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Artists›Lygia Clark

Lygia Clark

1920

WA-00013067

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ1791520

MoMA

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
BiographyAi Generated· 82%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Luhring-Augustinehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/lygia-clark
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/27445
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (25)

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Oculos (Programme) from the Museum in Progress project The Mission of Art

2001 · Lithograph, offset printed

sheet: 18 5/16 x 12 3/8" (46.5 x 31.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Oculos 1968from the Museum in Progress project The Mission of Art

2001 · Lithograph, offset printed

sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/8" (47 x 31.5 cm)

The Inside Is the Outside

1963 · Stainless steel

16 x 17 1/2 x 14 3/4" (40.6 x 44.5 x 37.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bicho - Monumento a Todas as Situações

1960 · Aluminum

65.4 × 53.5 × 40.6 cm (25 3/4 × 21 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sundial

1960 · Aluminum with gold patina

Dimensions variable, approximately 20 7/8 x 23 x 18 1/8" (52.8 x 58.4 x 45.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cocoon no. 2

1959 · Cellulose nitrate on sheetmetal

11 13/16 × 11 13/16 × 4 5/16" (30 × 30 × 11 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Unity No. 1 (Unidade No. 1)

1958 · Industrial paint on wood

30 × 30 cm (11 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Unidade no. 5

1958 · Industrial paint on wood

30 × 30 cm (11 13/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Counter Relief no. 1

1958 · Alkyd and cellulose nitrate on wood

55 1/2 × 55 1/2 × 1 5/16" (141 × 141 × 3.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Modulated Space no. 2 (Espaço modulado no. 2)

1958 · Cut-and-pasted colored paper on paper

11 3/4 x 3 7/8" (29.9 x 9.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Modulated Space no. 1 (Espaço modulado no. 1)

1958 · Cut-and-pasted colored paper on paper

11 5/8 x 3 7/8" (29.5 x 9.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Planes in Modulated Surface 4

1957 · Formica and industrial paint on wood

39 1/4 x 39 1/4" (99.7 x 99.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Planes in Modulated Surface (Planos em superfície modulada)

1957 · Cut-and-pasted paper on colored paper

15 5/8 x 15 5/8" (39.7 x 39.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Planes in Modulated Surface (Planos em superfície modulada)

1957 · Cut-and-pasted paper on colored paper

15 7/8 x 15 3/4" (40.3 x 40 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Planes in Modulated Surface (Planos em superfície modulada)

1957 · Cut-and-pasted paper on colored paper (recto and verso)

15 3/4 x 15 3/4" (40 x 40 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Study for Modulated Surface no. 4 (Superfície modulada no. 4)

1957 · Cut-and-pasted colored paper on colored paper

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Modulated Surface no. 2 (Superfície modulada no. 2)

1957 · Cut-and-pasted colored paper on colored paper

11 3/4 x 3 7/8" (29.9 x 9.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Modulated Surface no. 5 (Superfície modulada no. 5)

1957 · Cut-and-pasted colored paper on colored paper

11 3/4 x 3 7/8" (29.9 x 9.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Study for Modulated Surface no. 3 (Superfície modulada no. 3)

1957 · Cut-and-pasted colored paper on colored paper

Museum of Modern Art

Planes in Modulated Surface

1956 · Cellulose nitrate and oil on plywood

25 9/16 x 35 7/16 x 13/16" (65 x 90 x 2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Breaking the Frame. Composition no. 5

1954 · Oil and oleoresin on canvas and wood

41 15/16 x 35 13/16 x 13/16" (106.5 x 91 x 2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1952 · Graphite on ivory wove paper

26.5 × 20.5 cm (10 7/16 × 8 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1951 · Charcoal on notebook paper

21 1/4 x 14 3/8" (54 x 36.5 cm) (irreg)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

25 published of 46 catalogued · 39 with image

MoMA
21 publishedof 42 catalogued35 img
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img

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Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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