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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Artist

WA-00030635

DrawingCubismDe StijlAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

39

Institutional Exhibitions

16492

Works in Collection

32819

Assets Indexed

0

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0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ41508 ULAN500006293

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Mies van der Rohe Centennial Exhibition

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Transformations in Modern Architecture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Furniture and Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Five Projects

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974–1975

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Architectural Models from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

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Collage and the Photo-Image

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

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The Artist as Adversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970–1971

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Preliminary Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7166
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/ludwig-mies-van-der-rohe
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was a German-American architect and furniture designer whose stripped-down aesthetic defined modernism in the twentieth century. He pioneered the steel-frame glass building and the open-plan interior, reducing architectural form to its essential structural elements. His Barcelona Chair and Brno Chair became canonical pieces of twentieth-century design, their tubular steel frames and leather surfaces exemplifying his dictum 'less is more.' After emigrating to the United States in 1938, he directed the Illinois Institute of Technology and designed the Farnsworth House and the Seagram Building in New York. His influence on post-war architecture and industrial design remains foundational.

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

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Movement

Cubism

Medium

Drawing

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (16492)

King Broadcasting Company Office Building Project, Seattle, WA, Site utlilization study, phase II.

King Broadcasting Company Office Building Project, Seattle, WA, Site utlilization study, phase II.

1969 · Photostat with pencil on acetate

30 x 49 1/2" (76.2 x 125.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Comparative Elevations, Seven elevations of clear-span buildings

1969 · Pen and black ink on vellum

17 3/4 x 23 3/4" (45.1 x 60.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

New National Gallery, Berlin, Germany (Plans, elevation, sections, perspective and isometric view. Furnishings with details.)

1968 · Pencil on acetate

32 x 44" (81.3 x 111.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

King Broadcasting Company Office Building Project, Seattle, WA, Preliminary site development plan

King Broadcasting Company Office Building Project, Seattle, WA, Preliminary site development plan

1968 · Photostat with pencil on acetate

22 1/2 x 32" (57.2 x 81.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Grundrisse des Hochhauses 1. Bauabschnitt [Floor plans of high-rise building, first construction phase].)

1967 · Photostat with adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 147.9 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Grundrisse des Hochhauses 1. Bauabschnitt [Floor Plans of high-rise building, first construction phase].)

1967 · Photostat with adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 147.3 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Lageplan 2. Bauabschnitt [Site plan, second construction phase].)

1967 · Ink (black) with adhesive lettering on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Grundrisse des Hochhauses 1. Bauabschnitt [Floor plans of high-rise buildings, first construction phase].)

1967 · Ink (black) with adhesive lettering on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Schnitt Ost-West 2. Bauabschnitt [East-west section, second construction phase].)

1967 · Pencil, ink (black), adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Schnitt Nord-Süd 2. Bauabschnitt [North-south section, second construction phase].)

1967 · Pencil, ink (black), adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 147.9 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Ansicht von Westen 2. Bauabschnitt [West elevation, second construction phase].)

1967 · Pencil, ink (black), adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Details der Aussenhaut 1. Bauabschnitt [Skin details, first construction phase].)

1967 · Pencil, ink (black), adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Lageplan 1. Bauabschnitt [Site plan, first construction phase].)

1967 · Ink (black) with adhesive lettering on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Erstes Untergeschoss 1. Bauabschnitt [First lower level, first construction phase].)

1967 · Ink (black) with adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Erstes Untergeschoss 2. Bauabschnitt [First lower level, second construction phase].)

1967 · Pencil, ink (black) with adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Drittes Untergeschoss 2. Bauabschnitt [Third lower level, second construction phase].)

1967 · Pencil, ink (black) with adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Grundrisse des Hochhauses 1. Bauabschnitt [Floor plans of high-rise building, first construction phase].)

1967 · Photostat with adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 147.3 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Ansicht von Norden 2. Bauabschnitt [North elevation, second construction phase].)

1967 · Pencil, ink (black), adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Zweites Untergeschoss 2. Bauabschnitt [Second lower level, second construction phase].)

1967 · Pencil, ink (black) with adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.1 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

Main Administration Building, Commerzbank, A.G., Grosse Gallusstrasse and Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Lageplan 2. Bauabschnitt [Site plan, second construction phase].)

1967 · Ink (black) with adhesive lettering, adhesive transparent tape on acetate

(99.9 x 148.6 cm.)

Museum of Modern Art

New National Gallery, Berlin, Germany (Plan of museum floor)

1967 · Pencil on acetate

32 x 44" (81.3 x 111.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

New National Gallery, Berlin, Germany (Plan, section, and elevations: Interior details of exhibition hall)

1967 · Pencil on acetate

32 x 44" (81.3 x 111.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

New National Gallery, Berlin, Germany (Floor plan of exhibition hall)

1967 · Pencil on acetate

32 x 44" (81.3 x 111.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

New National Gallery, Berlin, Germany (Elevation of construction sign)

1967 · Pencil and ink on acetate

35 × 19" (88.9 × 48.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (1)

966 published of 1000 catalogued · 57 with image

MoMA
966 publishedof 1000 catalogued57 img

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Images

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Relationships

7

Movements3

Cubism De Stijl Abstract Art

Collections4

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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