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Gabriel Kohn

Gabriel Kohn

American, 1910–1975

WA-00027960

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Constructivism

Representation

None documented

8

Institutional Exhibitions

22

Works in Collection

47

Assets Indexed

7

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ29380526 ULAN500076832

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Sculpture from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972

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Tamarind: Homage to Lithography

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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Americans 1963

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1963

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959–1960

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Recent Sculpture U.S.A.

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Cohen, Kohn, Schapiro: New Talent in the Penthouse

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

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International Sculpture Competition: The Unknown Political Prisoner

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

Field Verification (5 fields)

5 cross-verified · 0 single-source

NationalityMoMA + Duplicate Merge· 93%✓
Birth yearMoMA + Duplicate Merge· 93%✓
LocationMoMA· 93%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3192
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Gabriel Kohn was an American sculptor who worked primarily in wood, creating abstract forms that emphasized the material's grain, weight, and spatial presence. Active in the postwar period, he developed a distinctive approach to carved and laminated wood sculpture that bridged gestural abstraction and constructivist principles. His work engaged with the sculptural developments of his era while maintaining a deep material focus on wood's inherent properties.

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

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Movement

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (22)

1969 · Laminated wood

47 x 45 x 55" (119.4 x 114.3 x 139.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1965 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 19 × 27 1/2" (48.2 × 69.9 cm); sheet: 22 3/16 × 30 1/16" (56.4 × 76.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1965 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 21 15/16 × 30 1/16" (55.7 × 76.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 12 15/16 × 17 1/2" (32.9 × 44.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 13 9/16 × 17 5/16" (34.5 × 44 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 14 × 16 15/16" (35.5 × 43 cm); sheet: 15 5/16 × 18 1/8" (38.9 × 46 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 12 5/16 × 16 5/8" (31.2 × 42.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 19 3/4 × 29 1/16" (50.2 × 73.8 cm); sheet: 22 7/16 × 30 1/16" (57 × 76.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 26 1/16 × 22 3/16" (66.2 × 56.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 19 15/16 × 26 7/8" (50.6 × 68.3 cm); sheet: 22 7/16 × 30 1/16" (57 × 76.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 20 1/16 × 14 7/8" (51 × 37.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 14 × 23 7/8" (35.5 × 60.6 cm); sheet: 20 1/8 × 30" (51.1 × 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 15 1/16 × 19 1/16" (38.2 × 48.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 20 5/16 × 15 1/16" (51.6 × 38.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 15 1/16 × 18 1/8" (38.3 × 46 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 18 5/8 × 11 5/16" (47.3 × 28.7 cm); sheet: 20 1/8 × 15" (51.1 × 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 25 1/16 × 19 15/16" (63.6 × 50.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 13 5/16 × 17 7/16" (33.8 × 44.3 cm); sheet: 15 1/16 × 19 1/8" (38.2 × 48.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1963 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 13 × 16" (33 × 40.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Acrotere

1960 · Laminated wood

35 1/4 x 31 x 22 1/4" (90.3 x 80.7 x 56.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tilted Construction

Tilted Construction

1959 · Laminated wood

31 x 18 1/2 x 12 5/8" (91.4 x 46.7 x 31.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1959 · Laminated wood

17 3/4 x 17 x 14 7/8" (45.1 x 43.2 x 37.8 cm) including base

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (1)

22 published of 44 catalogued · 38 with image

MoMA
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Images

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Beata Beatrix (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Beata Beatrix (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2

Movements1

Collections1

Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US