Threatened Game
1956 · Oil on board
48 x 68" (121.9 x 172.7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Ger Lataster
Dutch, 1920–2012
WA-00022039
Schaesberg, Netherlands
PaintingColor Field
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2
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6
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959–1960
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional40%
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Ger Lataster was a Dutch painter whose abstract compositions engaged color field and geometric form in oil on canvas. Active from the 1950s onward, his work emerged within the postwar European abstraction movement. Lataster developed rigorously composed paintings that balanced chromatic intensity with structural clarity, positioning color as a primary compositional element rather than a secondary property.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago
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2 published of 4 catalogued · 2 with image
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | Jul 2025 | €1,800 – €2,500 | €1,800 |
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