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Jules Olitski

Jules Olitski

1922

WA-00012552

Sculpture

Representation

None documented

10

Institutional Exhibitions

38

Works in Collection

53

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ428550

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Reinstallation of the Contemporary Galleries

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Painting and Sculpture Collection: Reinstallation of the East Wing

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978–1979

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Prints of the Sixties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture III

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969–1970

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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

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The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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Recent Acquisitions: Seven American Paintings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964–1965

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1962–1963

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%
BiographyGallery Generic· 72%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (6)

Kasminhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/jules-olitski
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/jules-olitski
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/jules-olitski
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Templonhttps://www.templon.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4399
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artist Index
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Jules Olitski yet.

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Movement

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Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

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

Canonical record

Artworks (38)

Temptation: Red and Yellow

Temptation: Red and Yellow

2003 · Gouache and watercolor on paper

5 x 6" (12.7 x 15.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

January Dream, Blue

2003 · Gouache and watercolor on paper

7 x 6" (17.8 x 15.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

April Dream: Red and Yellow

2003 · Gouache and watercolor on paper

6 1/8 x 13 3/8" (15.6 x 34 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Orange Rapture Spread

2001 · Synthetic polymer paint, gouache, and watercolor on paper

21 x 29 1/4" (53.3 x 74.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1999 · Pastel on paper

7 x 9 3/4" (17.8 x 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Beauty of Angels

1989 · Aquatint and dremel

Plate: 14 13/16 x 21 7/8" (37.7 x 55.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Thalass Mystery #10

Thalass Mystery #10

1978 · Acrylic on canvas

60 1/8 x 40" (152.7 x 101.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Solomon’s Mirror No. 2

Solomon’s Mirror No. 2

1974 · Acrylic paint on canvas

support: 2418 x 4575 mm

L'Oubradou - 19

1974 · water base acrylic on paper

9 3/4 x 5 1/4" (24.8 x 13.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Willemite's Vision

Willemite's Vision

1972 · Acrylic on canvas

8' 2 1/2" x 17' 5 1/8" (250.2 x 531.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1972 · acrylic on canvas

Unframed: 200.6 x 287 cm (79 x 113 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Omsk Measure Two

1972 · acrylic on canvas

Unframed: 276.3 x 193 cm (108 3/4 x 76 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pink-Grey II

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 664 x 893 mm

Pale Blue II

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 893 x 664 mm

Pink-Yellow II

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 668 x 895 mm

Yellow-Green I

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 893 x 663 mm

Crimson-Orange II

Crimson-Orange II

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 895 x 662 mm

Orange-Ochre II

Orange-Ochre II

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 660 x 895 mm

Pink-Blue I

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 893 x 662 mm

Mauve-Blue I

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 891 x 661 mm

Orange-Grey I

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 891 x 662 mm

Magenta-Orange I

Magenta-Orange I

1970 · Screenprint on paper

image: 895 x 664 mm

Graphics Suite #1

Graphics Suite #1

1970 · Color screenprint in magenta/orange and tan on ivory wove paper

Sheet: 88.5 × 66 cm (34 7/8 × 26 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Graphics Suite #1

Graphics Suite #1

1970 · Color screenprint in orange/gray with green, yellow, brown and purple on ivory wove paper

Sheet: 88.5 × 66 cm (34 7/8 × 26 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (5)

38 published of 52 catalogued · 38 with image

MoMA
14 publishedof 28 catalogued19 img
Tate
12 published12 img
Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Instant Loveland
1968 · Tate · 1 prov
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Magenta-Orange I
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
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Crimson-Orange II
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
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Orange-Grey I
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
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Mauve-Blue I
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
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Solomon’s Mirror No. 2
1974 · Tate · 1 prov
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Beautiful Bald Woman
1963 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Omsk Measure Two
1972 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Omsk Measure I
1972 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Pink-Grey II
1970 · Tate · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Born in Snovsk (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

10

Collections10

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

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Heritage Auctions

Background

Education

Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

Visual Arts

Pratt Institute

Visual Arts

Beaux-Arts Institute of Design

Visual Arts