The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)
Nationality Hub
German Artists
MoMA's permanent collection includes 989 artists of German nationality, represented by 10145 catalogued works. This hub aggregates biographical, medium, and era data across all verified records.
Artists at a Glance
Most-represented artists in MoMA
- 835 Lilly Reich (1885–1947)
- 750 August Sander (1876–1964)
- 270 Thomas Schütte (b. 1954)
- 260 Martin Kippenberger (1953–1997)
- 224 Michael Schmidt (1945–2014)
- 219 Max Beckmann (1884–1950)
- 214 Marianne Wex (1937–2020)
- 191 Lovis Corinth (1858–1925)
- 175 Sigmar Polke (1941–2010)
- 172 Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938)
Birth-cohort distribution
1 artists born 1775–1799; 2 artists born 1800–1824; 12 artists born 1825–1849; 45 artists born 1850–1874; 225 artists born 1875–1899; 129 artists born 1900–1924; 236 artists born 1925–1949; 199 artists born 1950–1974; 31 artists born 1975–1999; 2 artists born 2000–2024.
Medium & Technique Profile
Top media across German holdings
| Medium | Works |
|---|---|
| Photography | 1843 |
| Other Media | 1608 |
| Lithography | 1539 |
| Drawing | 1389 |
| Etching | 837 |
Regional & Diaspora Context
Broader region
German is catalogued independently in MoMA's nationality index.