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Niles Spencer

Niles Spencer

Artist
WA-00029546
Representation
None documented
25
Institutional Exhibitions
7
Works in Collection
13
Assets Indexed
0
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
60%
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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987–1988
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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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Art of the Twenties
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1979–1980
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American Prints: 1913�1963
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1974–1975
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America Seen: Between The Wars
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961
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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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Niles Spencer: A Retrospective Exhibition
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954
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Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947�1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
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Works from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1952
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Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951

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About

Why this artist matters now

Niles Spencer was an American painter known for urban and industrial landscapes rendered in a precisionist style that emphasized geometric forms, clean lines, and flattened perspective. Active primarily between the 1920s and 1950s, he depicted factories, bridges, and architectural elements with a formal rigor that aligned him with the American Precisionist movement. His work reduced complex industrial scenes to essential shapes and planes, creating compositions of austere elegance. Spencer's approach bridged early modernism and social observation, treating industrial infrastructure as worthy subject matter for serious artistic inquiry.

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

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Artworks (7)

Artwork sources (2)

7 published of 12 catalogued · 8 with image
  • MoMA
    5 publishedof 10 catalogued8 img
  • The Met
    2 published
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Representation & Collections

In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionMaster Prints from the Collection
New York · 1987
Group ExhibitionAmerican Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
New York · 1985
Group ExhibitionContrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910�1980
New York · 1985
Group ExhibitionArt of the Twenties
New York · 1979
Group ExhibitionAmerican Prints: 1913�1963
New York · 1974
Group ExhibitionAmerica Seen: Between The Wars
New York · 1961