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Artists›Peter Behrens

Peter Behrens

1868–1940

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PaintingArt NouveauExpressionism

Representation

None documented

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90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ76726

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Symbolist Aesthetic

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980–1981

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Art Nouveau

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1958–1959

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/438
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Art Nouveau

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

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

Canonical record

Artworks (21)

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Weissenhof Apartment House, "The Dwelling" Exhibition, Stuttgart, Germany (Third floor plan)

1926 · Ink on print

16 1/2 x 25" (41.9 x 63.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Weissenhof Apartment House, "The Dwelling" Exhibition, Stuttgart, Germany (Second floor plan)

1926 · Ink on print

16 1/2 x 25" (41.9 x 63.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Weissenhof Apartment House, "The Dwelling" Exhibition, Stuttgart, Germany (Ground floor plan)

1926 · Ink on print

16 1/2 x 21" (41.9 x 53.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Synchronous Electric Clock

1910 · Brass, enamel and glass

3 1/2 x 12" (8.9 x 30.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Electric Kettle

1909 · Nickel-plated brass and rattan

9 x 8 3/4 x 6 1/4" (22.9 x 22.2 x 15.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Fan (model GB1)

1908 · Painted cast iron and brass

11 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 6" (28.6 x 27.3 x 15.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A.E.G.- Metallfadenlampe (A.E.G. - Metal Filament lamps)

1907 · Lithograph

27 1/4 x 20 3/4" (69.2 x 52.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Chair

1902 · Ebonized oak and woven rattan

99.1 × 45.8 × 46.4 cm (39 × 18 × 18 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Darmstadt Kunstler Kolonie (Poster for the Darmstadt Artists' Colony)

1901 · Lithograph

49 x 17 1/8" (124.5 x 43.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate

1901 · Glazed and decorated porcelain

9 7/8 × 7/8" (25.1 × 2.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Creamer

1901 · Pewter

4 1/8 x 2 7/8" (10.5 x 7.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Teapot

1901 · Pewter

6 1/2 × 7 3/8 × 3 3/4" (16.5 × 18.7 × 9.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Glasses

1900 · Glass and gold

.1 (white wine glass): 7 1/2 x 2 15/16" (19 x 7.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Dressing table mirror

1900 · Pewter

26 1/2 in. × 17 in. × 11 1/2 in. (67.3 × 43.2 × 29.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Vase

1900 · Porcelain

7 5/8 × 4 1/4 × 3 7/16 in., 1 lb. (19.4 × 10.8 × 8.7 cm, 450g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Demitasse and Saucer

1900 · Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

Cup: H. 6 cm (2 7/16 in.) diam. 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.) Saucer: H. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) diam. 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pitcher, Model 2102

1899 · Glazed stoneware

H.: 26.5 cm (10 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Vase

1897 · Glazed stoneware

7 7/8 × 3 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (20 × 9.5 × 8.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Vase

1896 · Glazed earthenware

8 3/8 × 4 3/4 × 4 5/8 in. (21.3 × 12.1 × 11.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Kiss

1886 · Color woodcut on paper

Image: 27 × 21.5 cm (10 11/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 37 × 28 cm (14 5/8 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Synchron wall clock

Copper, glass, and enamelled metal

4 1/4 × 12 1/2" (10.8 × 31.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

21 published of 34 catalogued · 26 with image

MoMA
13 publishedof 26 catalogued22 img
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img
The Met
4 published

Record

Images

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Movements2

Art Nouveau Expressionism

Collections3

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

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

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition The Symbolist Aesthetic

New York · 1980

Group Exhibition Art Nouveau

New York · 1960

Group Exhibition 20th Century Design from the Museum Collection

New York · 1958