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Barbara Rossi

Barbara Rossi

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Institutional Exhibitions

131

Works in Collection

136

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/134119
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Barbara Rossi was an American artist known for intricate linear drawings and prints that combined geometric precision with organic, biomorphic forms. Working primarily in ink and etching throughout her career, she developed a distinctive visual language that bridged abstraction and figuration, often incorporating serial repetition and layered mark-making. Her practice engaged with postwar developments in printmaking and drawing as primary media rather than preliminary stages.

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

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

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Artworks (131)

Untitled

2004 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 11.1 × 16.9 cm (4 3/8 × 6 11/16 in.); Paper: 12.5 × 17.6 cm (4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

2004 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 11.1 × 16.9 cm (4 3/8 × 6 11/16 in.); Paper: 12.5 × 17.6 cm (4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

2004 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 16.8 × 11.2 cm (6 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.); Paper: 17.6 × 12.5 cm (6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

2004 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 16.8 × 11.2 cm (6 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.); Paper: 17.6 × 12.5 cm (6 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

2004 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 11.1 × 16.9 cm (4 3/8 × 6 11/16 in.); Paper: 12.5 × 17.6 cm (4 15/16 × 6 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Moon Meet May

1993 · Color screenprint on cream wove paper

Plate: 71.6 × 102.5 cm (28 1/4 × 40 3/8 in.); sheet: 76.9 × 107.4 cm (30 1/4 × 42 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Electrostatic print (photocopy), with traces of green colored pencil, on cream wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Black ballpoint pen, with cut printed paper (photocopy), graphite, touches of white-out and traces of blue colored pencil, on cream wove paper

22.9 × 29.3 cm (9 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Electrostatic print (photocopy), with graphite, on cream wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Electrostatic print (photocopy) with black ballpoint pen on white wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Graphite over electrostatic print (photocopy) on cream wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Graphite over an electrostatic print (photocopy) on cream wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Graphite over an electrostatic print (photocopy) on cream wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Electrostatic print (photocopy) on cream wove paper

20.4 × 20.4 cm (8 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Electrostatic print (photocopy) on cream wove paper

21.6 × 20.4 cm (8 1/2 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Electrostatic print (photocopy) with pen and black ink on white wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Electrostatic print (photocopy) on cream wove paper

21.6 × 20.4 cm (8 1/2 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Electrostatic print (photocopy) on cream wove paper

21.6 × 20.4 cm (8 1/2 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Blue fountain pen on printed cream wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Colored pencil, with touches of opaque watercolor, over black fountain pen, on cream wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Graphite on tan wove paper

22.9 × 29.3 cm (9 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Graphite over an electrostatic print (photocopy) on white wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Electrostatic print (photocopy) on cream wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Moon Meet May

Study for Moon Meet May

1990 · Black ballpoint pen over electrostatic print (photocopy) on white wove paper

21.6 × 28 cm (8 1/2 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (4)

131 published of 133 catalogued · 123 with image

Art Institute Chicago
119 published119 img
Whitney
8 published
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
The Met
2 published

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Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Rhapsodent II - My Dentist's Dream (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rhapsodent II - My Dentist's Dream (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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4

Movements1

Collections3

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

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