Artist Monograph

Antoine Pevsner, French

French, born Russia. 1886–1962

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Sculpture	3	42.9%
Other Media	2	28.6%
Oil Painting	1	14.3%
Drawing	1	14.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Painting & Sculpture	5	71.4%
Drawings & Prints	2	28.6%

Production by Decade

1

1910s

4

1920s

1

1940s

1

1960s

Classification Types

Sculpture — 4
Drawing — 2
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	100%

Range: 43.8 cm → 74.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1936	1
1938	1
1950	1
1953	1
1970	1
1977	1
1985	1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 7 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Abstract Forms Painting Acc. 35.1936	1913? (1923?)	Encaustic on wood	17 1/4 x 13 1/2" (43.8 x 34.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of the artist
Bust Sculpture Acc. 396.1938	1923-24	Metal and celluloid	20 7/8 x 23 3/8" (53 x 59.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase
Pour un Haut-Relief Drawing Acc. 598.1970	1923	Pencil on transparentized paper	5 5/8 x 5 3/4" (14.2 x 14.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Charles Z. Offin Art Fund, Inc.
The Eye Drawing Acc. 141.1977	1923	Oil and resin on carved gesso, on cardboard	27 5/8 x 27 1/2" (70.2 x 69.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Joseph H. Hazen Foundation in honor of Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
Torso Sculpture Acc. 185.1953	1924-26	Plastic and copper	29 1/2 x 11 5/8 x 15 1/4" (74.9 x 29.4 x 38.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Katherine S. Dreier Bequest
Developable Column Sculpture Acc. 15.1950	1942	Brass and oxidized bronze	20 3/4" (52.7 cm) high including wood base 19 3/8" (49.2 cm) diameter ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase
The Last Burst Sculpture Acc. 1058.1983	1962	Brass, wire, and bronze	27 x 15 x 23" (68.6 x 38.1 x 58.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation