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Seong Moy

Seong Moy

American, 1921–2013
WA-00022195
Representation
None documented
5
Institutional Exhibitions
16
Works in Collection
17
Assets Indexed
1
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0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (1)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1983
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American Prints of the 20th Century
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954
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Young American Printmakers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953–1954
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Recent American Woodcuts and Prints by Marin, Hopper and Weber
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1952
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Some American Prints, 1949�50, from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951

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Source Registry (1)

  • Wikidata
    Tier 1 · Institutional85%
About

Why this artist matters now

Seong Moy was an American painter and printmaker whose abstract compositions combined gestural brushwork with geometric structure, working primarily in oil, watercolor, and lithography. Born in 1921, he developed a modernist vocabulary that synthesized European abstraction with sensibilities shaped by his experience as a Korean-American artist in the postwar period. His work bridged lyrical abstraction and constructive form, emphasizing surface, color relationships, and the materiality of his chosen mediums.

Source: Wikidata · Trust score: 85% · Updated 10d ago

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Artworks (16)

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Artwork sources (3)

16 published of 16 catalogued · 10 with image
  • MoMA
    12 published10 img
  • The Met
    3 published
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources
  • Abstract Visit
    1947 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Museum of Modern Art
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Representation & Collections

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

Group ExhibitionPrints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
New York · 1983
Group ExhibitionAmerican Prints of the 20th Century
New York · 1954
Group ExhibitionYoung American Printmakers
New York · 1953
Group ExhibitionRecent American Woodcuts and Prints by Marin, Hopper and Weber
New York · 1952
Group ExhibitionSome American Prints, 1949�50, from the Museum Collection
New York · 1951