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Artists›Kenneth Martin

Kenneth Martin

1905

WA-00013676

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None documented

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ640339

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Recent Acquisitions: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
LocationArtsy + Wikidata· 85%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3793
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Kenneth Laurence Martin, was an English painter and sculptor who, with his wife Mary Martin and Victor Pasmore, was a leading figure in the revival of Constructionism.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (32)

Chance, Order, Change 12 (Four Colours)

1980 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 914 x 911 mm

Tate

Pier and Ocean

1980 · Screenprint on paper

image: 638 x 895 mm

Tate

Chance, Order, Change 6 (Black)

1978 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 911 x 911 mm

Tate

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Chance, Order, Change

1978 · Ink and pencil on graph paper

11 3/4 x 16 5/8" (29.7 x 42.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rational Concepts

1977 · Screenprint on paper

image: 597 x 597 mm

Tate

Rotation ‘Frankfurt’, Key Drawing

1977 · Screenprint on paper

image: 740 x 740 mm frame: 1230 x 882 x 35mm

Tate

Rotation ‘Frankfurt’ III

1977 · Screenprint on paper

image: 546 x 552 mm

Tate

Rotation ‘Frankfurt’ IV

1977 · Screenprint on paper

image: 546 x 552 mm

Tate

Rotation ‘Frankfurt’ II

1977 · Screenprint on paper

image: 546 x 552 mm

Tate

Rotation ‘Frankfurt’ I

1977 · Screenprint on paper

image: 546 x 552 mm frame: 1230 x 882 x 35mm

Tate

Chance and Order VI

1976 · Screenprint on paper

image: 705 x 705 mm frame: 1230 x 882 x 35mm

Tate

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Sequence of 9 Chance and Order Drawings

1974 · Ink on graph paper

14 x 9 3/8" (35.6 x 23.8 cm) (each)

Museum of Modern Art

Chance and Order, Change 6 (Monastral Blue)

1972 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 914 x 914 mm

Tate

Drawing for a ‘Screw Mobile’

1972 · Graphite and crayon on paper

support: 794 x 714 mm

Tate

Drawing X/4

1972 · Pencil on graph paper

11 3/4 × 8 1/4" (29.8 × 21 cm)

Chance and Order Group VIII, Drawing 6

1971 · Graphite and ink on paper

support: 343 x 229 mm

Tate

Chance and Order Group VII, Drawing 6

1971 · Crayon, graphite and watercolour on paper

support: 343 x 229 mm

Tate

Chance and Order IV

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 686 x 686 mm

Tate

Chance and Order V

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 686 x 686 mm

Tate

Chance and Order I

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 686 x 686 mm

Tate

Chance and Order III

1971 · Screenprint on paper

image: 686 x 686 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (3)

32 published of 42 catalogued · 28 with image

Tate
23 published23 img
MoMA
9 publishedof 18 catalogued4 img
+ 1 more source · 1 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Chance and Order II
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
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Chance and Order, Change 6 (Monastral Blue)
1972 · Tate · 1 prov
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Chance, Order, Change 12 (Four Colours)
1980 · Tate · 1 prov
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Rotation ‘Frankfurt’ III
1977 · Tate · 1 prov
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Rational Concepts
1977 · Tate · 1 prov
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Small Screw Mobile
1953 · Tate · 1 prov
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Chance and Order Group VIII, Drawing 6
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
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Chance and Order I
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
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Chance and Order VI
1976 · Tate · 1 prov
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Composition
1949 · Tate · 1 prov
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Museum of Modern Art Tate

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Tate

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980

New York · 1985

Group Exhibition Recent Acquisitions: Drawings

New York · 1981