Artist Monograph

Bridget Riley, British

British, born 1931

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Acrylic Painting	8	30.8%
Gouache	8	30.8%
Screenprint	6	23.1%
Oil Painting	2	7.7%
Tempera	1	3.8%
Other Media	1	3.8%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	22	84.6%
Painting & Sculpture	4	15.4%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Classification Types

Print — 13
Drawing — 8
Painting — 4
Portfolio — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	4%
Medium (30–100 cm)	19	76%
Large (1–3 m)	5	20%

Range: 29.0 cm → 226.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1964	2
1965	2
1966	1
1969	3
1985	1
2000	2
2001	1
2005	6
2018	1
2024	6
2025	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 4, 410" — 10

British Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 26 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Fission Painting Acc. 793.1969	1962	Tempera on board	35 x 34" (88.8 x 86.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Philip Johnson
Untitled ( Based on Movement in Squares ) Print Acc. 1161.1964	1962	Screenprint	composition: 11 7/16 x 11 5/16" (29 x 28.7 cm); sheet: 20 1/2 x 20 1/2" (52 x 52 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Current Painting Acc. 576.1964	1964	Synthetic polymer paint on board	58 3/8 x 58 7/8" (148.1 x 149.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Philip Johnson Fund
Untitled ( Oval Image ) Print Acc. 41.1965	1964	Screenprint	composition (irreg.): 20 x 4" (50.8 x 10.2 cm); sheet: 30 1/16 x 14" (76.3 x 35.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Untitled (Oval Image) from The Institute of Contemporary Arts Portfolio Print Acc. 625.1965	1964	Screenprint	composition (irreg.): 20 × 4" (50.8 × 10.1 cm); sheet: 30 × 14" (76.2 × 35.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Fragments Portfolio Acc. 122.2024.1-5;177.1966;946.2005	1965	Series of seven screenprints on acrylic sheets	see child records ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist (122.2024.1-5); Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund (177.1966); Edward John Noble Foundation Fund (946.2005)
Study for Painting, (12011-DG) Drawing Acc. 945.1983	1965	Gouache and pencil on graph paper	41 x 29" (104.1 x 73.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation
Untitled (Fragment 1) from Fragments Print Acc. 946.2005	1965	Screenprint on acrylic sheet	composition: 18 3/8 x 25" (46.7 x 63.5 cm); sheet: 26 1/2 x 33" (67.3 x 83.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Edward John Noble Foundation Fund
Untitled (Fragment 2) from Fragments Print Acc. 122.2024.1	1965	Screenprint on acrylic sheet	28 × 26 1/2" (71.1 × 67.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Untitled (Fragment 3) from Fragments Print Acc. 122.2024.2	1965	Screenprint on acrylic sheet	25 × 32" (63.5 × 81.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Untitled (Fragment 4) from the series Fragments Print Acc. 177.1966	1965	Screenprint on acrylic sheet	composition: 26 15/16 x 25 15/16" (68.4 x 65.9 cm); sheet: 28 1/16 x 27" (71.2 x 68.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Untitled (Fragment 5) from Fragments Print Acc. 122.2024.3	1965	Screenprint on acrylic sheet	25 × 32" (63.5 × 81.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Untitled (Fragment 6) from Fragments Print Acc. 122.2024.4	1965	Screenprint on acrylic sheet	29 1/4 × 29" (74.3 × 73.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Untitled (Fragment 7) from Fragments Print Acc. 122.2024.5	1965	Screenprint on acrylic sheet	20 × 39" (50.8 × 99.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Scale Study for Cataract Series Drawing Acc. 840.1969	1967	Gouache and pencil on graph paper	41 x 28 1/8" (104.1 x 71.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Joseph G. Mayer Foundation Fund in memory of René d'Harnoncourt
Study Drawing Acc. 841.1969	1967	Gouache and pencil on graph paper	20 1/2 x 14 1/2" (52 x 36.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Philip Johnson Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 2886.2005	1972	Gouache and pencil on graph paper	12 1/4 x 11" (31.1 x 27.9 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 (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection)
Study '74 Colour/Space Sequence Drawing Acc. 2887.2005	1974	Gouache and pencil on paper	28 3/4 x 28" (73 x 71.1 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
Analysis Drawing Acc. 1564.2018	1981	Gouache on graph paper	18 × 19" (45.7 × 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman Instruction Drawing Collection, Detroit
Ra 2 (21 Reds, 21 Blues, 24 Turquoises, 24 Yellows, 9 Blacks, 8 Whites) Print Acc. 1366.2000	1981	Screenprint	composition: 34 5/16 × 30 1/16" (87.2 × 76.3 cm); sheet: 41 7/8 × 36 9/16" (106.3 × 92.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Karsten Schubert
Silvered 2 (21 Reds, 21 Blues, 24 Turquoises, 24 Yellows, 9 Blacks, 8 Whites) Print Acc. 1367.2000	1981	Screenprint	composition: 34 3/16 × 30" (86.8 × 76.2 cm); sheet: 41 3/4 × 36 9/16" (106 × 92.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Karsten Schubert
Blue About Painting Acc. 244.2005	1983/2002	Oil on linen	5' 11" x 58 3/4" (180.7 x 149.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Sid and Mercedes Bass
June 3 Bassacs Drawing Acc. 2888.2005	1988	Gouache and pencil on paper	25 3/4 x 34 1/8" (65.4 x 86.7 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
Justinian Painting Acc. 448.2025	1988	Oil on Linen	65 × 89" (165.1 × 226 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture
Study for Two Reds, Second Revision of Sept. 24. Drawing Acc. 2889.2005	1999	Gouache and pencil on paper	17 3/4 x 34 1/2" (45.1 x 87.6 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
Going Across (for Parkett no. 61) Print Acc. 2525.2001	2001	Screenprint	composition: 16 9/16 × 28 13/16" (42 × 73.2 cm); sheet: 24 1/4 × 35 15/16" (61.6 × 91.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Roxanne H. Frank Fund