WattsOS
N2
Number 23
1972 · Acrylic on canvas
94 in. × 10 ft. 3 1/4 in. (238.8 × 313.1 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Larry Poons
1937
WA-00012569
PaintingAbstract Art
Representation
None documented
9
Institutional Exhibitions
21
Works in Collection
29
Assets Indexed
2
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (2)
Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1986
No image
Drawing Now: 1955�1975
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
No image
Summer Show
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
No image
Art of the Real
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
No image
The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
No image
The Responsive Eye
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
No image
Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
No image
Recent Acquisitions: Seven American Paintings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964–1965
No image
Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
Field Verification (2 fields)
1 cross-verified · 1 single-source
- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
Source Registry (3)
- Almine-RechTier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- Artist IndexTier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%
About
Why this artist matters now
Lawrence M. "Larry" Poons is an American abstract painter. Poons was born in Tokyo; he studied from 1955 to 1957 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, with the intent of becoming a professional musician. After seeing Barnett Newman's exhibition at French and Company in 1959, he gave up musical composition and enrolled at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He also studied at the Art Students League of New York in Manhattan, New York. Poons taught at The Art Students League from 1966 to 1970 and again teaches at the League.
Source: Almine Rech · Trust score: 100% · Updated 27d ago
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Movement
Abstract Art
Medium
Painting
Related Artists
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Institutional
Museum Collections
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Artworks (21)
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Artwork sources (5)
21 published of 27 catalogued · 17 with image
- Art Institute Chicago9 published9 img
- MoMA6 publishedof 12 catalogued6 img
- Cleveland Museum of Art2 published
- Tate2 published2 img
- The Met2 published
Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)
4 entries · 1 sources
- 1967 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
- 1969 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
- 1964 · Tate · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
- 1967 · Tate · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Record
Images
Relationships
8Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
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Background
Education
Art Students League of New York
Visual Arts
Market
Auction History
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Auctions | Oct 2025 | $300 – $500 | $320 | |
| Heritage Auctions | Oct 2025 | $2,000 – $3,000 | Unsold |
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