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Jean Charlot

Jean Charlot

1898

WA-00026562

PrintmakingStreet Art

Representation

None documented

21

Institutional Exhibitions

126

Works in Collection

245

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ432546 ULAN500027773

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Artists and Writers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Mexican Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

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American Prints of the 20th Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954

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Master Prints from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949

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Original Illustrations of Children's Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1946

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Art Shows for U.S.O. Centers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943

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Twentieth Century Portraits

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942–1943

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New Acquisitions: American Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942

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Children's Festival of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942

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Twenty Lithographs: Graphic Art Processes

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1941

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New Acquisitions: American Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1941

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1074
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/jean-charlot
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

About

Why this artist matters now

Jean Charlot was an American painter and printmaker known for murals and works on paper that synthesized modernist abstraction with figurative narratives rooted in Mexican and pre-Columbian imagery. Born in Paris in 1898 and active primarily in Mexico and the United States, he developed a distinctive approach to fresco and lithography that combined bold linear forms with layered symbolic content. His practice bridged the Mexican muralist tradition and European modernism, establishing him as a significant cross-cultural figure in twentieth-century visual culture.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Street Art

Medium

Printmaking

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (126)

Flight into Egypt

Flight into Egypt

1952 · Lithograph in reddish-brown on cream wove paper

36 × 26 cm (14 3/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

First Steps, from Mexican Mother

First Steps, from Mexican Mother

1947 · Color lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 25 × 18.5 cm (9 7/8 × 7 5/16 in.); Sheet: 30 × 24 cm (11 13/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Preparing for the Dance, from Mexican Mother

Preparing for the Dance, from Mexican Mother

1947 · Color lithograph on paper

28.4 × 23.7 cm (11 3/16 × 9 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rest and Work, from Mexican Mother

Rest and Work, from Mexican Mother

1947 · Color lithograph on paper

28.4 × 23.7 cm (11 3/16 × 9 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sunday Shoes, from Mexican Mother

Sunday Shoes, from Mexican Mother

1947 · Color lithograph on paper

23.3 × 29 cm (9 3/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mexican Kitchen, from Mexican Mother

Mexican Kitchen, from Mexican Mother

1947 · Color lithograph on paper

28.4 × 23.6 cm (11 3/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Birds (plate, folio 3) from A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

page: 6 5/16 × 5 3/8" (16 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cover from A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

6 11/16 × 5 11/16" (17 × 14.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Fish (plate, folio 4) from A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

page: 6 5/16 × 5 3/8" (16 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cats (plate, folio 8 verso) from A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

page: 6 5/16 × 5 3/8" (16 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dream (double page plate, folios 11 verso and 12) A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

page: 6 5/16 × 5 3/8" (16 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rabbits (plate, folio 9 verso) from A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

page: 6 5/16 × 5 3/8" (16 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Kangaroo (plate, folio 7 verso) from A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

page: 6 5/16 × 5 3/8" (16 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · Illustrated book with 11 lithographs and photolithographic reproductions

page (each): 6 5/16 × 5 7/16" (16 × 13.8 cm); cover: 6 11/16 × 5 11/16" (17 × 14.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nightfall (double page plate, folios 1 verso and 2) from A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

page (each): 6 5/16 × 5 3/8" (16 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Children Praying (plate, folio 10 verso) from A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

page: 6 5/16 × 5 3/8" (16 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lion (plate, folio 6) from A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

page: 6 5/16 × 5 3/8" (16 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sheep (plate, folio 5) from A Child's Good Night Book

1943 · One from an illustrated book with 11 lithographs

page: 6 5/16 × 5 3/8" (16 × 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tortillera with Child

Tortillera with Child

1941 · Lithograph

composition: 12 9/16 x 18 5/8" (31.9 x 47.3cm); sheet: 13 x 19 15/16" (33 x 50.7cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tortilla Maker

1937 · Lithograph on cream wove paper

Image: 34.9 × 22.3 cm (13 3/4 × 8 13/16 in.); Sheet: 40.3 × 29 cm (15 7/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Large Malinches (Toy Fiesta)

Large Malinches (Toy Fiesta)

1936 · Lithograph

Sheet 21 x 26 1/8" ( 53.2 x 66.4 cm) Composition 16 x 23 1/2" (40.7 x 59.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Jean Charlot: Catalogue of Prints

1936 · Illustrated book with 42 lithographs, offset printed

Page (each): 10 1/16 × 6 11/16" (25.5 × 17 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Woman Lifting Rebozo

Woman Lifting Rebozo

1935 · Oil on canvas

25 1/8 x 30" (63.8 x 76.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tondo I, plate 6 (folio 20) from Picture Book

irreg. dia. composition 6 1/8" (15.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

126 published of 242 catalogued · 40 with image

MoMA
116 publishedof 232 catalogued32 img
Art Institute Chicago
8 published8 img
The Met
2 published

Record

Images

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Artsy

Mother and Child, Yucatan (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Mother and Child, Yucatan (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Movements1

Collections3

Art Institute of Chicago The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US