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Erik Gunnar Asplund

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WikidataQ312070 ULAN500011232

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Architecture of Gunnar Asplund

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Modern Exposition Architecture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936

Source Registry (1)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (38)

Woodland Crematorium, Woodland Cemetery, Stockholm, Sweden, Exterior elevation, final version

1937 · Ink and graphite on drafting cloth

19 3/8 x 62 1/2" (49.2 x 158.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woodland Crematorium, Woodland Cemetery, Stockholm, Sweden, Site plan and section, final version

1937 · Graphite on tracing paper

16 1/4 x 37 7/8" (41.3 x 96.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Exterior elevation of loggia

1937 · Graphite on tracing paper

11 5/8 x 33" (29.5 x 83.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Law Courts Annex, Gothenburg, Sweden, Exterior elevation

1936 · Graphite on tracing paper

12 x 27 3/4" (30.5 x 70.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woodland Crematorium, Woodland Cemetery, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: exterior elevation

1935 · Graphite on tracing paper mounted on board

12 1/8 x 33" (30.8 x 83.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: section and two exterior elevations

1935 · Graphite on tracing paper mounted on board

12 x 32 7/8" (30.5 x 83.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: exterior elevation

1935 · Graphite on tracing paper mounted on board

12 1/8 x 32 7/8" (30.8 x 83.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: exterior elevation and section

1935 · Graphite on tracing paper mounted on board

12 1/8 x 33" (30.8 x 83.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woodland Crematorium, Woodland Cemetery, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: exterior elevation

1935 · Graphite on tracing paper on board

12 1/8 x 33" (30.8 x 83.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woodland Crematorium, Stockholm, Sweden, Second version: Two sections

1935 · Graphite on tracing paper mounted on board

12 x 32 7/8" (30.5 x 83.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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The Stockholm Exhibition: Advertising Mast

1930 · Gouache, graphite, pen and ink

Sheet: 24 7/16 in. × 14 in. (62.1 × 35.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stockholm Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden (Elevation of advertising tower)

1930 · Gouache on board

20 3/4 x 13" (52.7 x 33 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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View of Interior for Paris Exhibition 1925, Bookcase Wall Elevation

1924 · Pen and black ink, brush and watercolor and gouache

Image: 2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (6.1 x 9.6 cm) Sheet: 13 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (35 x 35 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Skandia Cinema, Stockholm, Sweden, Floor plan of mezzanine

1923 · Ink on paper mounted on board

18 7/8 x 21 7/8" (47.9 x 55.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Skandia Cinema, Stockholm, Sweden, Elevation of rear of auditorium

1923 · Ink on paper mounted on board

22 1/2 x 31 1/8" (57.2 x 79.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Skandia Cinema, Stockholm, Sweden, Elevation of front of auditorium

1923 · Ink on paper mounted on board

22 3/8" x 31 1/4" (56.8 x 79.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Skandia Cinema, Stockholm, Sweden, Plan of ground floor

1923 · Ink on paper mounted on board

18 7/8 x 21 3/4" (47.9 x 55.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Woodland Chapel, Woodland Cemetery, Stockholm, Sweden, Side elevation

1918 · Graphite and crayon on tracing paper

8 1/4 x 10 1/2" (21 x 26.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Woodland Chapel, Woodland Cemetery, Stockholm, Sweden, Front perspective, sketch

1918 · Graphite, crayon, and color crayon on tracing paper

8 1/4 x 10 1/2" (21 x 26.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Villa Snellman, Djursholm, Sweden, Ground-floor plan

1917 · Ink on ozalid

22 1/2 x 24 5/8" (57.2 x 62.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Villa Snellman, Djursholm, Sweden, Site plan

1917 · Graphite and crayon on tracing paper mounted on board

15 1/2 x 13 3/8" (39.4 x 34 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Villa Snellman, Djursholm, Sweden, Exterior elevation

1917 · Ink on ozalid

12 1/4 x 24 3/8" (31.1 x 61.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Villa Snellman, Djursholm, Sweden, Elevation of garden facade, sketch

1917 · Graphite and crayon on tracing paper mounted on board

9 1/8 x 13 3/4" (23.2 x 34.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Villa Snellman, Djursholm, Sweden, Exterior elevation

1917 · Ink on ozalid

12 1/2 x 24 1/4" (31.8 x 61.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

38 published of 73 catalogued · 65 with image

MoMA
35 publishedof 70 catalogued65 img
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art

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In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Solo Exhibition The Architecture of Gunnar Asplund

New York · 1978

Group Exhibition Modern Exposition Architecture

New York · 1936