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Fritz Glarner

Fritz Glarner

1899

WA-00027291

DrawingHard-Edge PaintingDe StijlAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

16

Institutional Exhibitions

302

Works in Collection

338

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ1466398 ULAN500026961

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Abstractions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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For 25 Years: Prints from ULAE

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982

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American Prints: 1913�1963

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974–1975

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American Prints from the International Program

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Twentieth-Century Art from the Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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Contemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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American Painters as New Lithographers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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American Acquisitions: Recent Additions of Prints to the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Recent American Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

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Twelve Americans

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1956

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2186
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/fritz-glarner
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

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Movement

Hard-Edge Painting

Medium

Drawing

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (302)

1968 · Portfolio of fifteen lithographs

Prints: various dimensions. Page (very irreg.): 13 15/16-14 5/16" x 7 13/16-11 1/4" (35.5-36.3 x 19.8-28.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Time-Life Mural, page thirteen from Recollection

Time-Life Mural, page thirteen from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph in ochre on paper

36.7 × 57.8 cm (14 1/2 × 22 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Time-Life Mural, page thirteen from Recollection

Time-Life Mural, page thirteen from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph in ochre on paper

36.7 × 58 cm (14 1/2 × 22 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

New York, New York 1945-49, page eleven from Recollection

New York, New York 1945-49, page eleven from Recollection

1964 · Color lithograph on paper

Image: 29.6 × 24.6 cm (11 11/16 × 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 36 × 29 cm (14 3/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Page Twelve, from Recollection

Page Twelve, from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on cream laid paper

Image: 14 × 16.7 cm (5 9/16 × 6 5/8 in.); Sheet: 36 × 29 cm (14 3/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Page Twelve, from Recollection

Page Twelve, from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on cream laid paper

Image: 14 × 17 cm (5 9/16 × 6 3/4 in.); Sheet: 36 × 29 cm (14 3/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

New York, New York 1945-49, page eleven from Recollection

New York, New York 1945-49, page eleven from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on cream laid paper

Image: 29.7 × 24.2 cm (11 3/4 × 9 9/16 in.); Sheet: 36 × 29.3 cm (14 3/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Page Five, from Recollection

Page Five, from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 22.5 × 23.2 cm (8 7/8 × 9 3/16 in.); Sheet: 35.4 × 51.5 cm (13 15/16 × 20 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on ivory laid paper

Image: 35 × 28.6 cm (13 13/16 × 11 5/16 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 29 cm (14 5/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on ivory laid paper

Image: 32.3 × 27.8 cm (12 3/4 × 11 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 29.4 cm (14 5/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on ivory laid paper

Image: 34.4 × 28 cm (13 9/16 × 11 1/16 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 29 cm (14 5/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page, from Recollection

Title Page, from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 22.1 × 23.3 cm (8 3/4 × 9 3/16 in.); Sheet: 37.7 × 64 cm (14 7/8 × 25 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on ivory laid paper

Image: 32.3 × 28.5 cm (12 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 29.3 cm (14 5/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on ivory laid paper

Image: 32.2 × 27.5 cm (12 11/16 × 10 7/8 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 29.3 cm (14 5/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on ivory laid paper

Image: 32.3 × 28.5 cm (12 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 29 cm (14 5/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

The Slant or Obilque Created, page three from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on ivory laid paper

Image: 32.3 × 27.9 cm (12 3/4 × 11 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 29.2 cm (14 5/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page, from Recollection

Title Page, from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 22.1 × 23.1 cm (8 3/4 × 9 1/8 in.); Sheet: 37.8 × 64 cm (14 15/16 × 25 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page, from Recollection

Title Page, from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 22 × 23.1 cm (8 11/16 × 9 1/8 in.); Sheet: 37.7 × 64.3 cm (14 7/8 × 25 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page, from Recollection

Title Page, from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 22 × 23.2 cm (8 11/16 × 9 3/16 in.); Sheet: 37.7 × 64.1 cm (14 7/8 × 25 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Title Page, from Recollection

Title Page, from Recollection

1964 · Lithograph on white wove paper

Image: 22.2 × 23.2 cm (8 3/4 × 9 3/16 in.); Sheet: 37.5 × 64 cm (14 13/16 × 25 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Preface page, from Recollection

Preface page, from Recollection

1964 · Letterpress on ivory wove paper

36 × 56.7 cm (14 3/16 × 22 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Colophon page, from Recollection

Colophon page, from Recollection

1964 · Letterpress on paper

36 × 57.5 cm (14 3/16 × 22 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Colophon page, from Recollection

Colophon page, from Recollection

1964 · Letterpress on paper

36 × 57 cm (14 3/16 × 22 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Colophon page, from Recollection

Colophon page, from Recollection

1964 · Letterpress on paper

Sheet folded: 36 × 57 cm (14 3/16 × 22 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

302 published of 335 catalogued · 296 with image

Art Institute Chicago
266 published266 img
MoMA
33 publishedof 66 catalogued30 img
The Met
2 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Relational Painting Tondo No. 12
1949 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

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Relational Painting, No. 82 (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relational Painting, No. 82 (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Movements4

Hard-Edge Painting De Stijl Abstract Art Constructivism

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago