Artist Monograph

Alejandro Otero, Venezuelan

Venezuelan, 1921–1990

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	11	44%
Sculpture	5	20%
Gouache	4	16%
Oil Painting	4	16%
Screenprint	1	4%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	16	64%
Painting & Sculpture	9	36%

Production by Decade

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

Classification Types

Drawing — 15
Painting — 8
Sculpture — 1
Print — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	4	16.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	14	58.3%
Large (1–3 m)	6	25%

Range: 22.5 cm → 200.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1956	1
1973	1
2007	11
2016	11
2025	1

Venezuelan Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 25 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Blue Coffee Maker Painting Acc. 846.2016	1947	Oil on canvas	25 5/8 × 21 1/4" (65.1 × 54 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Sharon Schultz
The Bottle and the Lamp I Painting Acc. 847.2016	1947	Oil on canvas	45 1/2 × 28 3/8" (115.6 × 72.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Colored Lines on White Background Painting Acc. 848.2016	1950	Oil on canvas	51 1/4 × 38 1/4" (130.2 × 97.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Ortogonal (Collage) 1 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.1	1951	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on paper mounted on paper	12 5/8 x 12 5/8" (32.1 x 32.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Ortogonal (Collage) 2 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.2	1951	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on paper mounted on paper	12 5/8 x 12 5/8" (32.1 x 32.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Ortogonal (Collage) 3 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.3	1951	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on paper	12 3/8 x 12 7/8" (31.4 x 32.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Ortogonal (Collage) 4 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.4	1951	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on paper	12 3/4 x 12 3/4" (32.4 x 32.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Ortogonal (Collage) 5 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.5	1951	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on paper	12 3/4 x 12 3/4" (32.4 x 32.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Ortogonal (Collage) 6 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.6	1951	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on paper	12 5/8 x 12 5/8" (32.1 x 32.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Ortogonal (Collage) 7 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.7	1951	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on paper	12 3/4 x 12 3/4" (32.4 x 32.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Ortogonales (Collages) 1-10 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.1-10	1951–52	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on paper mounted on paper	dimensions vary ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Ortogonal (Collage) 10 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.10	1952	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on colored paper	12 5/8 x 12 5/8" (32.1 x 32.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Ortogonal (Collage) 8 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.8	1952	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on colored paper	12 3/4 x 12 3/4" (32.4 x 32.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Ortogonal (Collage) 9 Drawing Acc. 185.2007.9	1952	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on colored paper	12 3/4 x 12 3/4" (32.4 x 32.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis
Study 1 Drawing Acc. 849.2016	1952	Gouache, ink, and pencil on paper	7 3/4 × 9 3/4" (19.7 × 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 Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Rafael Pereira
Study 2 Drawing Acc. 850.2016	1952	Gouache, ink, and pencil on paper	7 3/4 × 9 3/4" (19.7 × 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 Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Rafael Santana
Study 5 Drawing Acc. 851.2016	1952	Gouache, ink, and pencil on paper	7 3/4 × 9 5/8" (19.7 × 24.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Antonio Melo
Colorhythm, 1 Painting Acc. 21.1956	1955	Enamel on plywood	6' 6 3/4" x 19" (200.1 x 48.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Inter-American Fund
Colorhythm in Movement 5 Sculpture Acc. 156.2025	1957	Lacquer on wood and plexiglas	52 3/8 × 18 1/2 × 7 5/16" (133 × 47 × 18.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Gonzalo Parodi through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
Colorhythm 39 Painting Acc. 855.2016	1959	Lacquer on wood	78 3/4 × 21 1/16 × 1 3/16" (200 × 53.5 × 3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Untitled (Study for Colorhythm) Drawing Acc. 854.2016	1959	Gouache on cut paper	8 7/8 × 3 1/2" (22.5 × 8.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Bloody Mary Painting Acc. 856.2016	1961	Oil on wood	28 3/4 × 23 7/16 × 1" (73 × 59.5 × 2.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
"Mon Cher Ami:" Painting Acc. 857.2016	January 17, 1962	Industrial paint, paper, and leather on wood	23 1/4 × 20 1/8 × 1 1/4" (59 × 51.1 × 3.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Boreal from 21 Printmakers from Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela (21 Estampadores de Colombia, Mexico y Venezuela) Print Acc. 184.1973.18	1972	Screenprint from a portfolio of ten intaglios, seven screenprints, three lithographs, and one aquatint	composition: 17 3/16 × 17 1/16" (43.7 × 43.3 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 × 22 1/4" (76 × 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 Cartón y Papel de México, S.A
Board 1 Painting Acc. 858.2016	1976	Lacquer on wood	78 1/8 × 21 9/16 × 1" (198.4 × 54.8 × 2.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund