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Artists›Anton Heyboer

Anton Heyboer

1924–2005

WA-00021522

Sabang, Indonesia

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None documented

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ321632

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Naked/Nude: Contemporary Prints

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Contemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Artsy· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2627
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/anton-heyboer
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Institutional

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (20)

Fotowerk (Living in death)

1980 · gelatin silver print on rope, photographic support

height: 802 cm, width: 650 cm

Rijksmuseum

Het wezen berecht het manlijk mogelijke in schuld II

1968 · collage on paper, ink

width: 650 cm, height: 1020 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Red is the Life of my Life

1968 · Etching

Plate 21 7/8 x 39 1/4" (55.6 x 99.7 cm) Sheet 25 1/2 x 39 13/16" (64.8 x 101.1 cm) 08/31/72

Museum of Modern Art

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The Words are Important Conscience

1966 · Etching on two sheets

.a Left plate 39 5/16 x 24 1/8" (99.8 x 61.3 cm) .b Right plate 39 3/8 x 24 5/16" (100.0 x 61.7 cm) Each she et 39 1/2 x 25 7/16" (100.3 x 64.6 cm) Comp. 39 3/8 x 49 15/16" (100.0 x 126.9 cm) 08/31/72

Sheet 25 3/8 x 39 5/8" (64.5 x 100.7 cm) Comp. 20 3/4 x 31 1/8" (52.7 x 79.1 cm)(irreg.)

Plates 21 1/16 x 16 5/8" (53.5 x 42.3 cm) Sheet 39 1/2 x 25 5/16" (100.4 x 64.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Way of Enlightenment, Way of Separation, Way of Darkness

1964 · Etching

Plate 20 x 34 13/16" (50.8 x 88.4 cm)(irreg.) Sheet 25 1/2 x 39 13/16" (64.8 x 101.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Was a Wife Was a Man Was a Wife

1964 · Etching

Plate 17 1/8 x 10 15/16" (43.6 x 27.8 cm) Sheet 39 13/16 x 25 1/2" (101.1 x 64.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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End of Spirit and Intuition, Beginning of the Living, End of the Talking

1964 · Etching and aquatint

Plate 19 15/16 x 18 3/16" (50.7 x 46.1 cm) Sheet 39 11/16 x 25 7/16" (100.8 x 64.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Culture and Heartbeat

1963 · Etching

Plate (.a left plate): 39 1/16 x 24 1/2" (99.2 x 62.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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The Psyche Equals Existence

1962 · Etching

Plate (irreg.): 19 15/16 x 17 5/16" (50.7 x 44 cm); sheet: 39 9/16 x 25 1/2" (100.5 x 64.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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The Blinding of Reality

1961 · Etching

Sheet (each): 39 5/16 x 40 1/2" (99.8 x 102.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1960 · Etching

Plate 18 15/16 x 23 1/8" (48.0 x 58.7 cm) Sheet 19 15/16 x 25 1/8" (50.7 x 63.8 cm)

Sheet 19 7/8 x 13 1/4" (50.5 x 33.7 cm) Comp. 18 15/16 x 11 11/16" (46.8 x 29.6 cm)(irreg.)

Museum of Modern Art

Yellowing Spirit

1960 · Etching and aquatint

plate: 16 3/4 x 11 5/8" (42.5 x 29.5cm); sheet: 20 x 13" (50.8 x 33cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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ATTACK FORMULA. (Aanvals Formule)

1960 · Etching and aquatint, printed in color

Plate 16 3/4 x 11 9/16" (42.6 x 29.4 cm) Sheet 19 7/8 x 12 7/8" (50.5 x 32.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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GREEN

1959 · Etching and aquatint, printed in color

Plate 16 11/16 x 11 1/2" (42.4 x 29.2 cm) Sheet 19 15/16 x 12 13/16" (50.6 x 32.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Figures

1957 · Etching

plate (irreg.): 10 3/8 x 12 5/8" (26.4 x 32cm); sheet (irreg.): 12 3/8 x 19 1/8" (31.4 x 48.5cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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COMPOSITION WITH 3 ANGLES AND FIGURES

1957 · Etching, printed in color

Plate 8 13/16 x 10 7/8" (22.3 x 27.7 cm)(irreg.) Sheet 11 1/2 x 13 1/2" (29.3 x 34.3 cm)(irreg.)

Museum of Modern Art

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THE SYSTEM WITH FIGURE

1957 · Etching, printed in color

Plate 8 3/16 x 10 3/4" (20.8 x 27.4 cm) (irreg.) Sheet 11 7/16 x 15 1/2" (29.1 x 39.3 cm) (irreg)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

20 published of 39 catalogued · 10 with image

MoMA
18 publishedof 36 catalogued7 img
Rijksmuseum
2 published2 img
+ 1 more source · 1 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Fotowerk (Living in death)
1980 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Het wezen berecht het manlijk mogelijke in schuld II
1968 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Naked/Nude: Contemporary Prints

New York · 1986

Group Exhibition Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

New York · 1980

Group Exhibition Contemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers

New York · 1964