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Charmion von Wiegand

Charmion von Wiegand

American, 1896⚠–1983

WA-00029948

Representation

None documented

6

Institutional Exhibitions

7

Works in Collection

11

Assets Indexed

5

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60%

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Authority Records (1)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Mondrian: New York Studio Compositions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

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American Collages

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961–1962

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The Art of Assemblage

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961

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Recent American Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

Field Verification (5 fields)

4 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Death yearWikidata· 92%✓
DeceasedWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 92%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/6188
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Charmion von Wiegand was an American abstract painter and theorist whose work synthesized geometric abstraction with spiritual philosophy. Active from the 1930s onward, she developed a visual language of interlocking planes and luminous color fields informed by her study of Theosophy and non-Western cosmologies. Her paintings combine rigorous formal structure with a metaphysical intent, treating abstraction as a vehicle for invisible spiritual truths rather than pure formal investigation.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (7)

1960 · Cut-and-pasted printed and painted papers, shoe lace, and blue fibers on paper on gray board

21 1/4 x 11 3/8" (54.1 x 29.1 cm) (includes mount)

Museum of Modern Art

Sanctuary of the Four Directions

Sanctuary of the Four Directions

1959 · Oil on canvas

36 x 32" (91.5 x 81.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1958 · Opaque watercolor with graphite on paper on board

18 5/16 × 14 1/2 in. (46.5 × 36.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 21 7/16 × 17 15/16 in. (54.5 × 45.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1949 · oil on canvas

Framed: 63.5 x 79 x 4 cm (25 x 31 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 50.9 x 61 cm (20 1/16 x 24 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1949 · Oil on canvas

Framed: 23 1/2 x 23 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. (59.7 x 59.4 x 3.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1946 · Opaque watercolor over graphite on board

20 3/8 in. × 18 in. (51.8 × 45.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sketch of Victory Boogie-Woogie

Sketch of Victory Boogie-Woogie

1942 · Pencil and colored pencil on paper taped on colored paper

11 x 8 1/2" (20 x 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Artwork sources (3)

7 published of 10 catalogued · 4 with image

MoMA
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The Met
3 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Power Plant II
1949 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Museum of Modern Art

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Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US