Artist Monograph

Batiste Madalena, American

American, 1902–1988

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Tempera	25	89.3%
Other Media	1	3.6%
Gouache	1	3.6%
Digital Art	1	3.6%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Large (1–3 m)	26	100%

Range: 105.4 cm → 113.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1999	4
2008	5
2011	1
2012	10
2016	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 28 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Classmates Painting Acc. F2012.1309	1924	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 44 x 24 3/4" (111.8 x 62.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten
Fair and Muddy, Our Gang Comedy Painting Acc. F1941	1924	Tempera on poster board	42 9/16" x 23 7/8" ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of the Katten Family
Wanderer of the Wasteland Painting Acc. TR14133.8	1924	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 42 3/4 x 22 3/16" (108.6 x 56.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
A Thief in Paradise Painting Acc. F2012.1307	1925	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 44 x 23 3/4" (111.8 x 60.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten
Beggar on Horseback Painting Acc. F2012.1308	1925	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 44 1/8 x 24 3/4" (112.1 x 62.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
Sally of the Sawdust Painting Acc. F1942	1925	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 43 x 24 5/16" (109.2 x 61.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten
Sally of the Sawdust Painting Acc. F1953	1925	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 44 1/2 x 26" (113 x 66 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten
So This Is Marriage Painting Acc. TR14133.7	1925	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 43 1/8 x 24 1/4" (109.5 x 61.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
The Freshman Painting Acc. F1922	1925	Tempera and paper on poster board	Overall: 43 x 24 1/8" (109.2 x 61.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
The Pony Express Painting Acc. F1951	1925	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 43 3/4 x 24" (111.1 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten
The Pony Express Painting Acc. F1981	1925	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 44 x 24 5/8" (111.8 x 62.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten
Behind the Front Painting Acc. F2497	1926	Gouache on paper	43 x 24" (109.2 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of the Katten Family
Clothes Make the Pirate Painting Acc. F1938	1926	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 43 1/2 x 24 9/16" (110.5 x 62.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten
The Road to Mandalay Painting Acc. F2016.105	1926	Poster	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Purchase from the Katten Family
The Volga Boatman Martha Atwell: A Musical Scenic (Reverse) Painting Acc. F1939	1926 and c. 1924-1928	Tempera on poster board (The Volga Boatman) and Tempera and conté crayon on poster board (Martha Atwell)	Overall: 43 x 24 1/4" (109.2 x 61.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten
Variety Painting Acc. TR14133.11	1926	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 43 x 24 1/8" (109.2 x 61.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
Variety Painting Acc. TR14133.9	1926	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 41 1/2 x 23 1/4" (105.4 x 59.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
Behind the Front Painting Acc. F1943	1927	Tempera on poster board	41 3/4" x 21 1/2" ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of the Katten Family
The Kid Brother Painting Acc. F2012.1310	1927	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 43 3/4 x 24 3/8" (111.1 x 61.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
The Loves of Carmen Painting Acc. TR14133.6	c. 1927	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 43 x 24" (109.2 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
The Unknown Painting Acc. F1929	1927	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 42 3/4 x 24" (108.6 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
Underworld Painting Acc. F1928	c. 1927	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 42 1/2 x 24 1/4" (108 x 61.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
Laugh, Clown, Laugh Painting Acc. F1986	1928	Digital still image	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film
The Haunted House Painting Acc. TR14133.10	1928	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 43 3/4 x 24 3/4" (111.1 x 62.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
The Haunted House Painting Acc. F1937	1928	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 43 15/16 x 21 7/8" (111.6 x 55.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten
The Noose Painting Acc. F1926	c. 1928	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 43 1/2 x 24 3/4" (110.5 x 62.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Courtesy of Judith and Steven Katten
The Patriot Painting Acc. F1946	1928	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 41 11/16 x 24 1/4" (105.9 x 61.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten
The Patriot Painting Acc. F1947	1928	Tempera on poster board	Overall: 41 11/16 x 24 1/4" (105.9 x 61.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Gift of Judith and Steven Katten