Artist Monograph

Barry Le Va, American

American, 1941–2021

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	13	44.8%
Etching	11	37.9%
Screenprint	1	3.4%
Other Media	1	3.4%
Gouache	1	3.4%
Photography	1	3.4%
Lithography	1	3.4%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	12	41.4%
Medium (30–100 cm)	8	27.6%
Large (1–3 m)	8	27.6%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	3.4%

Range: 9.4 cm → 320.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1971	1
1977	1
1981	2
1985	2
1990	1
1998	1
2000	1
2004	1
2005	8
2006	1
2008	10

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 29 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Blackfelt, Black and Red Iron Oxide and Glass Sheets Dropped Drawing Acc. 2190.2005	1967-68	Ink and colored ink on cut-and-pasted paper with ink on graph paper	9 1/2 x 17" (24.1 x 43.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection)
Strips to Felt Particles Drawing Acc. 109.2000	1967-68	Ink and pencil on graph paper	8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Strips, Sheets, Particles Drawing Acc. 101.1971	1967-68	Ink, gelatin silver print, and pencil on graph paper	17 1/8 x 21 5/8" (43.5 x 55.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Philip Johnson Fund
Criss-Cross Corner Shot – Plan View Drawing Acc. 2191.2005	1970	Felt-tip pen, colored pencil, and pencil on paper	19 x 24" (48.3 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection)
Study for Equal Wall Base Divisions Crossed Drawing Acc. 45.1985	1973	Ink, and colored pencil on gray paper	33 1/8 x 41 1/2" (84.2 x 105.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Malcolm Goldstein
Pyramid: Center Points and Lengths (Through Points of Tangency): 3 Layers Separately Overlaid Drawing Acc. 376.2006	(1974)	Ink on colored paper	42 x 126" (106.7 x 320 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
Accumulated Vision (Separates): Length Ration (In Perspective) #III Drawing Acc. 44.1985	1975	Ink and colored pencil on gray paper overlaid with vellum	38 1/4 x 62 3/4" (97 x 158 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Ileana Sonnabend
Installation Floor Plan for Any Space Surrounded by Four Walls from the Rubber Stamp Portfolio Print Acc. 181.1977.5a-b	1976, published 1977	One from a portfolio of thirteen rubber stamps	sheet (each): 7 7/8 x 8" (20 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Parasol Press, Ltd. and the Publications Department of The Museum of Modern Art
Extended Walkways: From the Series Expanding Foundations/Plazas in Transition Print Acc. 161.1981.1-4	1979	Four etchings with aquatint	ea. approx. plate 23 7/8 x 35 3/4" (60.6 x 90.9 cm) ea. approx. sheet 29 3/4 x 43 1/2" (75.5 x 110.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Sections – Installation Study Drawing Acc. 443.1981	1980	Tape, ink, crayon, pencil and gouache on transparentized paper	77 3/4 x 50 1/4" (197.5 x 127.6cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Diagram for Two Separate Installlations Combined into One Installation in 2 Perspectives Drawing Acc. 2192.2005	1982	Charcoal, synthetic polymer paint, pastel, ink, and cut-and-pasted transparentized paper on paper	47 x 48" (119.4 x 121.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 2193.2005	1985	Synthetic polymer paint, pencil, and cut-and-pasted colored paper on colored paper	84 x 81 1/4" (213.4 x 206.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled from the series 4 x 4 x 4 Print Acc. 472.1990.2	1990	Screenprint	Composition: 47 13/16 x 47 13/16" (121.5 x 121.5 cm) Sheet: 47 5/8 x 47 13/16" (121 x 121.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously in honor of Andrea's birthday
Plan View for Sculpture Occupying Wall and Floor Areas – Dreaded Intrusions Print Acc. 617.1998.a-b	1991	Lithograph on 2 sheets	Sheet (each): 22 x 30 3/8" (55.9 x 77.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Arnold Smoller
Study for Sculpture Occupying 2' Area : "Institutional Template," Readings from above (Internal Observation from 1. Conference to 2. Lab) Drawing Acc. 2194.2005	1991	Cut-and-pasted cardboard with ink and pencil on paper	76 1/2 x 50 1/4" (194.3 x 127.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Munich/Africa (Studies for Sculpture) Drawing Acc. 2195.2005	1993	Pencil, ballpoint pen, and ink on paper	12 3/4 x 12" (32.4 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Elements Compressed by Pushing from Various Directions Drawing Acc. 117.2004.a-b	1994-1995	Felt-tip pen and pencil on paper	each: 9 x 12 1/2" (22.9 x 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Bunker Coagulation #25 Drawing Acc. 2196.2005	1996	Ink, synthetic polymer paint, and pencil on paper	14 1/4 x 9 3/4" (36.2 x 24.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Study for double-tiered sculpture Drawing Acc. 2197.2005	2000	Cut-and-pasted paper with colored ink and colored pencil on paper	27 x 39 1/2" (68.6 x 100.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled from Voltage Print Acc. 299.2008.1	2007	One from a portfolio of nine etchings and Xerox with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 16" (40.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jacqueline Brody Fund
Untitled from Voltage Print Acc. 299.2008.2	2007	One from a portfolio of nine etchings and Xerox with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 16" (40.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jacqueline Brody Fund
Untitled from Voltage Print Acc. 299.2008.3	2007	One from a portfolio of nine etchings and Xerox with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 16" (40.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jacqueline Brody Fund
Untitled from Voltage Print Acc. 299.2008.4	2007	One from a portfolio of nine etchings and Xerox with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 16" (40.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jacqueline Brody Fund
Untitled from Voltage Print Acc. 299.2008.5	2007	One from a portfolio of nine etchings and Xerox with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 16" (40.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jacqueline Brody Fund
Untitled from Voltage Print Acc. 299.2008.6	2007	One from a portfolio of nine etchings and Xerox with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 16" (40.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jacqueline Brody Fund
Untitled from Voltage Print Acc. 299.2008.7	2007	One from a portfolio of nine etchings and Xerox with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 16" (40.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jacqueline Brody Fund
Untitled from Voltage Print Acc. 299.2008.8	2007	One from a portfolio of nine etchings and Xerox with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 16" (40.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jacqueline Brody Fund
Untitled from Voltage Print Acc. 299.2008.9	2007	One from a portfolio of nine etchings and Xerox with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet: 16 x 16" (40.6 x 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jacqueline Brody Fund
Voltage Print Acc. 299.2008.1-9	2007	Portfolio of nine etchings and Xerox with chine collé	plate (each): 10 7/8 x 8 3/8" (27.6 x 21.2 cm); sheet (each): 16 x 16" (40.6 x 40.6 cm); box: 17 13/16 × 17 5/16 × 1 3/16" (45.3 × 44 × 3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jacqueline Brody Fund