Artist Monograph

Alejandro Otero, Venezuelan

Alejandro Otero is represented by 25 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as venezuelan, with dated works spanning 1947–1976.

Venezuelan, 1921–1990

Authority records:
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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

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

Technique range

Alejandro Otero’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Other Media, with secondary engagement in Sculpture, Gouache, Oil Painting, Screenprint.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a moderate group of 25 works produced between 1947 and 1976 attributed to Alejandro Otero, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 29 years, from 1947 to 1976.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Alejandro Otero is catalogued under Venezuelan nationality, part of the broader South America artistic tradition. See the full Venezuelan artists hub.

Contemporaries among Venezuelan artists

72
Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt)
works at MoMA
44
Jorge Castillo
works at MoMA
40
Mateo Manaure
works at MoMA
33
Jesús Rafael Soto
works at MoMA
33
Gerd Leufert
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1921–1990 (69 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	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)	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Alejandro Otero are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 25 works attributed to Alejandro Otero.

What medium did Alejandro Otero primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Alejandro Otero's most represented medium is Other Media.

What nationality is Alejandro Otero?

Alejandro Otero is catalogued as Venezuelan in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Alejandro Otero's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Alejandro Otero span 1947 to 1976.