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Joe Tilson

Joe Tilson

1928–2023

WA-00000103

London, UK

PaintingPop ArtPost-Impressionism

Representation

None documented

8

Institutional Exhibitions

183

Works in Collection

205

Assets Indexed

14

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

Influence Graph

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ1363990

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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The Artist as Adversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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Pop Art Prints, Drawings, and Multiples

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

No image

Popular Mechanics in Printmaking

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1970

No image

Untitled Exhibition

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969–1970

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Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

No image

Manhattan Observed

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

No image

London/New York/Hollywood: A New Look in Prints

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966

Field Verification (7 fields)

5 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Wikidata· 85%✓
WebsiteWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
BiographyWikipedia + Unknown· 88%

Source Registry (5)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/joe-tilson
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/joe-tilson
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5879
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/joe-tilson
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata Patch
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Joe Tilson yet.

Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Pop Art

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

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

Canonical record

Artworks (183)

For Alan, Venezia from Alan Cristea Gallery Twentieth Anniversary Portfolio

For Alan, Venezia from Alan Cristea Gallery Twentieth Anniversary Portfolio

2015 · Aquatint from a portfolio of three aquatints (one with carborundum relief), one carborundum relief, one chromogenic print, three digital prints, four etchings (two with chine collé, one with embossing), one linoleum cut, one lithograph, three screenprints, two woodcuts, and two polymer gravures (one with woodcut)

composition: 15 7/16 × 15 1/2" (39.2 × 39.4 cm); sheet: 19 11/16 × 19 11/16" (50 × 50 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Conjunction, Red Admiral, Pietra

1996 · Screenprint with woodblock

21 5/8 × 29 3/4 in. (55 × 75.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Liknon 3

1987 · Oil paint on canvas on wood

support: 1966 x 1975 mm

The Arrival of Dionysos

The Arrival of Dionysos

1982 · Etching, aquatint and carborundum on paper

image: 552 x 464 mm

The Arrival of Kore

The Arrival of Kore

1982 · Etching, aquatint and carborundum on paper

image: 552 x 464 mm

The Arrival of Demeter

The Arrival of Demeter

1982 · Etching, aquatint and carborundum on paper

image: 552 x 464 mm

Delphic Oracle

1980 · Photograph, colour, on paper, printed papers, carbon tracing paper and 2 metal paperclips on screenprint on paper

support: 737 x 641 mm

Oak Oracle

1980 · Etching and mixed media on paper

image: 803 x 571 mm

Proscinemi, Olympia

Proscinemi, Olympia

1979 · Photograph, colour, on paper on etching and aquatint on paper

image: 800 x 581 mm

Proscinemi, Delphi

Proscinemi, Delphi

1979 · Photograph, colour, on paper on etching and aquatint on paper

image: 800 x 578 mm

Proscinemi, Dodona, Oracle of Zeus

Proscinemi, Dodona, Oracle of Zeus

1978 · Etching, aquatint, screenprint and lithograph on paper

image: 778 x 524 mm

Proscinemi, Tyrins

Proscinemi, Tyrins

1978 · Etching, aquatint, mezzotint, lithograph, paper and string on paper

support: 889 x 591 mm

Demetrius’ Ladder

Demetrius’ Ladder

1978 · Etching, aquatint and screenprint on paper

image: 873 x 406 mm

Demeter's Ladder, from Proscinomi, Oracles

Demeter's Ladder, from Proscinomi, Oracles

1978 · Soft ground etching, aquatint and screenprint on white wove paper

Plate: 87.2 × 40.2 cm (34 3/8 × 15 7/8 in.); Sheet: 92.5 × 65 cm (36 7/16 × 25 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Seed Mantra

1977 · Etching and aquatint on paper, metal plate and string

support: 876 x 651 mm

Earth Mantra

1977 · Etching and aquatint on paper, metal plate and string

support: 876 x 648 mm

[no title]

1976 · Screenprint on paper

unconfirmed: 502 x 698 mm

[no title]

1976 · Screenprint on paper

unconfirmed: 502 x 698 mm

[no title]

1976 · Screenprint on paper

unconfirmed: 502 x 698 mm

[no title]

1976 · Screenprint on paper

unconfirmed: 502 x 698 mm

[no title]

1976 · Screenprint on paper

unconfirmed: 502 x 698 mm

[no title]

1976 · Screenprint on paper

unconfirmed: 502 x 698 mm

[no title]

1976 · Screenprint on paper

unconfirmed: 502 x 698 mm

[no title]

1976 · Screenprint on paper

unconfirmed: 502 x 698 mm

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Artwork sources (4)

183 published of 199 catalogued · 188 with image

Tate
140 published140 img
Art Institute Chicago
26 published26 img
MoMA
16 publishedof 32 catalogued22 img
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Transparency, Clip-o-Matic Lips
1967 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Jan Palach
1969 · Tate · 1 prov
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Alcheringa 3 - Water
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Muhammad Speaks
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
10th Sonnet
1964 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
[no title]
1976 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Arrival of Dionysos
1982 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Cut Out and Send II
1968 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bela Lugosi Journal A
1969 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Arrival of Kore
1982 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Joe Tilson (cropped)

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Ausstellungs Info Joe Tilson

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Roma metropolitana stazione di Ottaviano corridoio

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Enzo Di Martino e Joe Tilson

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Relationships

7

Movements2

Pop Art Post-Impressionism

Collections5

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

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Background

Education

Saint Martin's School of Art

Visual Arts

Royal College of Art

Visual Arts

British School at Rome

Visual Arts

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Apr 2026	$1,000 – $1,500	Unsold