Composition with Still Life
1933 · Oil on canvas
8' 1" x 6' 5 3/4" (246.4 x 197.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Edwin Dickinson
Artist
WA-00026852
PaintingPhotorealism
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None documented
12
Institutional Exhibitions
3
Works in Collection
9
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90%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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Ways of Looking
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1971
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American Drawings and Watercolors: A Selection from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969–1970
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Drawings: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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John S. Newberry: A Memorial Exhibition
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961–1962
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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954–1955
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New Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
No image
15 Americans
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1952
No image
Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1950
No image
Romantic Painting in America
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943–1944
Source Registry (1)
- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Why this artist matters now
Edwin Dickinson was an American painter known for his meticulously detailed figurative and still-life compositions executed in oil. Working primarily from the 1920s onward, he developed a precise, almost photorealistic approach that emphasized intimate domestic interiors and draped fabric forms. His practice centered on close observation and technical mastery of light and shadow, producing works of quiet intensity that resisted the dominant abstraction of his era. Dickinson maintained a studio-based practice focused on sustained study from life.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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