Napalm Elegy TA 3
1973 · Oil and collage on board
48 x 47 3/4" (121.9 x 121.3 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Rudolf Baranik
Lithuanian/American, 1920
WA-00026079
Lithuania
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3
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8
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Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Rudolf Baranik was an American painter and printmaker whose work emerged from postwar abstraction and evolved toward social and political engagement. Working primarily in oil, acrylic, and screenprint, he developed a gestural language that reflected both formal experimentation and a commitment to art as a tool for social critique. His practice spanned five decades, bridging mid-century modernism and activist aesthetics.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago
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- MoMA2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
- Art Institute Chicago1 published1 img
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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