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Pierre Roy

Pierre Roy

French, 1880–1950

WA-00029208

PaintingSurrealismRealism

Representation

None documented

22

Institutional Exhibitions

49

Works in Collection

103

Assets Indexed

3

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ1347013 ULAN500007189

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Philadelphia in New York: 90 Modern Works from the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972–1973

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Birds and Beasts from the Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960–1961

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

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Modern Art in Your Life

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 Painting

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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New Acquisitions: Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1941

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1941

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1940–1941

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Preview: Dance Archives

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1940

Field Verification (3 fields)

3 cross-verified · 0 single-source

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Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5065
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Pierre Roy painted oil compositions that positioned everyday domestic objects and architectural fragments in dreamlike arrangements, inhabiting a space between representation and abstraction. A French painter associated with Surrealism and magical realism, Roy worked from the 1920s onward, developing a distinctive approach to still life and interior space that shaped European modernism. His precise tableaux resisted easy categorization, oscillating between the quotidian and the hallucinatory.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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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 Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (49)

Boris Anrep in his Studio, 65 Boulevard Arago

Boris Anrep in his Studio, 65 Boulevard Arago

1949 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 653 x 501 mm frame: 753 x 605 x 67 mm

Still Life

1938 · Oil on canvas

35.6 × 27.3 cm (14 × 10 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Country Fair

1930 · Oil on canvas

16 1/8 x 13" (41 x 33 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Daylight Savings Time

Daylight Savings Time

1929 · Oil on canvas

21 1/2 x 15" (54.6 x 38.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A Naturalist’s Study

A Naturalist’s Study

1928 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 921 x 654 mm frame: 1012 x 745 x 58 mm

Danger on the Stairs

Danger on the Stairs

1927 · Oil on canvas

36 x 23 5/8" (91.4 x 60 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1926 · Illustrated book with 43 wood engraving and pochoirs; and 29 wood engraved and pochoir ornaments

irreg. page 10 5/8 x 8 9/16" (27 x 21.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 32 verso) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 4 1/2 x 3 11/16" (11.5 x 9.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (folio 5) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 3 5/16 x 4 1/2" (8.5 x 11.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 37 verso) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 3 7/16 x 4 9/16" (8.7 x 11.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 26) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 3 11/16 x 2 11/16" (9.3 x 6.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 27) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 2 7/16 x 1 5/8" (6.2 x 4.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Headpiece (folio 8) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 3 3/8 x 3 7/8" (8.6 x 9.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 27 verso) from CENT COMPTINES

composition 2 15/16 x 4 1/2" (7.5 x 11.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 20) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 5 x 3 5/16" (12.7 x 8.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 29) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 2 3/8 x 2 3/16" (6 x 5.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tailpiece (folio 40) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 1 5/8 x 1 1/2" (4.1 x 3.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 12) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 8 7/16 x 5 7/8" (21.5 x 15 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plates (folio 13) from CENT COMPTINES

Upper (comp.irreg.): 1 9/16 x 7/8" (4.0 x 2.2 cm) Lower (comp.irreg): 3 7/16 x 2 3/16" (8.7 x 5.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 14) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 4 x 3 1/8" (10.2 x 8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 18) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 5 5/16 x 3 9/16" (13.5 x 9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 11) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 2 9/16 x 2 1/4" (6.5 x 5.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 31 verso) from CENT COMPTINES

composition 3 1/2 x 2 15/16" (8.9 x 7.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 19) from CENT COMPTINES

irreg. composition 4 5/16 x 2 1/4" (11 x 5.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

49 published of 95 catalogued · 9 with image

MoMA
46 publishedof 92 catalogued6 img
Tate
2 published2 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

A Naturalist’s Study
1928 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Boris Anrep in his Studio, 65 Boulevard Arago
1949 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Drie huzaren bij hun paarden (1805)

Rijksmuseum

Ruiter met honden jaagt op een vluchtend hert (1794 - 1862)

Rijksmuseum

Liggende windhond en staande spaniël (1794 - 1862)

Rijksmuseum

Herdersgezin met kudde (1794 - 1862)

Rijksmuseum

Dansende beer met begeleider voor een herberg, op de voorgrond een aap tussen de toeschouwers (1806)

Rijksmuseum

Artsy artwork: Untitled (2015)

Artsy

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Still Life (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Movements2

Surrealism Realism

Collections3

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate