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Artists›Reiner Ruthenbeck

Reiner Ruthenbeck

German, 1937

WA-00029226

Velbert, Germany

SculptureMinimalismConceptual Art

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ1146699 ULAN500047418

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
LocationMoMA· 93%✓
NationalityMoMA· 93%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5095
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Minimalism

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Sculpture

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (5)

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Box catalogue for the exhibition RUTHENBECK at the Städtisches Museum Mönchengladbach, Germany, January 11 – February 20, 1972

1972 · Cardboard box containing three single cards, accordion leaflet, and record

Box: 8 1/8 × 7 5/16 × 9/16" (20.6 × 18.5 × 1.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Paper-heap (Papierhaufen) from En Bloc

1969 · Crumpled paper

overall: 13 x 14 15/16" (33 x 38 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Drawing 1969

1969 · Pencil on paper

8 1/4 x 11 3/4" (21 x 29.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Drawing 1968-69

1968 · Ink and crayon on paper

8 1/4 x 11 3/4" (20.9 x 29.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Metal Frame (Corner)

1967 · Pencil and colored pencil on paper

8 1/4 x 10 1/4" (20.9 x 26 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Artwork sources (1)

5 published of 10 catalogued · 0 with image

MoMA
5 publishedof 10 catalogued

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Minimalism Conceptual Art

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Museum of Modern Art

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In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Group Exhibition An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture

New York · 1984