Spanish Artists

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Spanish Artists

MoMA's permanent collection includes 159 artists of Spanish nationality, represented by 3411 catalogued works. This hub aggregates biographical, medium, and era data across all verified records.

Artists at a Glance

Most-represented artists in MoMA

  1. 1412 Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
  2. 531 Joan Miró (1893–1983)
  3. 201 Salvador Dalí (1904–1989)
  4. 181 Francisco de Goya (1746–1828)
  5. 171 Antoni Tàpies (1923–2012)
  6. 115 Antonio Saura (1930–1998)
  7. 115 Antoni Llena (b. 1942)
  8. 60 Juan Gris (1887–1927)
  9. 55 Juan Hidalgo (b. 1927)
  10. 33 Fernando Martín Menis (b. 1951)

Birth-cohort distribution

1 artists born 1725–1749; 3 artists born 1850–1874; 16 artists born 1875–1899; 30 artists born 1900–1924; 41 artists born 1925–1949; 43 artists born 1950–1974; 6 artists born 1975–1999.

Medium & Technique Profile

Top media across Spanish holdings

MediumWorks
Etching1035
Lithography938
Other Media326
Drawing285
Engraving196

Regional & Diaspora Context

Broader region

Spanish is catalogued independently in MoMA's nationality index.