Artist Monograph

Abram Krol, French

French, 1919–2001

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Engraving	17	54.8%
Woodcut	12	38.7%
Etching	2	6.5%

Production by Decade

1950s

1960s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	27	93.1%
Medium (30–100 cm)	2	6.9%

Range: 4.3 cm → 60.0 cm (largest side)

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 31 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
BISON Print Acc. 639.1964		Engraving, etching and aquatint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
CAPRICORN Print Acc. 640.1964		Color engraving, etching and aquatint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
BEAR (plate XIV) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.20	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 x 5" (25.5 x 12.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.1-27	1955	15 engravings, printed in color; and 9 woodcuts, printed in black	irreg. page 12 9/16 x 10" (32 x 25.4 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
BISON (plate III) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.9	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 7 1/2 x 8" (19.1 x 20.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
BULL (plate XI) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.17	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 8 11/16 x 7 3/8" (22.1 x 18.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
DROMEDARY (plate XII) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.18	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 x 4 1/4" (25.5 x 10.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Duplicate of pictorial initial P from page vii from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.27	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	composition 1 15/16 x 1 3/4" (5 x 4.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Duplicate of plate from page v from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.26	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	composition 5 7/8 x 1 15/16" (15 x 5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Duplicate of title page from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.25	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 4 1/4 x 1 1/2" (10.8 x 3.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
ELEPHANT (plate I) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.7	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 x 7 3/16" (25.5 x 18.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Folder front from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.24	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 4 3/8 x 2 15/16" (11.2 x 7.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
FOX (plate VI) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.12	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 x 6 5/8" (25.4 x 16.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
GIRAFFE (plate X) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.16	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 x 5 7/16" (25.5 x 13.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
GOAT (plate VII) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.13	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 9 5/16 x 6 15/16" (23.6 x 17.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Half title page from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.1	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	composition 1 3/4 x 2 1/2" (4.5 x 6.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
MONKEY (plate II) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.8	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 1/8 x 4 5/16" (25.7 x 10.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
OWL (plate IX) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.15	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 x 4 1/16" (25.5 x 10.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Pictorial initial P (page vii) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.4	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	composition 1 15/16 x 1 3/4" (5 x 4.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Pictorial initial P (table of plates) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.6	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	composition 1 11/16 x 15/16" (4.3 x 2.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
PIGEON (plate V) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.11	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 3/16 x 8 9/16" (25.9 x 21.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate (page v) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.3	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	composition 5 7/8 x 1 15/16" (15 x 5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
REINDEER (plate XV) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.21	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 x 7" (25.4 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Tailpiece (colophon) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.22	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 1 1/4 x 1 15/16" (3.1 x 4.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Tailpiece (page xvii) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.5	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	composition 1 15/16 x 6 1/2" (4.9 x 16.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
TIGER (plate IV) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.10	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 1/16 x 6 9/16" (25.6 x 16.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Title page from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.2	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 4 1/4 x 1 1/2" (10.8 x 3.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
TURKEY (plate XIII) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.19	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 8 7/8 x 7 11/16" (22.5 x 19.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
TURTLE (plate VIII) from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.14	1955	Engraving, printed in color	irreg. plate 10 x 7 3/16" (25.5 x 18.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Wrapper front from BESTIAIRE Illustrated Book Acc. 866.1964.23	1955	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 4 5/16 x 2 3/4" (11 x 7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Mandrill Print Acc. 641.1964	c. 1960	Engraving and aquatint on cut plates	composition (irreg.): 23 5/8 x 17 5/16" (60 x 43.9cm); sheet: 25 9/16 x 19 15/16" (64.9 x 50.6cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase