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Artists›Karl Struss

Karl Struss

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WA-00029639

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WikidataQ1351247 ULAN500014698

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Photo-Secession (American Photography 1902�1910)

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948

Field Verification (1 fields)

0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/karl-struss
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5699
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (17)

Hawaii

1933 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31 × 24 cm (12 1/4 × 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 35 × 27 cm (13 13/16 × 10 11/16 in.); Mount: 51 × 40.7 cm (20 1/8 × 16 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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The Inferno--Grand Canyon

1919 · palladium print

Image: 11.5 x 9.2 cm (4 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Untitled

1917 · four-color relief halftone made from Hicrome negative on embossed paper

Paper: 22.3 x 15.6 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Nude Walking Like an Egyptian

1917 · gelatin silver print

Image: 21.8 x 13.9 cm (8 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Mounted: 49.2 x 35.1 cm (19 3/8 x 13 13/16 in.); Paper: 21.8 x 13.9 cm (8 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bermuda

1913 · Platinum print

4 1/2 × 3 1/2" (11.3 × 9.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Arverne Pier

1912 · Platinum print

Image/paper: 10.8 × 9.3 cm (4 5/16 × 3 11/16 in.); Hinged paper: 13 × 11.3 cm (5 1/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Along the Shore

1912 · Platinum print

4 1/2 × 3 3/4" (11.4 × 9.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Bermuda--Hamilton Harbor by Moonlight

1912 · platinum print

Image: 10.9 x 8.9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/2 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 30.6 cm (14 x 12 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Pennsylvania Station

1911 · Platinum print

Sheet (sight): 4 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (11.1 × 8.6 cm) Image (sight): 4 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (11.1 × 8.6 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Snow-Covered Dock

1911 · platinum process on paper

width: 92 cm, height: 113 cm, width: 208 cm, height: 299 cm

Rijksmuseum

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New York Street Scene

1911 · platinum print

Image: 8.7 x 11 cm (3 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Paper: 8.7 x 11 cm (3 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Primary mount: 9.2 x 11.6 cm (3 5/8 x 4 9/16 in.); Secondary mount: 10.5 x 12.7 cm (4 1/8 x 5 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Untitled (Landscape)

1911 · platinum print

Image: 9.2 x 11.3 cm (3 5/8 x 4 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

116 TN Street, Looking West

1910 · Platinum print

Image/paper: 11.5 × 9.5 cm (4 9/16 × 3 3/4 in.); Hinged paper: 11.9 × 9.8 cm (4 11/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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[New York Street Scene]

1910 · Platinum print

Image: 7.3 x 9.1 cm (2 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.) Mount: 7.7 x 9.3 cm (3 1/16 x 3 11/16 in.) Mount (2nd): 9 x 10.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.) Mount (3rd): 22.1 x 22.9 cm (8 11/16 x 9 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Tower

1909 · Platinum print

Sheet (sight): 4 5/16 × 2 13/16 in. (11 × 7.1 cm) Image (sight): 4 5/16 × 2 13/16 in. (11 × 7.1 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Shadows, New York

1909 · Platinum print, printed c. 1979

2 7/8 × 3 1/2" (7.3 × 9.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled (Potted Plants on a Windowsill)

1909 · platinum print

Image: 11.5 x 9.4 cm (4 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.); Paper: 11.5 x 9.4 cm (4 1/2 x 3 11/16 in.); Mounted: 12.6 x 10.6 cm (4 15/16 x 4 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (6)

17 published of 20 catalogued · 10 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
MoMA
3 publishedof 6 catalogued6 img
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img
Whitney
2 published
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

8 entries · 1 sources

Snow-Covered Dock
1911 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Untitled (Potted Plants on a Windowsill)
1909 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled (Landscape)
1911 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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New York Street Scene
1911 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Inferno--Grand Canyon
1919 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Nude Walking Like an Egyptian
1917 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
1917 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Bermuda--Hamilton Harbor by Moonlight
1912 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Rijksmuseum

Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Movements1

Photography

Collections7

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Whitney Museum of American Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Freeman's|Hindman

1 lot · 2025

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Freeman's\|Hindman	May 2025	$1,000 – $1,500	Unsold

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Photo-Secession (American Photography 1902�1910)

New York · 1948