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Artists›Emilio Ambasz

Emilio Ambasz

Emilio Ambasz

1943

WA-00025961

Resistencia, Argentina

Painting

Representation

None documented

5

Institutional Exhibitions

37

Works in Collection

75

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ655905 ULAN500016432

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Emilio Ambasz/Steven Holl: Architecture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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The Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Inside Spaces

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Graphics 1: New Dimensions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
LocationMoMA· 93%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/141
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (37)

Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center, project, Baltimore, Maryland, Site plan

1992 · Airbrush, watercolor, and color pencil on paper

24 x 31" (61 x 78.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center project, Baltimore, Maryland (Section, site plan)

1992 · Airbrush, watercolor and color pencil

24 x 31" (61 x 78.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Prefectural International Hall, Fukuoka, Japan

Prefectural International Hall, Fukuoka, Japan

1990 · Polystyrene and cotton

12 1/4 x 51 x 38 3/4" (31.1 x 129.5 x 98.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center, Baltimore, Maryland

Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center, Baltimore, Maryland

1989 · Acylic and wood

6 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 36 1/2" (16.5 × 72.4 × 92.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nichi Obihiro Department Store, Hokkaido, Japan

1987 · Acrylic and wood

15 1/4 × 31 1/16 × 35" (38.7 × 78.9 × 88.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flashlights

1983 · ABS plastic

Each: 4 x 1 1/4 x 1" (10.2 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Oseris-Niedervolt Spotlights

1982 · Painted metal and synthetic material housing

.1-2: 6 7/8 x 4 7/8" (17.5 x 12.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lucile Halsell Conservatory, San Antonio, Texas

Lucile Halsell Conservatory, San Antonio, Texas

1980 · Polystyrene, acrylic, and artificial grass

17 x 40 x 32" (43.2 x 101.6 x 81.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Aerial axonometric

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Aerial axonometric

1979 · Airbrush and graphite on gelatin silver photograph mounted on foamcore

30 5/8 x 25 15/16" (77.8 x 65.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain (Section)

1979 · Airbrush, graphite on paper mounted on foamcore

24 x 25 1/2" (61 x 64.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain (Axonometric)

1979 · Airbrush and graphite on paper mounted on foamcore

24 x 25 1/2" (61x 64.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Section

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Section

1979 · Ink and graphite on paper

11 1/8 x 15 1/2" (28.3 x 39.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Plan

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Plan

1979 · Ink on colored paper

12 3/4 x 15 3/4" (32.4 x 40 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Section

Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Section

1979 · Ink and graphite on paper

11 1/2 x 15 5/8" (29.2 x 39.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dorsal Chair

1978 · Steel and plastic

31 × 21 7/8 × 21 1/4" (78.7 × 55.6 × 54 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pro Memoria Garden, project for a Labyrinth, Lüdenhausen, Germany, Aerial perspective

Pro Memoria Garden, project for a Labyrinth, Lüdenhausen, Germany, Aerial perspective

1978 · Color pencil, color ink, and graphite on paper

19 5/8 x 58 5/8" (49.8 x 148.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pro Memoria Garden, project for a Labyrinth, Lüdenhausen, Germany, Aerial perspective

Pro Memoria Garden, project for a Labyrinth, Lüdenhausen, Germany, Aerial perspective

1978 · Color pencil and ink on off-white heavy paper

18 1/2 x 61 3/8" (47 x 155.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pro Memoria Garden, project for a Labyrinth, Lüdenhausen, Germany, Axonometric

Pro Memoria Garden, project for a Labyrinth, Lüdenhausen, Germany, Axonometric

1978 · Color pencil and ink on off-white heavy paper

27 1/2 x 66 7/16" (69.9 x 168.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California

1976 · Watercolor on paper

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Museum of Modern Art

Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California

Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California

1976 · Watercolor on paper

39 3/4 × 39" (101 × 99.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California

Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California

1976 · Watercolor on paper

39 1/2 × 39 1/4" (100.3 × 99.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California

Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California

1976 · Watercolor on paper

40 1/8 × 39 3/8" (101.9 × 100 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California

Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California

1976 · Watercolor on paper

39 3/4 × 39" (101 × 99.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Casa de Retiro Espiritual (House of Spiritual Retreat), Córdoba, Spain (Scale model, 1:100)

Casa de Retiro Espiritual (House of Spiritual Retreat), Córdoba, Spain (Scale model, 1:100)

1976 · Plastic

14 3/16 x 32 3/8 x 36 1/8" (36 x 82.2 x 91.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

37 published of 72 catalogued · 51 with image

MoMA
35 publishedof 70 catalogued51 img
The Met
2 published

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2

Collections2

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US