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Dieter Roth

Dieter Roth

1930

WA-00012583

Painting

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

335

Works in Collection

338

Assets Indexed

3

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0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ25591768

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1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Hauser· 80%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/dieter-roth
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/dieter-roth
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Artist Index
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

Why this artist matters now

Dieter Roth was a Swiss artist who gained recognition for his diverse body of work, which included artist's books, editioned prints, sculpture, and creations from found materials, including rotting foodstuffs. He was also known as Dieter Rot and Diter Rot.

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

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

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Artworks (335)

Solo Scenes

1997 · Monitors with digitized videos (color, sound), and shelving units

Dimensions variable

Museum of Modern Art

Exhibition poster (Teppich Nr. 2: Ausstellungsplakat)

1986 · Poster on aluminum

overall: 50 3/8 x 35 5/8" (128 x 90.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tapestry No. 2: Three Binders with flat waste (Teppich Nr. 2: Drei Ordner mit flachem Abfall)

1986 · Three painted and collaged binders with text, letters, parts of drawings, photos and flat trash in sheet protectors

Each: 12 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 11 1/4" (32 x 7 x 28.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Teppich Nr. 2: Drei Farbkopienkataloge

1986 · Colored photographs of flat waste in three folders, bound

Each: 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 7/8" (29.8 x 21.5 x 2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1984 · Etching and aquatint on paper

unconfirmed: 285 x 383 mm

Tapestry No. 2: Thomas Hornemann: Study for Dieter Roth's Jacket (Teppich Nr. 2: Thomas Hornemann: Entwurf für Weste Dieter Roths)

1984 · Gouache and pencil on paper with tape on board with wood frame

frame: 43 x 34" (109.2 x 86.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tapestry Nr. 2: Exile in Berlin (Teppich Nr. 2: Exil in Berlin)

1984 · Thirty color photographs with aluminum frame

frame (each): 20 1/4 x 28 1/4" (51.4 x 71.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tapestry No. 2: Thomas Hornemann: Study for Dieter Roth's Jacket (Teppich Nr. 2: Thomas Hornemann: Entwurf für Weste Dieter Roths)

1984 · Gouache and ink and paper on board with wood frame

frame: 43 1/8 x 34" (109.5 x 86.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tapestry No. 2: Thomas Hornemann: Study for Dieter Roth's Jacket (Teppich Nr. 2: Thomas Hornemann: Entwurf für Weste Dieter Roths)

1984 · Gouache and ballpoint pen on paper on board with wood frame

frame: 43 x 44" (109.2 x 111.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tapestry No. 2: Shoe (Teppich Nr. 2: Schuh)

1983 · Felt-tip pen on transparent film with glue on board with wood frame

frame: 20 1/2 x 20 1/2" (52.1 x 52.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tapestry No. 2: Knee (Detail) (Tapestry Nr. 2: Knee (Detail))

1983 · Felt-tip pen and pencil on paper on board wtih wood frame

frame: 38 3/4 x 26 1/2" (98.4 x 67.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tapestry No. 2: Selfportrait (Teppich Nr. 2: Selbstportrait)

1983 · Felt-tip pen on transparent film with paper on wood frame

30 1/8 x 46 5/8 x 1 1/8" (76.5 x 118.5 x 4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1983 · Graphite on paper

9 5/8 x 13 3/8" (24.4 x 34 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pocket Room (Taschenzimmer)

Pocket Room (Taschenzimmer)

1982 · Multiple of banana slice on stamped paper, in plastic box

overall: 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 11/16" (11.5 x 8 x 1.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Harmonica Curse

Harmonica Curse

1981 · 76 photographs, colour, on paper and 76 cassette tapes

displayed: 1080 x 1420 x 18 mm

Large Tapestry

1981 · Woven wool and wood

7' 2 5/8" x 71 5/8" (220 x 182 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

13 (Paare)synthetische(r) Portraits (vol 2)

1981 · Twenty-six chromogenic prints, some with spray paint, felt-tip pen, and synthetic polymer paint

Museum of Modern Art

14 Selbstlollies

1981 · Pencil on fourteen piecese of paper

Museum of Modern Art

Nur dies from The Archives: Art Information Centre Peter Van Beveren

1981 · Offset lithograph from an artist's book, offset printed with collage, stamp, gouache, pencil, and ink additions

composition (irreg.): 3 1/4 × 5 1/8" (8.3 × 13 cm); page: 11 7/16 × 8 1/4" (29 × 21 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Thy Quatsch est min Castello

Thy Quatsch est min Castello

1979 · 7-inch vinyl record

cover: 7 1/8 × 7 1/8" (18.1 × 18.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Autofahrt

1979 · 12-inch vinyl record

cover: 12 3/8 × 12 1/2" (31.4 × 31.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poster for traveling exhibition D.R., Books and Graphics

1979 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.) and sheet: 33 1/16 x 23 11/16" (84 x 60.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Poster for traveling exhibition D.R., Books and Graphics

Poster for traveling exhibition D.R., Books and Graphics

1979 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 37 1/8 x 24 13/16" (94.3 x 63 cm); sheet: 37 1/8 x 26 1/16" (94.3 x 66.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Deluxe Cover from Gesammelte Werke, Band 36 (Collected Works, Vol. 36)

1979 · Oil on printed paper with book

9 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 1" (24.1 x 18.4 x 2.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

335 published of 335 catalogued · 235 with image

MoMA
260 published167 img
Tate
59 published59 img
Art Institute Chicago
9 published9 img
The Met
7 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Self-Portrait as Pile of Dog Dirt
1973 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Malego by the Sea
1972 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Six Piccadillies (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artsy

Six Piccadillies (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Collections4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's

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In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

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