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Exhibition at the Gallery St. Stephen, Vienna
1959 · Lithograph
24 x 17" (60.9 x 43.1 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Josef Mikl
Artist
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PaintingConstructivism
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1962–1963
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Josef Mikl was an Austrian painter and printmaker whose abstract work emerged from the postwar reconstruction of Central European modernism. Working primarily in oil and graphic media, he developed a geometric language rooted in constructivist principles while remaining attuned to the expressive possibilities of color and mark-making. Mikl's practice bridged the formalist and gestural traditions of mid-century abstraction, positioning him among the significant voices in postwar Austrian art.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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