Artist Monograph

Agnes Denes, American

American, born 1931

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	9	40.9%
Drawing	5	22.7%
Printmaking	3	13.6%
Lithography	3	13.6%
Other Media	2	9.1%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	21	95.5%
Painting & Sculpture	1	4.5%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Classification Types

Print — 9
Illustrated Book — 7
Drawing — 5
Sculpture — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	3	13.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	17	77.3%
Large (1–3 m)	2	9.1%

Range: 23.5 cm → 274.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1970	3
1975	1
1977	1
1984	1
1995	1
1996	3
1999	7
2000	1
2001	1
2002	2
2013	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 22 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
The World of Thorns Sculpture Acc. 539.2013.a-c	1968	Electroplated plexiglass and synthetic polymer paint on light box	Lightbox 14 3/4 x 14 x 14" (37.5 x 35.6 x 35.6 cm), base with lightbox 44 1/2 x 15 x 15" (113 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Agnes Gund in honor of Joel Grey
Human Hang-Up Machine Print Acc. 99.1995	1969	Monoprint	composition: 9 13/16 x 15 1/4" (25 x 38.8 cm); sheet (irreg.): 11 1/8 x 17 3/8" (28.3 x 44.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
The Human Argument Drawing Acc. 393.2002	1969–70	Ink on graph paper	20 7/8 x 16 7/8" (53 x 42.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist in honor of Agnes Gund
Dialectic Triangulation: Into Symbolic Logic Print Acc. 407.1970	1970	Monoprint	composition and sheet: 21 15/16 x 17 5/8" (55.7 x 44.8cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Matrix of Knowledge Print Acc. 408.1970	1970	Cyanotype	composition: 21 1/16 x 32 1/16" (53.5 x 81.5 cm); sheet: 22 11/16 x 36 3/8" (57.6 x 92.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
The Human Argument (Dialectic Triangulation: Symbolic Logic #1) Print Acc. 606.1970	1970	Negative photostat print	composition: 20 1/16 x 16 5/16" (51 x 41.5 cm); sheet: 23 1/8 x 18" (58.7 x 45.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Pascal's Triangle Drawing Acc. 394.2002	1973	Ink on graph paper	10 3/4 x 8 1/4" (27.3 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space. Map Projection: Snail Drawing Acc. 353.1975	1974	Printed plastic sheet overlaid on graph paper with charcoal	24 x 30 " (61.2 x 76.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the New York State Council on the Arts, the Creative Artists Public Service Program, and an anonymous donor
4,000 Years—"If the Mind…" Print Acc. 653.1996	1976	Etching	Composition (irreg.): 16 1/8 x 16 1/16" (41 x 40.8 cm) Plate: 19 3/8 x 17 11/16" (49.2 x 45 cm) Sheet: 29 7/8 x 22 1/4" (75.9 x 56.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space: The Pyramid Print Acc. 652.1996	1976	Etching	Plate: 17 9/16 x 23 11/16" (44.6 x 60.2 cm); sheet: 22 1/4 x 29 1/4" (56.5 x 74.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Map Projections – The Snail Print Acc. 30.1977	1976	Lithograph	composition 24 1/16 x 30" (61.1 x 76.3 cm) sheet 28 15/16 x 36" (73.6 x 91.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Systems of Logic/Logic of Systems Drawing Acc. 104.2000	1976	Ink and metallic ink on synthetic polymer sheet	108 x 30 1/2" (274.3 x 77.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of an anonymous donor in honor of the artist
The Reflection Print Acc. 50.1984	1981	Lithograph	Composition (irreg.): 21 5/8 x 17 5/8" (55 x 44.7 cm) Sheet: 30 1/8 x 26 1/4" (76.5 x 66.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Snail Pyramid – Study for Self-Contained, Self-Supporting City Dwelling – A Future Habitat Drawing Acc. 1358.2001	1988	Ink on plastic sheet	38 3/4 x 57 1/4" (98.4 x 145.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Agnes Gund
Probability Pyramid Print Acc. 654.1996	1992	Lithograph with metallic powder additions	Composition (irreg.): 6 7/16 x 9 1/4" (16.4 x 23.5 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 3/4 x 20 3/4" (37.4 x 52.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Fragmentation Illustrated Book Acc. 158.1999.1-6	1998	Illustrated book with six etchings	page (each approx.): 13 3/4 × 9 15/16" (35 × 25.2 cm); overall (closed): 14 3/4 × 10 5/8 × 1" (37.5 × 27 × 2.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Fragmentation Illustrated Book Acc. 158.1999.1	1998	Etching from an illustrated book with six etchings	plate: 9 3/4 × 7 9/16" (24.7 × 19.2 cm); sheet: 13 11/16 × 9 3/4" (34.8 × 24.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Fragmentation Illustrated Book Acc. 158.1999.2	1998	Etching from an illustrated book with six etchings	page 13 15/16 x 9 15/16" (35 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Fragmentation Illustrated Book Acc. 158.1999.3	1998	Etching from an illustrated book with six etchings	page 13 15/16 x 9 15/16" (35 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Fragmentation Illustrated Book Acc. 158.1999.4	1998	Etching from an illustrated book with six etchings	page 13 15/16 x 9 15/16" (35 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Fragmentation Illustrated Book Acc. 158.1999.5	1998	Etching from an illustrated book with six etchings	page 13 15/16 x 9 15/16" (35 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Fragmentation Illustrated Book Acc. 158.1999.6	1998	Etching from an illustrated book with six etchings	page 13 15/16 x 9 15/16" (35 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro