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Edward Burra

Edward Burra

Artist

WA-00026454

PrintmakingSurrealismExpressionism

Representation

None documented

7

Institutional Exhibitions

18

Works in Collection

23

Assets Indexed

1

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

100%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ1291799 ULAN500006654

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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British Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948–1949

No image

World of Illusion: Elements of Stage Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1947–1948

No image

Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936–1937

Field Verification (1 fields)

0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/edward-burra
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/883
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/edward-burra
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

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Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Printmaking

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (18)

Valley and River, Northumberland

Valley and River, Northumberland

1972 · Graphite and watercolour on paper

support: 1016 x 686 mm frame: 1150 x 820 x 50 mm

Skeleton Party

1952 · Watercolour, ink and graphite on paper

support: 718 x 1041 mm frame: 858 x 1180 x 65 mm

Soldiers at Rye

Soldiers at Rye

1941 · Gouache, watercolour and ink on paper

support: 1022 x 2070 mm frame: 1248 x 2280 x 90

[title not known]

[title not known]

1940 · Gouache and watercolour on paper

support: 1022 x 698 mm frame: 1120 x 792 x 36 mm

[title not known]

[title not known]

1940 · Gouache and watercolour on paper

support: 1022 x 698 mm frame: 1120 x 792 x 36 mm

Mexican Church

1938 · Gouache, graphite and ink on paper on canvas

support: 1321 x 1035 mm frame: 1620 x 1335 x 155 mm

Bal des Pendus

1937 · Watercolor on board

61 1/8 x 44 7/8" (155.3 x 114 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dancing Skeletons

Dancing Skeletons

1934 · Gouache and ink on paper

support: 787 x 559 mm frame: 895 x 671 x 50 mm

Harlem

1934 · Ink and gouache on paper

support: 794 x 571 mm

The Snack Bar

1930 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 762 x 559 mm frame: 907 x 705 x 54 mm

Coffee Stall. Verso: Scenes with Figures

Coffee Stall. Verso: Scenes with Figures

1930 · Graphite on paper. Verso: graphite on paper

support: 552 x 749 mm

Keep your Head

1930 · Printed papers and graphite on paper

unconfirmed: 597 x 543 mm

Cupbearer

1929 · Woodcut on paper

image: 152 x 102 mm

Fleet’s in

1928 · Woodcut on paper

image: 152 x 102 mm

Café

1928 · Woodcut on paper

image: 102 x 152 mm

Balcony

1928 · Woodcut on paper

image: 152 x 102 mm

Woman with Rose, second state

1928 · Woodcut

Composition: 6 1/16 × 4 1/8" (15.4 × 10.4 cm);

Museum of Modern Art

Two at a Bar

1924 · Woodcut on tan Japanese paper

Block: 15.3 × 10.1 cm (6 1/16 × 4 in.); Sheet: 21.5 × 18.6 cm (8 1/2 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (3)

18 published of 20 catalogued · 19 with image

Tate
15 published15 img
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued3 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Dancing Skeletons
1934 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Snack Bar
1930 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Coffee Stall. Verso: Scenes with Figures
1930 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Cupbearer
1929 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Valley and River, Northumberland
1972 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Café
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Keep your Head
1930 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
[title not known]
1940 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Balcony
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Soldiers at Rye
1941 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Two at a Bar (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two at a Bar (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

23

Peers & Context16

Frank Auerbachco-exhibited Francis Baconco-exhibited Balthusco-exhibited Max Beckmannco-exhibitedVija Celminsco-exhibitedPrunella Cloughco-exhibited

Movements2

Surrealism Expressionism

Collections5

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's Gagosian

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Gagosian

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

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Prunella Clough

co exhibited with