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Paul Outerbridge

Paul Outerbridge

Artist

WA-00028800

PhotographyPhotography

Representation

None documented

13

Institutional Exhibitions

25

Works in Collection

39

Assets Indexed

1

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ1263693 ULAN500012576

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840�1985

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Still Life

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981–1982

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Edward Steichen Photography Center Reinstallation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Photo Eye of the 20s

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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From the McAlpin Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966–1967

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Edward Steichen Photography Center

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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30th Anniversary Special Installation - Towards the "New" Museum

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Photographs from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Color Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Photography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1944

Field Verification (1 fields)

0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/paul-outerbridge
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4452
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Paul Outerbridge was an American photographer and printmaker known for precisely composed still lifes and commercial photography that elevated product imagery to fine art. Working primarily in platinum print, carbro color, and photogravure from the 1920s through 1950s, he developed a distinctive approach to studio lighting and geometric composition that influenced modernist photography on both sides of the Atlantic. His work ranged from fashion and advertising commissions to orchestrated arrangements of everyday objects, each rendered with exacting technical control and a cool, formalist sensibility.

Source: Christies Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago

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Movement

Photography

Medium

Photography

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (25)

The Coffee Drinkers

1940 · Carbro print

Image (overall): 27 x 38 cm (10 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.) Mount: 40.7 x 50.7cm (16 x 19 15/16in.) Frame: 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Spring in the Air (Geranium Pots)

1936 · assembly process color print (three-color carbro process)

Image: 24.1 x 30 cm (9 1/2 x 11 13/16 in.); Paper: 25.6 x 34 cm (10 1/16 x 13 3/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1936 · assembly process color print (three-color carbro process)

Image: 49.4 x 29.2 cm (19 7/16 x 11 1/2 in.); Paper: 55 x 40.4 cm (21 5/8 x 15 7/8 in.); Matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cheese and Crackers

1936 · assembly process color print (three-color carbro process)

Image: 36.6 x 28.6 cm (14 7/16 x 11 1/4 in.); Paper: 41.2 x 33.2 cm (16 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1936 · Tri-color carbro print

17 × 12 3/4" (43.2 × 32.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Images de Deauville

Images de Deauville

1936 · Tri-color carbro print

15 3/4 × 12 1/4" (40 × 31.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Kitchen Table

1935 · assembly process color print (three-color carbro process)

Image: 30 x 39.3 cm (11 13/16 x 15 1/2 in.); Paper: 30.1 x 42.5 cm (11 7/8 x 16 3/4 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Avocado Pears

1935 · Tri-color carbro print

10 × 15 5/8" (25.4 × 39.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nude with Mask and Hat

1934 · Carbro print

43.3 x 30.0 cm. (17 1/16 x 11 13/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1933 · assembly process color print (three-color carbro process)

Image: 40.3 x 30.8 cm (15 7/8 x 12 1/8 in.); Paper: 44.2 x 33.9 cm (17 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1932 · assembly process color print (three-color carbro process)

Image: 39.8 x 27.8 cm (15 11/16 x 10 15/16 in.); Paper: 47 x 36.1 cm (18 1/2 x 14 3/16 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pattern No. 342

1929 · Gelatin silver print

18.3 x 24.3 cm (7 3/16 x 9 9/16 in.) Frame: 14 x 17 in.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1924 · Platinum print

Image: 16.6 x 10.2 cm (6 9/16 x 4 in.) Mount: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1923 · Palladium print

Image: 24.5 x 17.9 cm (9 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.) Mount: 36.6 x 28.1 cm (14 7/16 x 11 1/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

H-O Box

1923 · Platinum print

4 7/16 × 3 1/4" (11.3 × 8.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1923 · Platinum print

4 3/4 × 3 1/2" (12.1 × 8.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (El Staircase)

1923 · Gelatin silver print

6 1/4 × 3 1/4" (15.9 × 8.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

5 5/8 × 4 5/8" (14.3 × 11.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1922 · Platinum print

8.6 x 11.4cm (3 3/8 x 4 1/2in.) Mount: 35.6 x 28cm (14 x 11in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Saltine Box

1922 · Platinum print

3 9/16 × 4 1/2" (9.0 × 11.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ide Collar

1922 · Platinum print

4 1/2 × 3 5/8" (11.9 × 9.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1922 · Gelatin silver print

4 1/2 × 3 1/2" (11.4 × 8.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1921 · Palladium print

Image: 3 5/8 in. × 3 in. (9.2 × 7.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Semi-Abstraction

1918 · platinum print

Paper: 9 x 7.7 cm (3 9/16 x 3 1/16 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

25 published of 36 catalogued · 12 with image

MoMA
11 publishedof 22 catalogued12 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
7 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

The Kitchen Table
1935 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Terrace
1933 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Spring in the Air (Geranium Pots)
1936 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Dutch Girl
1936 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Cheese and Crackers
1936 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Nasturtiums
1932 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Semi-Abstraction
1918 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

42nd Street Elevated (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

42nd Street Elevated (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Movements1

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Rago Phillips

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

Market

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