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Antoine Pevsner

Antoine Pevsner

Russian-French, 1886–1962

WA-00023719

Oryol, Russia

SculptureCubismExpressionismAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

23

Institutional Exhibitions

14

Works in Collection

24

Assets Indexed

0

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ381950

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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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Revolution: Russian Avant-Garde, 1912�1930

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978–1979

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Abstraction-Cr�ation, Art Non-Figuratif

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Ways of Looking

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

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Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947�1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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Sculpture of the XXth Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

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Modern Relief

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1951

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Naum Gabo and Antoine Pevsner

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4591
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/antoine-pevsner
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Antoine Pevsner was a Russian-born sculptor and painter who developed a distinctive abstract language using transparent and opaque planes of celluloid, copper, and bronze. Working in Paris from the 1920s onward, he created constructions that dematerialized solid form through intersecting geometric surfaces and voids, establishing himself as a founding figure in kinetic and constructivist sculpture. His work emphasizes the relationship between line, plane, and light rather than mass, challenging traditional notions of sculptural volume.

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

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Movement

Cubism

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (14)

1962 · Brass, wire, and bronze

27 x 15 x 23" (68.6 x 38.1 x 58.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Column of Peace

53 × 35 1/2 × 19 3/4 in. (134.6 × 90.2 × 50.2 cm) Weight: 255 lb. (115.7 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Maquette of a Monument Symbolising the Liberation of the Spirit

Maquette of a Monument Symbolising the Liberation of the Spirit

object: 472 x 465 x 310 mm

Fresco, Fauna of the Ocean

1944 · Brass and oxidized tin

20 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (52.1 × 72.4 × 29.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fresco (For a Cathedral)

Fresco (For a Cathedral)

1944 · Patinated copper

115.6 × 90.5 × 35.5 cm (45 9/16 × 35 11/16 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

For the Facade of a Museum

For the Facade of a Museum

object: 438 x 730 x 391 mm

Developable Column

Developable Column

1942 · Brass and oxidized bronze

20 3/4" (52.7 cm) high including wood base 19 3/8" (49.2 cm) diameter

Museum of Modern Art

Model for the Statue of Aphrodite in the Ballet ‘La Chatte’

Model for the Statue of Aphrodite in the Ballet ‘La Chatte’

1927 · Plastic

object: 149 x 44 x 51 mm

Torso

1924 · Plastic and copper

29 1/2 x 11 5/8 x 15 1/4" (74.9 x 29.4 x 38.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Head

1923 · Plastic

object: 77 x 59 x 92 mm

1923 · Metal and celluloid

20 7/8 x 23 3/8" (53 x 59.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pour un Haut-Relief

Pour un Haut-Relief

1923 · Pencil on transparentized paper

5 5/8 x 5 3/4" (14.2 x 14.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Eye

1923 · Oil and resin on carved gesso, on cardboard

27 5/8 x 27 1/2" (70.2 x 69.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Abstract Forms

1913 · Encaustic on wood

17 1/4 x 13 1/2" (43.8 x 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

14 published of 21 catalogued · 15 with image

MoMA
7 publishedof 14 catalogued10 img
Tate
4 published4 img
The Met
2 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Model for the Statue of Aphrodite in the Ballet ‘La Chatte’
1927 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Maquette of a Monument Symbolising the Liberation of the Spirit
1952 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Head
1923 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
For the Facade of a Museum
1943 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Fresco (For a Cathedral) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fresco (For a Cathedral) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

9

Movements4

Cubism Expressionism Abstract Art Constructivism

Collections5

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate