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Albert Sterner

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WA-00029609

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None documented

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WikidataQ4711274 ULAN500018573

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5655
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Albert Sterner was an American painter and printmaker working primarily in oils and etching. Active throughout the early twentieth century, he developed a refined technique in portraiture and figure studies rooted in academic tradition. Based in New York, he maintained a sustained practice across painting, printmaking, and illustration over a career spanning more than six decades.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (13)

Furbelows

1941 · oil on fiberboard

27 x 23 7/8 in. (68.6 x 60.5 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship (from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington")

1932 · etching on paper

plate: 10 in. x 14 1/2 in. (25.4 x 36.8 cm) sheet: 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship (cancelled plate from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington")

1932 · etching from cancelled plate on paper

plate: 10 in. x 14 1/2 in. (25.4 x 36.8 cm) sheet: 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (37.5 x 49.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Bathers

1931 · color monotype on paper

plate: 14 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (37.9 x 30.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Siren

1929 · Monotype on off white laid paper, laid down on white Japanese paper

Image: 22.5 × 30.5 cm (8 7/8 × 12 1/16 in.); Sheet: 27 × 36 cm (10 11/16 × 14 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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We Need You

1918 · Lithograph

39 3/4 x 28 3/4" (101 x 73 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

U.S. Navy, Over There

1917 · Color lithograph on paper

149.4 × 102.4 cm (58 7/8 × 40 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Stranger

1916 · lithograph on paper

image: 13 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. (34.4 x 24.6 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Dame Am Wasser

1902 · color lithograph on paper

sheet: 21 3/8 x 20 1/4 in. (54.2 x 51.5 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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The Street

1891 · Ink on paper

13 3/4 x 10 7/8" (34.8 x 27.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship

pencil and conte on paper, mounted on paperboard

10 1/2 x 15 in. (26.7 x 38.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington Prevents a Military Dictatorship

pen and ink, charcoal and pencil on paper

13 5/8 x 20 in. (34.6 x 50.8 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Harbor

lithograph

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Artwork sources (3)

13 published of 15 catalogued · 11 with image

Smithsonian
9 published9 img
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Three Centuries of American Art

New York · 1938

Exhibition Three Centuries of American Art Museum of Modern Art

New York · 1938