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Rolf Nesch

Rolf Nesch

1893

WA-00028679

PrintmakingExpressionism

Representation

None documented

7

Institutional Exhibitions

13

Works in Collection

24

Assets Indexed

2

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ318053 ULAN500016779

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Published in Germany, 1923

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973–1974

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Prints by Seventeen Artists

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964–1965

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The Art of Assemblage

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961

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German Art of the 20th Century

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1957

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Prints from Europe and Japan; Etchings by Matisse

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

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Modern Masterprints of Europe

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearMoMA· 93%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4266
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Printmaking

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (13)

Snake Eater (Schlangenfresser)

Snake Eater (Schlangenfresser)

1966 · Metal relief print

plate (irreg.): 23 1/16 x 19" (58.5 x 48.2cm); sheet: 25 7/16 x 19 5/8" (64.6 x 49.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Theater in Alta (Teater i Alta)

Theater in Alta (Teater i Alta)

1947 · Metal print

composition (.a): 19 5/8 x 16 9/16" (49.9 x 42 cm); sheet (.a): 25 1/2 x 19 1/4" (64.8 x 48.9 cm); composition (.b): 19 1/2 x 16 5/8" (49.5 x 42.3 cm); sheet (.b): 25 1/2 x 18 5/8" (64.8 x 47.3 cm); composition (.c): 19 9/16 x 16 9/16" (49.7 x 42 cm); sheet (.c): 25 9/16 x 20 1/16" (64.9 x 51 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Metal Plates for Theater in Alta (Teater i Alta)

Metal Plates for Theater in Alta (Teater i Alta)

1946 · Nine zinc plates

Museum of Modern Art

Herring Catch (Heringsfang)

Herring Catch (Heringsfang)

1938 · Six-part metal print

component (A): 23 5/8 x 16 9/16" (60 x 42.1 cm); component (B): 23 1/4 x 16 7/16" (59 x 41.8 cm); component (C): 23 9/16 x 16 7/16" (59.8 x 41.8 cm); component (D): 23 11/16 x 16 9/16" (60.2 x 42.1 cm); component (E): 24 15/16 x 16 1/2" (63.4 x 41.9 cm); component (F): 23 13/16 x 16 5/8" (60.5 x 42.2 cm); sheet (each approximately): 25 7/16 x 17 5/8" (64.6 x 44.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Deathly Stillness (Totenstille) from the portfolio The Poems of Henrik Rytter (Zu den Gedichten von Henrik Rytter)

Deathly Stillness (Totenstille) from the portfolio The Poems of Henrik Rytter (Zu den Gedichten von Henrik Rytter)

1937 · Metal print

plate (irreg.): 16 5/16 x 21 7/16" (41.4 x 54.4 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 25 9/16" (49.5 x 64.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Freihafen Bridge (Freihafenbrücke) from the series Hamburg Bridges (Hamburger Brücken)

Freihafen Bridge (Freihafenbrücke) from the series Hamburg Bridges (Hamburger Brücken)

1932 · Metal print with aquatint

plate: 17 11/16 x 23 1/2" (44.9 x 59.7cm); sheet: 19 5/8 x 26 5/8" (49.9 x 67.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rosa Shapire

1931 · Drypoint in black on white wove paper

Plate: 49.4 × 33 cm (19 1/2 × 13 in.); Sheet: 54 × 44.3 cm (21 5/16 × 17 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Streetwalker (Strich) from the series St. Pauli

Streetwalker (Strich) from the series St. Pauli

1931 · Drypoint

plate (irreg.): 21 5/8 x 15 15/16" (55 x 40.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 23 1/4 x 17 13/16" (59.1 x 45.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Miss K. (Fräulein K.)

Miss K. (Fräulein K.)

1926 · Etching and drypoint with open bite

plate: 17 13/16 x 13 1/16" (45.3 x 33.1cm); sheet (irreg.): 21 7/8 x 14 13/16" (55.5 x 37.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self-Portrait with Hat (Selbstbildnis mit Hut)

Self-Portrait with Hat (Selbstbildnis mit Hut)

1923 · Drypoint

plate: 8 7/8 x 6 5/8" (22.6 x 16.8 cm); sheet: 15 9/16 x 11 9/16" (39.6 x 29.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Snake Charmer

1913 · Monotype on paper

Plate, max: 60.5 × 46 cm (23 7/8 × 18 1/8 in.); Sheet: 65 × 50.5 cm (25 5/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

St. Sebastian

1913 · Color etching on paper

Plate: 59.5 × 43 cm (23 7/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Sheet: 63.7 × 50.5 cm (25 1/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Halling

1913 · Etching in black on paper

Plate, max: 59 × 43 cm (23 1/4 × 16 15/16 in.); Sheet: 65 × 50.7 cm (25 5/8 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

13 published of 22 catalogued · 22 with image

MoMA
9 publishedof 18 catalogued18 img
Art Institute Chicago
4 published4 img

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Halling (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

3

Movements1

Collections2

Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago