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Nickolas Muray

Nickolas Muray

1892

WA-00028622

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

5

Institutional Exhibitions

9

Works in Collection

19

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ752987 ULAN500013231

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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No image

Picturing "Greatness"

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

No image

In the Twenties: Portraits from the Photography Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

No image

Portrait Photographs

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

No image

Portraits

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943

No image

Photography 1839�1937

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1937

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

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

Source Registry (3)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/nickolas-muray
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4177
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/nickolas-muray
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Nickolas Muray was an American photographer and painter known for his color photography and portrait work in the early-to-mid twentieth century. Working primarily in chromogenic and carbro processes, he developed a distinctive approach to color portraiture that emphasized saturated hues and painterly surface quality. His work encompassed commercial assignments, fine art photography, and theatrical portraiture, establishing him as a significant figure in the development of color photography as a serious artistic medium.

Source: Sothebys · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (9)

Rose Rolanda Covarrubias

Rose Rolanda Covarrubias

1930 · Gelatin silver print

9 9/16 × 7 9/16" (24.2 × 19.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Babe Ruth

1927 · Gelatin silver print

13 3/8 × 10 7/16" (33.9 × 26.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Claude Monet

1926 · Gelatin silver print

9 9/16 × 7 1/2" (24.2 × 19.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Claude Monet

1926 · Gelatin silver print

9 9/16 × 7 1/2" (24.2 × 19.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1925 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper, sight: 24 × 18.4 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.); Mount: 45.7 × 33.1 cm (18 × 13 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Clare Eames

1925 · Gelatin silver print

10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Eugene O'Neill and Family

Eugene O'Neill and Family

1924 · Gelatin silver print

13 3/8 × 10 3/8" (33.9 × 26.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Hope Hampton

1920 · Gelatin silver print

10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

George Bellows

Gelatin silver print

10 × 8" (25.4 × 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

9 published of 17 catalogued · 17 with image

MoMA
8 publishedof 16 catalogued16 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Untitled (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

3

Movements1

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