Libris

2005 · Artist's book with offset bookplate

overall (closed): 10 11/16 x 8 3/16 x 1/4" (27.2 x 20.8 x 0.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2004 · Chromogenic print

20 3/4 × 19" (52.7 × 48.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Most Needed Beauty from Book Drafts

2003 · Five sheets of printed paper, stapled and two loose sheets

sheet (a): 9 1/2 × 6 5/8" (24.1 × 16.8 cm); sheet (b-c): 9 7/16 × 6 5/16" (23.9 × 16 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sketch of an Abandoned Idea

2001 · Brush and gray wash on ivory wove paper

76 × 55.5 cm (29 15/16 × 21 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

2001 · Black ink and gray wash with brush on ivory wove paper

76 × 55.5 cm (29 15/16 × 21 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Used Face I

2001 · Synthetic polymer paint on paper

15 1/4 x 12 7/8" (38.7 x 32.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2000 · Synthetic polymer paint on paper

15 1/4 x 13" (38.7 x 33 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2000 · Inkjet print

composition: 8 1/8 × 6 5/8" (20.6 × 16.9 cm); sheet: 9 7/8 × 8 1/4" (25.1 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

Artist 2000 from the portfolio Art

1999 · Etching

composition 31 5/8 x 22 3/8" (80.3 x 56.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

No Past from Book Drafts

1997 · Printed paper, folded

8 1/4 × 5 7/8" (21 × 14.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

arco de triomphe from Book Drafts

1997 · Ink, watercolor, and typewriting on folded paper

10 1/4 × 8 1/8" (26 × 20.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ein letzter Blick auf den Stier (A Last Look at the Bull) from Book Drafts

1997 · Pencil, watercolor, and ink on paper

10 7/8 × 8 7/8" (27.6 × 22.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1996 · Acrylic on ivory wove paper

30.3 × 22.8 cm (11 15/16 × 9 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Preschool dariole mould from Book Drafts

1996 · Plastic sheet and seven postcards in plastic pouch

sheet (a): 5 11/16 × 4" (14.4 × 10.2 cm); sheet (b): 5 7/8 × 4 3/16" (15 × 10.6 cm); sheet (c): 5 11/16 × 4" (14.4 × 10.2 cm); sheet (d): 4 1/16 × 5 13/16" (10.3 × 14.8 cm); sheet (e): 4 3/16 × 5 13/16" (10.6 × 14.7 cm); sheet (f): 4 × 5 7/8" (10.2 × 14.9 cm); sheet (i): 5 9/16 × 3 5/8" (14.2 × 9.2 cm; plastic pouch: 5 13/16 × 4 1/8" (14.8 × 10.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

My Way from Book Drafts

1996 · Photograph

7 3/8 × 5 3/8" (18.8 × 13.7 cm)

Sheet: 63 x 40 1/4" (160 x 102.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (5)

146 published of 247 catalogued · 230 with image

MoMA
100 publishedof 201 catalogued191 img
Art Institute Chicago
27 published27 img
Tate
12 published12 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
5 published
The Met
2 published

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Images

14 assets

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Relationships

Movements1

Conceptual Art

Collections5

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

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

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Auction house

Christie's

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