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Charles Seliger

Charles Seliger

American, 1926–2009
WA-00021987
New York City, NY, USA
Drawing
Representation
None documented
4
Institutional Exhibitions
3
Works in Collection
7
Assets Indexed
4
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0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Selections from the Art Lending Service
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1955
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Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951
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American Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948–1949
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New Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948

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Source Registry (3)

About

Why this artist matters now

Charles Seliger was an American painter and sculptor whose abstract work emerged from postwar geometric and organic vocabularies. Working primarily in oil and mixed media, he developed intricate compositions that balanced mathematical precision with biomorphic forms, creating surfaces of substantial visual density. His practice spanned six decades without major institutional retrospectives, yet his rigorous formal investigations maintained a consistent philosophical commitment to the interaction of color, line, and spatial illusion.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Artworks (3)

Artwork sources (2)

3 published of 5 catalogued · 5 with image
  • MoMA
    2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
  • Art Institute Chicago
    1 published1 img
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Images

Artsy artist portrait
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Bird (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2
Collections2
Museum of Modern ArtArt Institute of Chicago
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
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Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionSelections from the Art Lending Service
New York · 1955
Group ExhibitionAbstract Painting and Sculpture in America
New York · 1951
Group ExhibitionAmerican Paintings from the Museum Collection
New York · 1948
Group ExhibitionNew Acquisitions
New York · 1948