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Oskar Nerlinger

Artist

WA-00031984

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None documented

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60%

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MoMA

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0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/24533
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (11)

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Arrival at Sea

1928 · gelatin silver print, photogram

Image: 17.6 x 22.8 cm (6 15/16 x 9 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Die Zigarre (The Cigar)

1925 · Gelatin silver print

Image/paper: 22.9 × 18 cm (9 1/16 × 7 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hand with Cigarette (Hand mit Zigarette)

1925 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 17.7 × 12.5 cm (7 × 4 15/16 in.); Paper: 29.9 × 23.5 cm (11 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

On the Trapeze (Am Trapez)

1925 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 23.2 × 17.5 cm (9 3/16 × 6 15/16 in.); Paper: 29.9 × 23.5 cm (11 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Motorcyclist (Motorradfahrer)

1925 · Gelatin silver print

23.1 × 17.5 cm (image); 29.8 × 23.4 (paper)

Art Institute of Chicago

Night Flight (Nachtflug)

1925 · Gelatin silver print

17.8 × 12.5 cm (image); 29.9 × 23.4 (paper)

Art Institute of Chicago

Night Street (Nächtliche Strasse)

1925 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 17.2 × 12.5 cm (6 13/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Paper: 29.8 × 23.5 cm (11 3/4 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Motorcycle Race (Motorradrennen)

1925 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 18.7 × 13.4 cm (7 3/8 × 5 5/16 in.); Paper: 29.8 × 23.5 cm (11 3/4 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Die Reibe (The Grater)

1925 · Gelatin silver photogram, applied color

Image/paper: 11.9 × 17.9 cm (4 11/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Photogram Signet

1925 · Gelatin silver print

9 3/8 × 7" (23.8 × 17.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Motorcycle in the Race

1925 · Gelatin silver print

8 11/16 × 6 7/8" (22 × 17.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

11 published of 13 catalogued · 12 with image

Art Institute Chicago
8 published8 img
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published

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1 entries · 1 sources

Arrival at Sea
1928 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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