The Tranquility of Previous Existence
1941 · Oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 32" (61.3 x 81.3 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Walter Quirt
American, 1902–1968
WA-00029025
ExpressionismFiguration
Representation
None documented
6
Institutional Exhibitions
2
Works in Collection
7
Assets Indexed
3
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0
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80%
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From the Museum Collections: Family Portraits
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964–1965
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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1954–1955
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American Paintings from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1948–1949
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The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1945–1946
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Painting, Sculpture, Prints
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1944
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New Acquisitions: American Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942
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- Birth yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
- Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
- NationalityDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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