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Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

1868–1928

WA-00014758

Glasgow, UK

PaintingArt NouveauSymbolism

Representation

None documented

10

Institutional Exhibitions

28

Works in Collection

37

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ220703

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Posters from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974–1975

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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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Philip L. Goodwin Galleries of Architecture and Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Lettering by Hand

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1962–1963

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Art Nouveau

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

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Modern Rooms of the Last Fifty Years

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1946–1947

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3671
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a Scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist. His artistic approach had much in common with European Symbolism. His work, alongside that of his wife Margaret Macdonald, was influential on European design movements such as Art Nouveau and Secessionism and praised by great modernists such as Josef Hoffmann. Mackintosh was born in Glasgow, Scotland and died in London, England. He is among the most important figures of the Modern Style.

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

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Art Nouveau

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (28)

Fetges

1927 · Watercolour on paper

support: 474 x 480 mm frame: 688 x 688 x 28 mm

Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales

Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales

1920 · Watercolor on white wove paper

39.7 × 46.5 cm (15 11/16 × 18 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1920 · Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and graphite on paper

17 x 17 in. (43.2 x 43.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Towel Rail

1917 · Mahogany

28 x 24 x 7" (71.1 x 61 x 17.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chair for 78 Derngate

Chair for 78 Derngate

Victoria and Albert Museum

1915 · Watercolor over graphite on paper

15 3/8 × 13 3/8 in. (39.1 × 34 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black Bean, Walberswick

1915 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

10 1/8 in. × 8 in. (25.7 × 20.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1912 · Ebonized wood, Erinoid (plastic), and metal

32.4 × 14.5 × 12.5 cm (12 3/4 × 5 11/16 × 4 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Curtain design for Miss Cranston's Tea Room

Curtain design for Miss Cranston's Tea Room

1911 · Pencil, watercolor, and ink on paper

17 1/3 x 14 inches

Museum of Modern Art

Armchairs

1907 · Oak with leather upholstery

Each: 30 1/4 x 22 1/2 x 14 1/4" (76.9 x 57.1 x 36.2 cm); seat h. 18" (45.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Fire Poker and Tongs

Fire Poker and Tongs

Poker: 34.3 × 13.3 × 3.8 cm (13 1/2 × 5 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.); Tongs: 34.3 × 5.7 × 1.3 cm (13 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Curved Lattice Back Chair

1904 · Stained oak

.a (chair): 46 5/8 x 37 1/8 x 16 5/16" (118.5 x 94.3 x 41.5 cm), seat h. 16 3/4" (42.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tea Table

1904 · Ebonized wood

24 x 36 3/4 x 19 3/4" (61 x 93.3 x 50.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Design for a Washstand for the Blue Bedroom, Hous'hill

1904 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

10 1/4 × 11 7/8 in. (26 × 30.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1904 · Oak, ceramic tile, colored and mirror glass, and lead

63 1/4 × 51 1/4 × 20 3/8 in., 198 lb. (160.7 × 130.2 × 51.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ladderback Chair

1902 · Ebonized wood with velvet upholstery

(.a) 55 1/4 x 16 x 13 1/2" (140.4 x 40.7 x 34.3 cm), seat h. 17 1/2" (44.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Table

1902 · Painted and white wood and clear and opaque leaded-glass insets

61 × 92 × 50.2 cm (24 × 36 1/4 × 19 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fish Knife and Fork

Fish Knife and Fork

1900 · Silver-plated nickel

.1 (fork): 9 1/8 x 1 1/4" (23.2 x 3.2 cm) .2 (knife): 8 7/8 x 1 1/8" (22.5 x 2.9 cm)

Fish Knife and Fork

1900 · Silver-plated nickel

.1 (fork): 9 1/8 x 1 1/4" (23.2 x 3.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Domino Table

30 x 25" (76.2 x 63.5 cm)

Side chair

1897 · Oak and silk

54 3/8 x 20 x 18" (138.1 x 50.8 x 45.7 cm), seat h. 17" (43.2 cm)

Side chair

1897 · Oak and silk

54 3/8 x 20 x 18" (138.1 x 50.8 x 45.7 cm), seat h. 17" (43.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Domino Table

30 x 25" (76.2 x 63.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Armchair

1897 · Stained oak with modern horsehair upholstery

96.4 × 57.2 × 45.8 cm (38 × 22 1/2 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (5)

28 published of 35 catalogued · 23 with image

MoMA
14 publishedof 21 catalogued16 img
The Met
7 published
Art Institute Chicago
5 published5 img
Tate
1 published1 img
Victoria & Albert
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 2 sources

Fetges
1927 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Scottish Musical Review (Poster for a magazine)
1896 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Domino Table
1897 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Fish Knife and Fork
1900 · MoMA · 1 prov
MoMA·title
Side chair
1897 · MoMA · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Collioure, Pyrénées-Orientales (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

8

Movements2

Art Nouveau Symbolism

Collections6

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum Tate Phillips

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Victoria and Albert Museum

In collection

Tate

Market

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