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Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico

1888–1978

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Mixed MediaCubismAbstract ArtSurrealism

Representation

None documented

81

Institutional Exhibitions

139

Works in Collection

258

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

100%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ156622

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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European Drawing Between the Wars

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Surrealist Prints from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Drawings Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

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Giorgio De Chirico

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982

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A Century of Modern Drawing, 1881�1981

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982

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Words and Pictures

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Masterpieces from the Collection: Selections from the Late Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Centuries

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980–1981

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Reinstallation of the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (5)

Theholehttps://www.artsy.net/artist/giorgio-de-chirico
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/giorgio-de-chirico
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/giorgio-de-chirico
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1106
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Movement

Cubism

Medium

Mixed Media

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tate Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (139)

Untitled (recto)

1938 · linocut

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled (verso)

1938 · linocut

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mysterious Baths (Bagni misteriosi) (plate, folio 9) from 23 Gravures

Mysterious Baths (Bagni misteriosi) (plate, folio 9) from 23 Gravures

1935 · Etching from an illustrated book with twelve etchings (one with aquatint and drypoint), five drypoints, three engravings (one with drypoint), two lithographs, and one woodcut

plate: 9 9/16 × 7 7/8" (24.3 × 20 cm); sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 7/8" (32 × 25.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Mythologie

1934 · Portfolio of loose leaves containing twelve pages of printed text lithographed from author's handwritten manuscript and ten lithographic illustrations, signed and numbered

28.5 × 23 cm (11 1/4 × 9 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Supplementary drawing from Mythologie by Jean Cocteau

Supplementary drawing from Mythologie by Jean Cocteau

1934 · Pencil on paper

9 5/8 x 7 1/2" (24.5 x 19.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

L'Ospite Misterioso (The Mysterious Guest) (plate, folio 12) from Mythologie

L'Ospite Misterioso (The Mysterious Guest) (plate, folio 12) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 1/2 × 7 11/16" (24.1 × 19.5 cm); sheet: 11 × 8 15/16" (28 × 22.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nella Piscina Inquietante (In the Disquieting Pool) (plate, folio 19) from Mythologie

Nella Piscina Inquietante (In the Disquieting Pool) (plate, folio 19) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 11/16 × 7 1/16" (24.6 × 18 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 7/8" (28.2 × 22.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

L'Idolo nei Bagni Misteriosi (The Idol in the Mysterious Baths) (plate, folio 15) from Mythologie

L'Idolo nei Bagni Misteriosi (The Idol in the Mysterious Baths) (plate, folio 15) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 7/16 × 7 1/8" (24 × 18.1 cm); sheet: 11 1/4 × 8 15/16" (28.5 × 22.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

La Fuga Inspiegabile (The Inexplicable Escape) (plate, folio 16) from Mythologie

La Fuga Inspiegabile (The Inexplicable Escape) (plate, folio 16) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 1/2 × 7 1/4" (24.1 × 18.4 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 9" (28.3 × 22.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Apparizione del Cigno (Apparition of the Swan) (plate, folio 13) from Mythologie

Apparizione del Cigno (Apparition of the Swan) (plate, folio 13) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 7/8 × 7 3/8" (25.1 × 18.7 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 15/16" (28.2 × 22.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1934 · Illustrated book with ten lithographs

page (each approx.): 11 1/4 × 9" (28.5 × 22.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Raduno Inspiegabile (The Inexplicable Rally) (plate, folio 21) from Mythologie

Raduno Inspiegabile (The Inexplicable Rally) (plate, folio 21) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition: 9 1/2 × 7 1/16" (24.1 × 18 cm); sheet: 11 3/16 × 8 15/16" (28.4 × 22.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Il Bagnante Solitario (The Solitary Bather) (plate, folio 17) from Mythologie

Il Bagnante Solitario (The Solitary Bather) (plate, folio 17) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 10 × 7 1/4" (25.4 × 18.4 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 15/16" (28.2 × 22.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sotto la Cabina Misteriosa (Under the Mysterious Cabin) (plate, folio 18) from Mythologie

Sotto la Cabina Misteriosa (Under the Mysterious Cabin) (plate, folio 18) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 1/2 × 7 1/8" (24.1 × 18.1 cm); sheet: 11 1/16 × 8 15/16" (28.1 × 22.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Il Centauro Misterioso (The Mysterious Centaur) (plate, folio 14) from Mythologie

Il Centauro Misterioso (The Mysterious Centaur) (plate, folio 14) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 5/8 × 7 1/8" (24.4 × 18.1 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 15/16" (28.3 × 22.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Conversazione Misteriosa (Mysterious Conversation) (plate, folio 20) from Mythologie

Conversazione Misteriosa (Mysterious Conversation) (plate, folio 20) from Mythologie

1934 · One from an illustrated book with ten lithographs

composition (irreg.): 9 1/2 × 7 3/16" (24.1 × 18.2 cm); sheet: 11 1/8 × 9" (28.2 × 22.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1933 · magazine containing 10 prints

Cleveland Museum of Art

1932 · Polychromed terracotta

13 3/4 × 13 9/16 × 7 1/16 in., 7.1 lb. (34.9 × 34.5 × 18 cm, 3.2 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Headpiece (page 96) from Calligrammes

1930 · One from an illustrated book with sixty-eight lithographs (including wrapper)

composition (irreg.): 5 5/8 × 6 1/4" (14.3 × 15.9 cm); page: 12 13/16 × 9 15/16" (32.6 × 25.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 82) from Calligrammes

1930 · One from an illustrated book with sixty-eight lithographs (including wrapper)

composition (irreg.): 5 15/16 × 6 1/4" (15.1 × 15.9 cm); page: 12 13/16 × 9 15/16" (32.6 × 25.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 108) from Calligrammes

1930 · One from an illustrated book with sixty-eight lithographs (including wrapper)

composition (irreg.): 5 15/16 × 6 1/16" (15.1 × 15.4 cm); page: 12 13/16 × 9 15/16" (32.6 × 25.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 112) from Calligrammes

1930 · One from an illustrated book with sixty-eight lithographs (including wrapper)

composition (irreg.): 5 15/16 × 6 1/4" (15.1 × 15.9 cm); page: 12 13/16 × 9 15/16" (32.6 × 25.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 15) from Calligrammes

1930 · One from an illustrated book with sixty-eight lithographs (including wrapper)

composition (irreg.): 6 3/16 × 6 3/16" (15.7 × 15.7 cm); page: 12 13/16 × 9 15/16" (32.6 × 25.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (page 92) from Calligrammes

1930 · One from an illustrated book with sixty-eight lithographs (including wrapper)

composition (irreg.): 5 7/8 × 6 3/16" (14.9 × 15.7 cm); page: 12 13/16 × 9 15/16" (32.6 × 25.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (5)

139 published of 250 catalogued · 90 with image

MoMA
110 publishedof 221 catalogued72 img
Art Institute Chicago
15 published15 img
The Met
7 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published
Tate
3 published3 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

The Uncertainty of the Poet
1913 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
XXe Siècle
1933 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Metaphysical Interior
1917 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

The Philosopher's Conquest (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

28

Peers & Context16

Frank Auerbachco-exhibited Francis Baconco-exhibited Balthusco-exhibited Max Beckmannco-exhibited Edward Burraco-exhibitedVija Celminsco-exhibited

Movements3

Cubism Abstract Art Surrealism

Collections9

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Gagosian

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Market

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Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Jul 2025	€450,000 – €650,000	Unsold