Artist Monograph

Emilio Ambasz, Argentine

Argentine, born 1943

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	11	31.4%
Other Media	8	22.9%
Watercolor	7	20%
Textile	2	5.7%
Sculpture	2	5.7%
Acrylic Painting	2	5.7%
Photography	1	2.9%
Printmaking	1	2.9%

Production by Decade

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	3	8.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	18	51.4%
Large (1–3 m)	14	40%

Range: 2.0 cm → 168.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1968	1
1982	2
1987	1
1990	6
1991	2
1992	1
1994	3
1996	2
1997	3
2000	1
2001	1
2020	1
2025	11

Argentine Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 35 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Geigy Graphics Design Acc. 427.1972	1967	Offset lithography with die cut	15 1/2 x 15" (39.4 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Calendar Memory Bags for the Museum of Modern Art Design Acc. 170.2025.1-3	1973 – 1978	Printed and cut paper	(gray): 16 5/8 × 10" (42.2 × 25.4 cm) (yellow): 16 5/8 × 10" (42.2 × 25.4 cm) (brown): 15 9/16 × 10 1/16" (39.5 × 25.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Center for Applied Computer Research project, Las Promesas, Mexico (Scale model, 1:250) Architecture Acc. 489.1990	1975	Painted wood, plastic, and cotton	6 x 40 1/8 x 40 1/8" (15.2 x 101.9 x 101.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Center for Applied Computer Research, Las Promesas, Mexico (Axonometric) Architecture Acc. 478.1990	1975	Ink, felt-tipped pen, and photostat on acetate	37 1/2 x 38 1/4" (95.3 x 97.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Center for Applied Computer Research, Las Promesas, Mexico (Elevation) Architecture Acc. 479.1990	1975	Ink, felt-tipped pen, and photostat on acetate	37 7/8 x 47 7/8" (96.2 x 121.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Center for Applied Computer Research, Las Promesas, Mexico (Section) Architecture Acc. 480.1990	1975	Ink and photostat on acetate	36 3/4 x 38 1/2" (93.3 x 97.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Center for Applied Computer Research, Las Promesas, Mexico (Site plan) Architecture Acc. 131.1992	1975	Ink and photostat on acetate	37 1/2 x 37 5/8" (95.3 x 95.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Center for Applied Computer Research, Las Promesas, Mexico (Three elevations) Architecture Acc. 225.2020	1975	Ink and paint on plastic sheet laid on tracing paper with cut-and-pasted self-adhesive plastic sheet	39 3/8 × 39 1/4" (100 × 99.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Barbara Jakobson
Grand Rapids Art Museum, project, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Perspective Architecture Acc. 1182.2000	1975	Cut-and-pasted sepia diazotype with color crayon on paper and airbrush	30 x 40" (76.2 x 101.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation
Vertebra Executive's Chair Design Acc. 347.1982	1975	Injection molded thermoplastic, die-cast aluminum, and fabric upholstery	38 7/8 x 22 7/8 x 25 1/2" (98.7 x 58.1 x 64.8 cm), seat h. 19" (48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Open Ark B.V
Vertebra Operational Chair Design Acc. 346.1982	1975	Injected molded thermoplastic, die-cast aluminum, and fabric upholstery	30 3/4 x 19 x 23 3/8" (78.1 x 48.2 x 59.4 cm), seat h. 18" (45.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Open Ark B.V
Casa de Retiro Espiritual (House of Spiritual Retreat), Córdoba, Spain (Scale model, 1:100) Architecture Acc. 490.1990	1976-79	Plastic	14 3/16 x 32 3/8 x 36 1/8" (36 x 82.2 x 91.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California Architecture Acc. 166.2025.1	1976	Watercolor on paper	40 1/8 × 39 3/8" (101.9 × 100 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California Architecture Acc. 166.2025.2	1976	Watercolor on paper	39 1/2 × 39 1/4" (100.3 × 99.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California Architecture Acc. 166.2025.3	1976	Watercolor on paper	39 3/4 × 39" (101 × 99.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California Architecture Acc. 166.2025.4	1976	Watercolor on paper	39 3/4 × 39" (101 × 99.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Cooperative of Mexican-American Grape Growers, California Architecture Acc. 166.2025.1-4	1976	Watercolor on paper	See child records ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Dorsal Chair Design Acc. 171.2025	1978	Steel and plastic	31 × 21 7/8 × 21 1/4" (78.7 × 55.6 × 54 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Pro Memoria Garden, project for a Labyrinth, Lüdenhausen, Germany, Aerial perspective Architecture Acc. 440.1997	1978	Color pencil, color ink, and graphite on paper	19 5/8 x 58 5/8" (49.8 x 148.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Pierre Apraxine
Pro Memoria Garden, project for a Labyrinth, Lüdenhausen, Germany, Aerial perspective Architecture Acc. 441.1997	1978	Color pencil and ink on off-white heavy paper	18 1/2 x 61 3/8" (47 x 155.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Pierre Apraxine
Pro Memoria Garden, project for a Labyrinth, Lüdenhausen, Germany, Axonometric Architecture Acc. 442.1997	1978	Color pencil and ink on off-white heavy paper	27 1/2 x 66 7/16" (69.9 x 168.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Pierre Apraxine
Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain (Axonometric) Architecture Acc. 371.1994	1979	Airbrush and graphite on paper mounted on foamcore	24 x 25 1/2" (61x 64.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect in honor of Lily Auchincloss
Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain (Section) Architecture Acc. 372.1994	1979	Airbrush, graphite on paper mounted on foamcore	24 x 25 1/2" (61 x 64.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect in honor of Lily Auchincloss
Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Aerial axonometric Architecture Acc. 370.1994	1979	Airbrush and graphite on gelatin silver photograph mounted on foamcore	30 5/8 x 25 15/16" (77.8 x 65.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect in honor of Lily Auchincloss
Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Plan Architecture Acc. 483.1990	1979	Ink on colored paper	12 3/4 x 15 3/4" (32.4 x 40 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Section Architecture Acc. 481.1990	1979	Ink and graphite on paper	11 1/8 x 15 1/2" (28.3 x 39.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Casa de Retiro Espiritual, Córdoba, Spain, Section Architecture Acc. 482.1990	1979	Ink and graphite on paper	11 1/2 x 15 5/8" (29.2 x 39.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Lucile Halsell Conservatory, San Antonio, Texas Architecture Acc. 162.2025	1980	Polystyrene, acrylic, and artificial grass	17 x 40 x 32" (43.2 x 101.6 x 81.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Oseris-Niedervolt Spotlights Design Acc. 2241.2001.1-4	1982	Painted metal and synthetic material housing	.1-2: 6 7/8 x 4 7/8" (17.5 x 12.4 cm) .3-4: 6 1/4 x 3 1/2" (15.9 x 8.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 12.38 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Flashlights Design Acc. 197.1987.1-4	1983	ABS plastic	Each: 4 x 1 1/4 x 1" (10.2 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Nichi Obihiro Department Store, Hokkaido, Japan Architecture Acc. 163.2025	1987	Acrylic and wood	15 1/4 × 31 1/16 × 35" (38.7 × 78.9 × 88.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center, Baltimore, Maryland Architecture Acc. 164.2025	1989	Acylic and wood	6 1/2 × 28 1/2 × 36 1/2" (16.5 × 72.4 × 92.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Prefectural International Hall, Fukuoka, Japan Architecture Acc. 165.2025	1990	Polystyrene and cotton	12 1/4 x 51 x 38 3/4" (31.1 x 129.5 x 98.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect
Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center project, Baltimore, Maryland (Section, site plan) Architecture Acc. 344.1996	1992	Airbrush, watercolor and color pencil	24 x 31" (61 x 78.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect in honor of Philip Johnson
Worldbridge Trade and Investment Center, project, Baltimore, Maryland, Site plan Architecture Acc. 345.1996	1992	Airbrush, watercolor, and color pencil on paper	24 x 31" (61 x 78.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the architect in honor of Philip Johnson