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Frederick Kiesler

Frederick Kiesler

Artist

WA-00021348

Representation

None documented

31

Institutional Exhibitions

39

Works in Collection

81

Assets Indexed

7

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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New Humans: Memories of the Future

New Museum

2026

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Large Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Thirty Sculptors' Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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The Stage Show

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Artists and Writers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Seurat to Matisse: Drawing in France

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974

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Sculpture from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972

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Ways of Looking

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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A Selection of Drawings and Watercolors from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Recent Acquisitions: 20th-Century Pioneers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Recent Acquisitions V

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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Preliminary Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

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Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3091
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York New Museum

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Artworks (39)

Landscape--Marriage of Heaven and Earth

1961 · Bronze and silver plate

6' 1/2" x 63 1/8" x 27" (184 x 160.1 x 68.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Galaxy (Horse)

1954 · Oil and enamel on three wood panels

left panel, 23 1/8 x 29" (58.4 x 73.6 cm); center panel, 24 3/8 x 17 3/4" (61.6 x 44.8 cm); right panel, 24 1/4 x 17 5/8" (61.6 x 44.7 cm); overall 6' 6 7/8" x 69 1/2" (200.1 x 176.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Letter to Philip Johnson

Letter to Philip Johnson

1952 · Thermography (letterhead) and ink inscription

8 x 9 1/4" (20.3 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Endless House Project

Endless House Project

1950 · Ceramic

20 x 11 1/2 x 6" (50.8 x 29.2 x 15.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1948 · Pencil, ink, and wash on paper

16 7/8 x 20 3/4" (42.9 x 52.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1948 · Pencil, metallic paint, and gouache on paper

16 7/8 x 20 3/4" (43.1 x 52.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1948 · Pencil, ink, and wash on paper

20 3/4 x 16 7/8" (52.9 x 43.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1948 · Pencil, ink, and wash on paper

20 13/16 × 16 15/16" (52.9 × 43.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1948 · Pencil, metallic paint, and gouache on paper

16 7/8 x 20 3/4" (43.1 x 52.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1948 · Pencil, metallic paint, and gouache on paper

20 3/4 x 16 7/8" (52.9 x 43.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1948 · Pencil on paper

20 3/4 x 16 7/8" (52.9 x 43.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1948 · Pencil and metallic paint on paper

20 3/4 x 16 7/8" (52.9 x 43.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

E. E. Cummings

1948 · Pencil, brush, ink, wash, metallic paint, and gouache on eight sheets of paper

Installation: 88 7/8 × 50 1/2" (225.7 × 128.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Endless House Project (Preliminary perspective, 1947)

Endless House Project (Preliminary perspective, 1947)

1947 · Ink on paper

11 7/8 x 18" (30.2 x 45.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Totem for All Religions

Totem for All Religions

1947 · Wood and rope

9' 4 1/4" x 34 1/8" x 30 7/8" (285.1 x 86.6 x 78.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Galaxy

1947 · Wood and rope

11' 11" x 13' 10" x 14' 3" (363.2 x 421.6 x 434.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Galaxy

Study for Galaxy

1947 · Ballpoint pen and blue ink on paper

8 1/2 x 10 7/8" (21.6 x 27.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Galaxy

Study for Galaxy

1947 · Ink on paper

16 7/8 x 22" (43.1 x 56.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1947 · Pencil on paper

25 5/8 x 19 3/4" (65.2 x 50.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Moon-Eye

1947 · Gouache and ink on paper

9 7/8 x 13 1/4" (25.2 x 33.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Architectural Plan for the Room of Superstitions

Architectural Plan for the Room of Superstitions

1947 · Gouache and ink on paper

14 3/4 x 19 3/4" (37.6 x 50.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Marcel Duchamp

1947 · Pencil on eight pieces of paper in wood frame

Frame dims: 89 5/8" x 39 1/8" x 12 7/8"

Museum of Modern Art

Multi-use Rocker Prototype

1942 · Oak and linoleum

29 x 15 3/4 x 32 3/4" (73.7 x 40 x 83.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sculpture Stand

1942 · Wood, painted metal and rope

.a (wood shelf): 1 x 21 1/2 x 21 1/2" (2.5 x 54.6 x 54.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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39 published of 79 catalogued · 43 with image

MoMA
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Record

Images

The Canyon (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Canyon (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Collaborators1

Gerrit Rietveld

Peers & Context1

Gerrit Rietveldsame movement

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art New Museum

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

New Museum

In collection

New Museum

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Related Artists

Gerrit Rietveld