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Antoni Gaudí

Antoni Gaudí

Artist
WA-00027236
PhotographyArt Nouveau
Representation
None documented
11
Institutional Exhibitions
6
Works in Collection
17
Assets Indexed
0
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988–1989
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Matisse/Gaud�: Ecclesiastical Designs
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976–1977
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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1975–1976
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Architectural Models from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974
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Finial of the Church of the Sagrada Familia
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966–1967
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Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
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Art Nouveau
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
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Gaud�
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1957–1958
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Three Modern Styles
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1950
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Painting and Sculpture in Architecture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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Modern Rooms of the Last Fifty Years
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1946–1947

Source Registry (2)

About

Why this artist matters now

Antoni Gaudí was a Catalan architect whose organic approach to form and structure fundamentally redefined early modernism. Working primarily in Barcelona, he developed a distinctive vocabulary of undulating surfaces, skeletal stone frameworks, and biomorphic ornamentation that drew directly from natural systems rather than historical precedent. His masterwork, the Sagrada Familia basilica, remains under construction and stands as a monument to his synthesis of engineering innovation and spiritual ambition. Gaudí's integration of ceramic tile, wrought iron, and load-bearing geometry established a model of craft-driven architecture that prioritized material authenticity and structural expression over applied decoration.

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

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement
Art Nouveau
Medium
Photography
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Museum Collections

Canonical record

Artworks (6)

Artwork sources (2)

6 published of 9 catalogued · 9 with image
  • MoMA
    5 publishedof 8 catalogued8 img
  • Art Institute Chicago
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources
  • Study of a catenary arch for the Gaudí crypt at Colonia Güell
    1996 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Images

Artsy artwork: "Antoni gaudí" (2015)
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Artsy artwork: No title (1970)
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Artsy artwork: "Antoni Gaudí" (2020)
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Artsy artwork: Batllo Bench
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Artsy artwork: Gaudi Door Knobs
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Antoni Gaudí (migrated)
External URL migration
Touch (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4
Movements1
Art Nouveau
Collections3
Museum of Modern ArtArt Institute of ChicagoPhillips
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
Market

Auction sale history

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionRecent Acquisitions
New York · 1988
Group ExhibitionMatisse/Gaud�: Ecclesiastical Designs
New York · 1976
Group ExhibitionRecent Acquisitions: Design Collection
New York · 1975
Group ExhibitionArchitectural Models from the Collection
New York · 1974
Solo ExhibitionFinial of the Church of the Sagrada Familia
New York · 1966
Group ExhibitionPhilip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design
New York · 1964