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Raoul Hausmann

Raoul Hausmann

1886–1971

WA-00014683

Vienna, Austria

PhotographyDadaismSurrealism

Representation

None documented

8

Institutional Exhibitions

31

Works in Collection

59

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Abstractions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988–1989

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Iliazd and the Illustrated Book

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987

No image

Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983

No image

Prints: Acquisitions, 1973�1976

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976–1977

No image

Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1968

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The Art of Assemblage

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961

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Collage

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948

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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1936–1937

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2544
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Raoul Hausmann was an Austrian artist and writer. One of the key figures in Berlin Dada, his experimental photographic collages, sound poetry, and institutional critiques would have a profound influence on the European Avant-Garde in the aftermath of World War I.

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

Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Dadaism

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

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

Canonical record

Artworks (31)

Plate 9 from Futurists, Abstractionists, Dadaists: the Forerunners of the Avant-Garde, vol. I

Plate 9 from Futurists, Abstractionists, Dadaists: the Forerunners of the Avant-Garde, vol. I

1961 · Etching from an illustrated book with nineteen etchings (three with drypoint, two with aquatint, and one with aquatint and embossing) and one engraving

plate: 5 7/8 × 4 3/8" (14.9 × 11.1 cm); page: 11 3/4 × 9 7/16" (29.8 × 24 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Folio 22 from Poésie de mots inconnus (Poetry of Unknown Words)

1949 · Woodcut from an illustrated book with seven woodcuts, seven etchings (two with aquatint, one with engraving), six lithographs, three drypoints, two engravings, one aquatint, and one linoleum cut

composition (irreg.): 5 1/16 x 3 1/8" (12.8 x 8 cm); page: 12 9/16 × 9 13/16" (31.9 × 24.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Folio 13 from Poésie de mots inconnus (Poetry of Unknown Words)

1949 · Woodcut type from an illustrated book with seven woodcuts, seven etchings (two with aquatint, one with engraving), six lithographs, three drypoints, two engravings, one aquatint, and one linoleum cut

composition (irreg.): 4 7/8 x 7 5/8" (12.4 x 19.3 cm); page: 12 1/2 × 9 3/4" (31.7 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 13) from Poésie de mots inconnus

In-text plate (folio 13) from Poésie de mots inconnus

1949 · Woodcut type from an illustrated book with seven woodcuts, seven etchings (two with aquatint, one with engraving), six lithographs, three drypoints, two engravings, one aquatint, and one linoleum cut

composition (irreg.): 4 7/8 x 7 5/8" (12.4 x 19.3 cm); page: 12 1/2 × 9 3/4" (31.7 × 24.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folio 22) from Poésie de mots inconnus

In-text plate (folio 22) from Poésie de mots inconnus

1949 · Woodcut from an illustrated book with seven woodcuts, seven etchings (two with aquatint, one with engraving), six lithographs, three drypoints, two engravings, one aquatint, and one linoleum cut

composition (irreg.): 5 1/16 x 3 1/8" (12.8 x 8 cm); page: 12 9/16 × 9 13/16" (31.9 × 24.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1937 · Gelatin silver print

6 1/8 × 7" (15.6 × 17.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dune in Salesk

1932 · Gelatin silver print

6 3/16 × 8 9/16" (15.7 × 21.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1931 · Gelatin silver print

5 3/8 × 4 7/16" (13.7 × 11.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Play of Light Around a Chair

Play of Light Around a Chair

1931 · Gelatin silver print

6 3/4 × 8 15/16" (17.1 × 22.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1931 · Gelatin silver print

6 3/4 × 9 5/16" (17.2 × 23.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1931 · Gelatin silver print

6 9/16 × 9 3/16" (16.6 × 23.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Vera's Shoulders)

1931 · Gelatin silver print

5.7 x 7.7 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/16 in. )

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled

1930 · Gelatin silver print

7 3/16 × 8 7/8" (18.2 × 22.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1928 · Gelatin silver print

23.7 x 15.8 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mécano (Mechanic)

Mécano (Mechanic)

1922 · Complete set of four folded yellow, blue, white, and red double sheet journal issues, inlcuding subscription card, postcard, and a wrap-around band, all housed within a gilt-lettered and black leather embellished yellow cloth box

Various dimensions

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Men’s Floor Exercises [Prostná cvičení mužů])

1920 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

Museum of Modern Art

1920 · Brush and black ink on paper (recto); charcoal on paper (verso)

20 1/8 × 13 1/8 in. (51.1 × 33.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1920 · Gelatin silver print

15.1 x 10.1 cm (5 15/16 x 4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Art Critic

1919 · Lithograph and printed paper on paper

support: 318 x 254 mm

Portrait of an Old Woman (Porträt einer alten Frau) (Dr. S. Friedlaender-Mynona)

1919 · Cut-and-pasted printed and metallic paper on paper on board

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1919 · Woodcut

composition (irreg.): 4 11/16 × 2 5/8" (11.9 × 6.7 cm); sheet: 10 1/8 × 6 1/16" (25.7 × 15.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Cover from Club Dada

1919 · One from an illustrated book with two woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 6 1/2 × 6" (16.5 × 15.3 cm); page (irreg. each approx.): 10 9/16 × 7 5/8" (26.8 × 19.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1919 · Illustrated book with two woodcuts (including cover)

page (irreg. each approx.): 10 9/16 × 7 5/8" (26.8 × 19.3 cm); overall (closed): 10 9/16 × 7 5/8 × 1/16" (26.8 × 19.3 × 0.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 11) from Club Dada

1919 · One from an illustrated book with two woodcuts

composition (irreg.): 8 7/16 × 6 7/16" (21.4 × 16.3 cm); page (irreg. each approx.): 10 9/16 × 7 1/2" (26.8 × 19 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (5)

31 published of 57 catalogued · 40 with image

MoMA
25 publishedof 50 catalogued37 img
The Met
4 published
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img
Tate
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 1 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

The Art Critic
1919 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Mécano (Mechanic) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Movements2

Dadaism Surrealism

Collections4

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

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

In collection

Tate