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Artists›Knud Merrild

Knud Merrild

Knud Merrild

Artist

WA-00028460

PaintingSurrealismFiguration

Representation

None documented

11

Institutional Exhibitions

7

Works in Collection

14

Assets Indexed

1

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961–1962

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1952

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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American Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948–1949

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Twentieth Century Portraits

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942–1943

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Americans 1942: 18 Artists from 9 States

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1942

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New Acquisitions: Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1941

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Four American Traveling Exhibitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1940

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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936–1937

Field Verification (1 fields)

0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3937
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (7)

Chain Reaction

1947 · Oil on canvas over board

17 1/2 x 13 1/2" (44.5 x 34.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Perpetual Possibility

Perpetual Possibility

1942 · Enamel on board, mounted on plywood

20 x 16 1/8" (50.8 x 41.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Synthesis

1936 · Watercolor, gesso, and wax on paper

9 7/8 x 9 1/8" (25.3 x 23.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Archaic Form

1936 · Gesso, wax, and pencil on paper

10 1/2 x 8 3/4" (26.5 x 22 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Embryo

1935 · Watercolor and graphite, with red and brown colored pencils, on cream card, prepared with a gesso-wax ground

21.8 × 28.5 cm (8 5/8 × 11 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Herma

1935 · Gesso, wax, and watercolor on paper

10 1/2 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 22.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Aesthetic Function in Space

Aesthetic Function in Space

1928 · Oil on Masonite and cardboard with mirror, in artist-painted frame

78.7 × 57.8 cm (31 × 22 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork sources (2)

7 published of 12 catalogued · 12 with image

MoMA
5 publishedof 10 catalogued10 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img

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Images

Aesthetic Function in Space (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Aesthetic Function in Space (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4

Movements2

Surrealism Figuration

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Selected Credits

11 total

1976Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1961Recent Acquisitions — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1954XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1952Recent Acquisitions — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1950Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1948American Paintings from the Museum Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1942Americans 1942: 18 Artists from 9 States — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1942Twentieth Century Portraits — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1941New Acquisitions: Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1940Four American Traveling Exhibitions — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1936Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

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