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Beth Van Hoesen

Beth Van Hoesen

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43

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85

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2684
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Beth Van Hoesen was an American printmaker and painter known for finely detailed botanical and animal subjects rendered in etching, aquatint, and oil. Working from the 1950s onward, she developed a distinctive approach to naturalistic representation that combined scientific observation with intimate scale and muted color palettes. Her prints and paintings explored the formal qualities of feathers, leaves, and small creatures with a restraint and precision characteristic of postwar American printmaking. Van Hoesen's work bridged documentation and fine art, treating the natural world as a subject worthy of sustained formal investigation.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (43)

Mark in Front of Self-Portrait

Mark in Front of Self-Portrait

1966 · Graphite on cream wove paper

35.5 × 32.3 cm (14 × 12 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artist and Self-Portrait

Artist and Self-Portrait

1966 · Etching on in black ivory wove paper

Image/plate: 35.2 × 25.7 cm (13 7/8 × 10 1/8 in.); Sheet: 48.8 × 37.7 cm (19 1/4 × 14 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

W. Profile from Selections from The Nude Ma

1965 · Engraving and drypoint from a portfolio of seven etchings (two with drypoint and two with aquatint), three drypoints, and two engravings (one with drypoint)

plate: 7 x 3 3/4" (17.8 x 9.6 cm); sheet: 14 5/8 x 11 1/16" (37.2 x 28.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

W. Seated from Selections from The Nude Man

W. Seated from Selections from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching and drypoint from a portfolio of seven etchings (two with drypoint and two with aquatint), three drypoints, and two engravings (one with drypoint)

plate: 8 1/16 x 3 15/16" (20.5 x 10 cm); sheet: 14 5/8 x 11" (37.2 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

P. Standing from Selections from The Nude Man

P. Standing from Selections from The Nude Man

1965 · Drypoint from a portfolio of seven etchings (two with drypoint and two with aquatint), three drypoints, and two engravings (one with drypoint)

plate: 4 15/16 x 2 5/8" (12.6 x 6.7 cm); sheet: 14 5/8 x 11" (37.2 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

J. Seated from Selections from The Nude Man

J. Seated from Selections from The Nude Man

1965 · Drypoint from a portfolio of seven etchings (two with drypoint and two with aquatint), three drypoints, and two engravings (one with drypoint)

plate: 4 5/8 x 4 1/8" (11.7 x 10.4 cm); sheet: 14 5/8 x 11" (37.2 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

W. seated from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 8 1/16 x 3 15/16" (20.5 x 10 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

E. seated from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching and aquatint from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 5 7/8 x 5 3/16" (15 x 13.2 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

M. profile from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 9 1/16 x 3 1/8" (23 x 8 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

J. seated from The Nude Man

1965 · Drypoint from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 4 5/8 x 4 1/8" (11.8 x 10.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

W. standing from The Nude Man

1965 · Drypoint from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 7 3/16 x 5" (18.2 x 12.7 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

M. standing from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 10 1/16 x 3 1/8" (25.5 x 7.9 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

W. profile from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching and drypoint from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 7 x 3 3/4" (17.8 x 9.6 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Foreshortened from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 2 5/16 x 2 5/16" (5.8 x 5.8 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Three plates from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 3 3/4 x 6 9/16" (9.6 x 16.7 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chest patterns III from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching and aquatint from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 4 7/16 x 3 3/4" (11.3 x 9.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tattoo from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching and drypoint from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 5 7/8 x 6 7/8" (14.9 x 17.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

H. seated from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching and aquatint from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 5 1/4 x 3 3/8" (13.4 x 8.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Father and Son from Selections from The Nude Man

Father and Son from Selections from The Nude Man

1965 · Drypoint from a portfolio of seven etchings (two with drypoint and two with aquatint), three drypoints, and two engravings (one with drypoint)

plate: 6 15/16 x 4 5/8" (17.6 x 11.7 cm); sheet: 14 5/8 x 11" (37.2 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

H. Seated from Selections from The Nude Man

H. Seated from Selections from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of seven etchings (two with drypoint and two with aquatint), three drypoints, and two engravings (one with drypoint)

plate: 5 1/4 x 3 3/8" (13.4 x 8.5 cm); sheet: 14 11/16 x 11" (37.3 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Reclining from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching from a book of twenty etchings (six with drypoint and six with aquatint), four drypoints, and one engraving

plate: 4 5/16 x 7 5/16" (11 x 18.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 15/16 x 11" (38 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sun Tan from Selections from The Nude Man

Sun Tan from Selections from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching and aquatint from a portfolio of seven etchings (two with drypoint and two with aquatint), three drypoints, and two engravings (one with drypoint)

plate: 4 1/2 x 2 15/16" (11.4 x 7.4 cm); sheet: 14 5/8 x 10 15/16" (37.2 x 27.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Seated from Selections from The Nude Man

Seated from Selections from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching from a portfolio of seven etchings (two with drypoint and two with aquatint), three drypoints, and two engravings (one with drypoint)

plate: 6 13/16 x 5 3/16" (17.3 x 13.1 cm); sheet: 14 5/8 x 11" (37.2 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Arms Over Knees from Selections from The Nude Man

1965 · Etching from a portfolio of seven etchings (two with drypoint and two with aquatint), three drypoints, and two engravings (one with drypoint)

plate: 4 1/2 x 2 11/16" (11.4 x 6.8 cm); sheet: 14 5/8 x 11" (37.2 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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43 published of 83 catalogued · 32 with image

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Art Institute Chicago
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Mark in Front of Self-Portrait (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mark in Front of Self-Portrait (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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