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Theodoros Stamos

Theodoros Stamos

?–1997
WA-00022213
Painting
Representation
None documented
10
Institutional Exhibitions
13
Works in Collection
21
Assets Indexed
3
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0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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The New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969
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Dada, Surrealism and their Heritage
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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The New American Painting as Shown in Eight European Countries 1958�1959
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959
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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954–1955
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Posters by Painters and Sculptors
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1952
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Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951
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American Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948–1949
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New York Private Collections
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948
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New Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948

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About

Why this artist matters now

Theodoros Stamos was a Greek-American abstract painter whose work emerged from the postwar New York School. Working primarily in oil on canvas, he developed a lyrical abstraction rooted in nature, particularly the forms and light conditions of Greek islands and the American landscape. His paintings combine gestural mark-making with a meditative treatment of color and atmospheric space, creating compositions that suggest geological or cosmic phenomena without direct representation.

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

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Artworks (13)

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Artwork sources (2)

13 published of 19 catalogued · 12 with image
  • The Met
    7 published
  • MoMA
    6 publishedof 12 catalogued12 img
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Museum of Modern Art
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Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionThe Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950
New York · 1976
Group ExhibitionThe New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation
New York · 1969
Group ExhibitionDada, Surrealism and their Heritage
New York · 1968
Group ExhibitionThe New American Painting as Shown in Eight European Countries 1958�1959
New York · 1959
Group ExhibitionXXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
New York · 1954
Group ExhibitionPosters by Painters and Sculptors
New York · 1952