Artist Monograph

Elie Nadelman, American

American, born Poland. 1882–1946

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	27	49.1%
Drawing	21	38.2%
Sculpture	5	9.1%
Watercolor	2	3.6%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	49	89.1%
Painting & Sculpture	6	10.9%

Production by Decade

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1940s

1950s

Classification Types

Print — 26
Drawing — 23
Sculpture — 6

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	38	70.4%
Medium (30–100 cm)	15	27.8%
Large (1–3 m)	1	1.9%

Range: 9.4 cm → 138.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1948	7
1951	3
1953	3
1956	23
1958	1
1969	15
1973	1
1978	2

Currently On View

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American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 55 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Two Figures Drawing Acc. 266.1948	n.d.	Ink and pencil on paper	14 5/8 x 12 3/8" (37.2 x 31.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Cornelius J. Sullivan Fund
Horse Print Acc. 525.1951	1897, printed 1950	Linoleum cut	composition (irreg.): 4 7/16 × 9 11/16" (11.3 × 24.6 cm); sheet: 10 3/8 × 16 1/8" (26.4 × 41 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of A. Hyatt Mayor
Figure Drawing Acc. 425.1953	c. 1904–12	Ink on paper	7 1/2 x 2 1/2" (19.2 x 6.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Helena Rubinstein
Head Drawing Acc. 253.1969	c. 1904–07	Ink on paper	6 5/8 x 5 1/2" (16.8 x 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Head Drawing Acc. 262.1969	c. 1904–07	Ink on paper	16 3/8 x 12 5/8" (41.7 x 32.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Head of a Woman Drawing Acc. 263.1969	c. 1904–07	Ink on paper	19 1/2 x 12 3/8" (49.7 x 31.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Head of a Woman Drawing Acc. 264.1969	c. 1904–07	Ink and pencil on paper	16 1/8 x 11 1/4" (40.9 x 28.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Standing Nude Drawing Acc. 255.1969	c. 1904–12	Ink and pencil on paper	19 5/8 x 7 1/2" (49.8 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Bathers Print Acc. 526.1951	c. 1905–06, printed 1950	Linoleum cut	composition (irreg.): 8 1/8 × 11 7/8" (20.7 × 30.2 cm); sheet: 10 3/4 × 16" (27.3 × 40.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of A. Hyatt Mayor
Head of a Woman Print Acc. 527.1951	c. 1905–06, printed 1950	Linoleum cut	composition (irreg.): 6 1/2 × 4 3/4" (16.5 × 12.1 cm); sheet: 9 1/2 × 6 3/8" (24.2 × 16.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of A. Hyatt Mayor
Figure with Arm Raised Drawing Acc. 424.1953	c. 1906–09	Ink on paper	9 7/8 x 4 3/8" (25.1 x 11.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Helena Rubinstein
Head Drawing Acc. 254.1969	c. 1906	Pencil on paper	6 1/4 x 5 1/4" (16 x 13.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Head Drawing Acc. 265.1948	c. 1906	Ink and pencil on paper	7 1/8 x 5 3/8" (18.1 x 13.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. Cornelius J. Sullivan Fund
Mother and Child Drawing Acc. 295.1978	c. 1907–10	Ink and pencil on paper	11 3/8 x 9 5/8" (29.1 x 24.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift in honor of Myron Orlofsky
Standing Female Nude Drawing Acc. 415.1969	c. 1907–12	Ink on paper	19 3/4 x 8 1/8" (50 x 20.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Head of a Girl Drawing Acc. 423.1953	c. 1909–11	Ink on paper	8 1/2 x 5 5/8" (21.8 x 14.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mme Helena Rubinstein
Standing Female Nude Sculpture Acc. 261.1948	c. 1909	Bronze	21 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 7 1/4" (55.2 x 22 x 8.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Aristide Maillol Fund
Standing Man Drawing Acc. 258.1969	c. 1909	Pencil on paper	10 1/4 x 7 5/8" (26.1 x 19.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Standing Man Drawing Acc. 259.1969	c. 1909	Ink on paper	10 1/4 x 7 3/4" (26.2 x 19.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Bust of a Woman Drawing Acc. 139.1978	c. 1913	Ink on paper	17 5/8 x 14 1/4" (45.4 x 35.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection
Study for Man in the Open Air Drawing Acc. 267.1948	c. 1914–15	Watercolor, ink, and pencil on paper	10 3/4 x 7 1/8" (27.5 x 18.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Aristide Maillol Fund
Man in the Open Air Sculpture Acc. 259.1948	c. 1915	Bronze	54 1/2" (138.4 cm) high, 11 3/4 x 21 1/2" (29.9 x 54.6 cm) at base ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of William S. Paley (by exchange)
Seated Nude Drawing Acc. 257.1969	c. 1916	Pencil and colored pencil on paper	16 1/4 x 9 3/4" (41.5 x 25 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Reclining Nude Drawing Acc. 260.1969	c. 1917	Pencil and ink on paper	7 3/4 x 9 7/8" (19.9 x 25.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Reclining Nude Drawing Acc. 261.1969	c. 1917	Ink on paper	7 3/4 x 9 7/8" (19.8 x 25.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Standing Man, profile Drawing Acc. 256.1969	c. 1917–19	Ink on paper	10 1/4 x 4 1/8" (26.2 x 10.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Woman at the Piano Sculpture Acc. 105.1958	c. 1917	Painted and stained wood	35 1/8 x 23 1/4 x 9" (89.2 x 59.1 x 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Philip L. Goodwin Collection
Head of a Woman Drawing Acc. 265.1969	c. 1920–22	Ink and watercolor on paper	12 1/2 x 7 7/8" (31.7 x 20.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Man in Top Hat Sculpture Acc. 260.1948	c. 1920-24	Painted bronze	26 x 14 3/4 x 13 1/4" (66 x 37.6 x 33.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 34.02 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Head of a Woman Drawing Acc. 252.1969	c. 1923–25	Ink and pencil on paper	9 7/8 x 7 7/8" (25.3 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Lincoln Kirstein in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
Standing Female Nude Sculpture Acc. 632.1973	c. 1940	Papier-mâché	12 1/8 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/2" (31 x 14.7 x 11.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Andy Warhol
Head of a Woman Sculpture Acc. 262.1948	c. 1942	Rose marble	15 5/8" (39.7 cm) high ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of William S. Paley (by exchange)
Female Figure from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.6	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 4 11/16 x 3 1/4" (11.9 x 8.2 cm); sheet: 9 x 6 3/16" (22.8 x 15.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Figure from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.8	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 4 3/16 x 2 11/16" (10.6 x 6.9 cm); sheet: 8 15/16 x 6 1/4" (22.7 x 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.13	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 2 11/16 x 4 3/16" (6.9 x 10.7 cm); sheet: 5 15/16 x 9" (15.1 x 22.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.14	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 6 15/16 x 5 15/16" (17.6 x 15.1 cm); sheet: 11 3/8 x 8 1/4" (28.9 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.15	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 5 15/16 x 6 15/16" (15.1 x 17.7 cm); sheet: 10 3/16 x 11 9/16" (25.9 x 29.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.3	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 4 3/16 x 2 3/4" (10.7 x 7 cm); sheet: 9 x 6" (22.8 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.4	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 6 7/8 × 4 15/16" (17.5 × 12.5 cm); sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 3/16" (25.2 x 18.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.5	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 6 15/16 x 5 15/16" (17.7 x 15.1 cm; sheet: 9 3/4 x 9" (24.8 x 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.7	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 11 1/2 x 9" (29.2 x 22.9 cm); sheet: 15 7/8 x 12 5/8" (40.3 x 32 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.9	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 5 7/8 x 4 15/16" (15 x 12.6 cm); sheet: 9 7/8 x 7 3/16" (25.1 x 18.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.10	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 4 11/16 x 3 1/4" (11.9 x 8.2 cm); sheet: 9 x 6 1/4" (22.8 x 15.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.11	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 3 11/16 x 2 1/2" (9.4 x 6.3 cm); sheet: 7 7/8 x 6" (20 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.12	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 4 3/16 x 2 11/16" (10.7 x 6.9 cm); sheet: 9 1/16 x 6 3/16" (23 x 15.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head, Draped from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.2	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 4 3/16 x 2 11/16" (10.7 x 6.9 cm); sheet: 8 15/16 x 6" (22.7 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Head, Draped from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.1	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 6 15/16 x 4 15/16" (17.6 x 12.6 cm); sheet: 9 15/16 x 7 3/16" (25.2 x 18.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Nude, Standing from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.16	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 10 3/16 x 2 15/16" (25.9 x 7.5 cm); sheet: 12 3/4 x 4 5/8" (32.4 x 11.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Nude, Standing from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.17	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 8 7/16 x 4" (21.4 x 10.1 cm); sheet: 14 x 9" (35.5 x 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Nude, Standing from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.18	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 8 7/16 x 4" (21.4 x 10.2 cm); sheet: 14 x 9" (35.6 x 22.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Nude, Standing from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.19	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 10 3/16 x 2 15/16" (25.9 x 7.5 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 4 5/8" (32.5 x 11.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Female Nude, Standing from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.20	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 8 3/8 x 3 15/16" (21.3 x 10 cm); sheet: 14 x 9" (35.6 x 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
High Kicker from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.21	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 8 3/8 x 4" (21.2 x 10.1 cm); sheet: 14 x 9" (35.6 x 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
Tango from The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.22	1951, published 1952	One from a portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate: 8 3/8 x 4" (21.3 x 10.1 cm); sheet: 14 x 9" (35.6 x 22.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest
The Drypoints of Elie Nadelman Print Acc. 115.1956.1-22	1951, published 1952	Portfolio of twenty-two drypoints	plate (see child records): dimensions vary; sheet (see child records): dimensions vary ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Curt Valentin Bequest