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Leon Kroll

Leon Kroll

American, 1884
WA-00028010
New York, NY, USA
DrawingStreet Art
Representation
None documented
5
Institutional Exhibitions
18
Works in Collection
23
Assets Indexed
4
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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Drawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1947
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New Acquisitions: American Drawings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942
No image
Three Centuries of American Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1938
No image
Paintings for Paris
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1937
No image
Painting and Sculpture by Living Americans
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1930–1931

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Source Registry (1)

About

Why this artist matters now

Leon Kroll was an American painter and muralist working primarily in oil and fresco during the early to mid-twentieth century. His figurative work, often featuring nudes and domestic interiors, employed a restrained palette and careful compositional structure rooted in academic training. Kroll received commissions for public murals and maintained a sustained practice as a portraitist and easel painter throughout his career.

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

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Movement
Street Art
Medium
Drawing
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Institutional

Museum Collections

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Artworks (18)

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Artwork sources (4)

18 published of 20 catalogued · 8 with image
  • Art Institute Chicago
    7 published7 img
  • The Met
    5 published
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    4 published1 img
  • MoMA
    2 publishedof 4 catalogued

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources
  • Sleep
    1922 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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  • The Park-Winter
    1923 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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  • Monique
    1945 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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  • Monique
    1944 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Images

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Leo Ornstein at the Piano (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Leo Ornstein at the Piano (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5
Movements1
Street Art
Collections4
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtCleveland Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern ArtArt Institute of Chicago
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionDrawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art
New York · 1947
Group ExhibitionNew Acquisitions: American Drawings
New York · 1942
Group ExhibitionThree Centuries of American Art
New York · 1938
Group ExhibitionPaintings for Paris
New York · 1937
Group ExhibitionPainting and Sculpture by Living Americans
New York · 1930