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Sylvia Plimack Mangold

Sylvia Plimack Mangold

1938⚠

WA-00000326

Mixed Media

Representation

None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

40

Works in Collection

79

Assets Indexed

10

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

60%

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Authority Records (1)

Field Verification (7 fields)

5 cross-verified · 2 single-source

LocationArtsy + Gallery Pace+1· 85%✓
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%✓
DeceasedGallery Pace· 80%✓
Death yearGallery Pace· 80%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
Birth yearWikidata· 92%

Source Registry (2)

Pace-Galleryhttps://www.pacegallery.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3724
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Sylvia Plimack Mangold depicted interiors and landscapes through painting, printmaking, and pastel, working with a representational approach that combined precise observation with material nuance. Based in New York, her practice spanned five decades and explored the formal possibilities of domestic and natural spaces rendered across multiple mediums. Her work was represented by Pace Gallery and included both large-scale paintings and works on paper that engaged with light, perspective, and the specificity of particular rooms and sites.

Source: Pace Gallery · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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Mixed Media

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (40)

The Maple Tree with Pine

The Maple Tree with Pine

2005 · Oil on linen

76.2 × 101.6 cm (30 × 40 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Maple Tree 2/18/01

The Maple Tree 2/18/01

2001 · Watercolor and gouache on paper

30 x 22" (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Maple Tree

1998 · Drypoint and etching in gray on ivory wove paper

Plate: 34.8 × 27.6 cm (13 3/4 × 10 7/8 in.); sheet: 56.5 × 45.5 cm (22 1/4 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Maple Tree

1998 · Lithograph in brown on ivory wove paper

Sheet: 82.3 × 59.5 cm (32 7/16 × 23 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1998 · Etching and drypoint

Sheet: 22 1/2 × 17 7/8 in. (57.2 × 45.4 cm) Plate: 13 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (34.9 × 27.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Winter Elm

1997 · Drypoint and aquatint

plate: 6 15/16 x 10 15/16" (17.6 x 27.8 cm); sheet: 13 3/16 x 17 1/16" (33.5 x 43.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Self Portrait (State II)

Self Portrait (State II)

1993 · Drypoint and aquatint in black on white wove paper

Plate: 27.3 × 35 cm (10 3/4 × 13 13/16 in.); sheet: 46.5 × 53 cm (18 5/16 × 20 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1993 · Etching with aquatint

Sheet: 23 3/8 in. × 19 in. (59.4 × 48.3 cm) Plate: 16 3/4 × 13 in. (42.5 × 33 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1991 · etching and drypoint printed in brown

Sheet: 37.5 x 21.5 cm (14 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.); Platemark: 10 x 12.7 cm (3 15/16 x 5 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Maple Tree

1990 · Drypoint and aquatint

plate: 17 7/8 x 21 3/4" (45.4 x 55.3 cm); sheet: 26 x 33 7/8" (66 x 86.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1988 · woodcut printed in gray

Sheet: 15.5 x 24 cm (6 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.); Image: 9.7 x 15 cm (3 13/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Pin Oak at the Pond

1986 · Color drypoint, aquatint and spitbite on T.E. Edmond's Handmade hot-pressed paper

Plate: 17 7/8 × 22 1/4 in. (45.4 × 56.5 cm) Sheet: 25 3/8 × 28 7/8 in. (64.5 × 73.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

View of Schunnemunk Mountain

1980 · Lithograph

Sheet: 20 7/8 × 32 1/4 in. (53 × 81.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

November 1978

1978 · Oil on canvas

76.2 × 101.6 cm (30 × 40 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Inches and Field

1978 · Artist's book

Overall: 11 15/16" (30.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes

Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes

1977 · Portfolio of three etchings with aquatint

Various composition dimensions. Sheet (ea. approx.): 10 7/8 x 13 7/8" (27.6 x 35.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Paper Under Tape, Paint Over Paper

Paper Under Tape, Paint Over Paper

1977 · Etching and aquatint

composition (irreg.): 14 3/8 x 16 3/16" (36.5 x 41.1 cm); plate: 18 13/16 x 25 3/4" (47.8 x 65.4 cm); sheet: 21 7/8 x 30 1/4" (55.6 x 76.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes

Untitled from Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes

1977 · One from a portfolio of three etching and aquatints

composition: 8 1/2 x 8 9/16" (21.6 x 21.8 cm); sheet: 10 7/8 x 13 7/8" (27.6 x 35.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes

Untitled from Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes

1977 · One from a portfolio of three etching and aquatints

composition: 8 3/8 x 11 3/8" (21.3 x 28.9 cm); sheet: 10 13/16 x 13 7/8" (27.4 x 35.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled from Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes

Untitled from Aquatint, Sugarlift and Golden Changes

1977 · One from a portfolio of three etching and aquatints

composition: 3 3/16 x 5 1/16" (8.1 x 12.9 cm); sheet: 10 13/16 x 13 13/16" (27.5 x 35.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ruler Workbook

1976 · Pen and black ink, graphite, translucent and opaque watercolor, masking tape with acrylic on wove paper, in a spiral-bound sketchbook

35 × 28 × 0.8 cm (13 13/16 × 11 1/16 × 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

In Memory of My Father

In Memory of My Father

1976 · Acrylic on canvas

76.5 × 183 cm (30 × 72 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Where the Shorter Dimension Makes the Longest Even Longer

Where the Shorter Dimension Makes the Longest Even Longer

1976 · Acrylic on paper

23 × 29" (58.4 × 73.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled Sketchbook (Blue Strathmore 500 Bristol)

Untitled Sketchbook (Blue Strathmore 500 Bristol)

1976 · Pencil, ink, synthetic polymer paint, gouache, colored pencil, and colored ink with masking tape in bound notebook

Each page: 11 x 14" (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

40 published of 60 catalogued · 48 with image

MoMA
20 publishedof 40 catalogued38 img
Art Institute Chicago
10 published10 img
The Met
6 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Rubber Stamp Portfolio: Six Inches Four Ways
1976 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Exact Ruler II
1974 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
1988 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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July
1991 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

18 assets

Artsy artwork: Floor (1973)

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Artsy artwork: Floor I (1973)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled (1983)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled (1977)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled (1983)

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Artsy artwork: Untitled

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Artsy artist portrait

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In Memory of My Father (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Relationships

4

Collections4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Pace Gallery

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Pace Gallery

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Solo Exhibition Sylvia Plimack Mangold