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Peter Grippe

Peter Grippe

Artist
WA-00027399
SculptureFiguration
Representation
None documented
7
Institutional Exhibitions
9
Works in Collection
17
Assets Indexed
0
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0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Authority Records (3)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969
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Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951
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Master Prints from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1949
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Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1946–1954
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The Museum Collection of Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1946
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The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1945–1946
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Recent Acquisitions: The Work of Young Americans
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1943

Source Registry (1)

About

Why this artist matters now

Peter Grippe was an American sculptor who worked primarily in bronze and stone, developing an abstract formal language rooted in organic and geological forms. Active from the 1940s onward, his work emerged within the postwar American modernist movement, emphasizing simplified volumes and tactile surfaces that suggest natural erosion and growth. His sculptures occupied a middle ground between figuration and pure abstraction, often monumental in scale yet intimate in material sensibility.

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

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Artworks (9)

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Artwork sources (2)

9 published of 14 catalogued · 5 with image
  • MoMA
    6 publishedof 11 catalogued5 img
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    3 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources
  • Jazz Musicians #1
    1945 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • The Hand that Signed the Paper Felled the City
    1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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  • 21 Etchings and Poems
    1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Images

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The Rock (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
The Rock (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

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Cleveland Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern Art
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Representation & Collections

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

Group ExhibitionThe New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation
New York · 1969
Group ExhibitionAbstract Painting and Sculpture in America
New York · 1951
Group ExhibitionMaster Prints from the Museum Collection
New York · 1949
Group ExhibitionPaintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection
New York · 1946
Group ExhibitionThe Museum Collection of Sculpture
New York · 1946
Group ExhibitionThe Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
New York · 1945