Artist Monograph

Eva Hesse, American

American, born Germany. 1936–1970

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	7	26.9%
Drawing	7	26.9%
Gouache	5	19.2%
Etching	3	11.5%
Oil Painting	2	7.7%
Watercolor	2	7.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	18	69.2%
Painting & Sculpture	8	30.8%

Classification Types

Drawing — 14
Sculpture — 5
Print — 3
Painting — 3
Multiple — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	10	41.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	13	54.2%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	4.2%

Range: 7.6 cm → 591.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1969	2
1971	4
1973	1
1975	1
1983	2
1991	2
1995	1
1997	2
2005	3
2014	1
2018	3
2023	1
2025	3

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 26 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
No title Print Acc. 268.2025	1957	Etching	Plate: 3 × 3" (7.6 × 7.6 cm); Sheet: 5 1/4 × 4 3/4" (13.3 × 12 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment
No title Print Acc. 270.2025	1958	Etching	Plate: 6 15/16 × 5" (17.6 × 12.7 cm); Sheet: 9 13/16 × 8 1/4" (25 × 20.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment
No title Print Acc. 269.2025	1958	Etching	Plate: 4 5/16 × 5 3/4" (11 × 14.6 cm); Sheet (approx.): 7 11/16 × 8 11/16" (19.5 × 22 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Endowment
No title Drawing Acc. 495.1997	1960–61	Gouache and ink on paper	5 x 4 1/2" (15.2 x 11.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Tony Ganz in memory of Sally Ganz and her friendship with Robert Storr
Untitled Painting Acc. 71.1991	1960	Oil on canvas	16 1/4 x 16" (41.2 x 40.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Anne W. Marion, Mrs. Frank Y. Larkin, and Mr. and Mrs. Gifford Phillips Funds
Untitled Painting Acc. 72.1991	1960	Oil on canvas	18 x 15" (45.7 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Charash
Advocate of the Personal Drawing Acc. 161.1997.a-b	1963	Gouache and ink on paper	6 1/2 x 22 1/2" (16.5 x 57.1 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 in memory of Sally Ganz
No title Drawing Acc. 1859.2005	1964	Gouache, ink, felt-tip pen, crayon, pencil, and cut-and-pasted painted paper on paper	19 5/8 x 25 1/2" (49.8 x 64.8 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
No title Drawing Acc. 201.2023	1964	Colored ink, black ink, gouache, and pencil on paper	11 1/2 × 16 1/4" (29.2 × 41.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Daniel J. Kramarsky
No title Drawing Acc. 1860.2005	1965	Cut-and-pasted paper, ink, colored ink, gouache, and pencil on paper	7 1/4 x 5 1/4" (18.4 x 13.3 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
Ringaround Arosie Painting Acc. 240.2005	1965	Pencil, acetone, varnish, enamel paint, ink, and cloth covered electrical wire on papier-mâché and masonite	26 3/8 x 16 1/2 x 4 1/2" (67 x 41.9 x 11.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Kathy and Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
No title Drawing Acc. 1016.1969	1966	Watercolor and pencil on paper	11 3/4 x 9 1/8" (30 x 23.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Fischbach
Untitled Sculpture Acc. 261.1983	1966	Enamel paint and string over papier-mâché with elastic cord	Overall approximately 33 1/2 x 26 x 2 1/2" (85 x 65.9 x 6.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Ruth Vollmer Bequest
Addendum Drawing Acc. 1447.2018	1967	Typewriting and ink on paper	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 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
No title Drawing Acc. 1101.1983	1967	Ink on graph paper	11 7/8 x 8 1/4" (30.2 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Ruth Vollmer Bequest
Repetition Nineteen Drawing Acc. 472.1971	1967	Pencil on graph paper	10 7/8 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Eva Hesse Estate
Repetition Nineteen I Sculpture Acc. 105.1973.a-r	1967	Paint and papier-mâché on aluminum screening, 19 units (one missing)	Each 9 1/8 to 10 1/2" (23.2 to 26.6 cm) x 6 1/2 to 9 1/8" (16.5 to 23.2 cm) in diameter ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Charash
Repetition Nineteen I Drawing Acc. 469.1971	1967–68	Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper	11 1/8 x 14 7/8" (28.4 x 37.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Eva Hesse Estate
Repetition Nineteen, First of 3 versions Drawing Acc. 470.1971	Summer 1967	Pen and ink on transparentized paper	8 7/8 x 11 7/8" (22.5 x 30.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Eva Hesse Estate
Repetition Nineteen, Second of 3 versions Drawing Acc. 471.1971	1967	Pen and ink on transparentized paper	8 7/8 x 11 7/8" (22.5 x 30.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Eva Hesse Estate
Repetition Nineteen III Sculpture Acc. 1004.1969.a-s	1968	Fiberglass and polyester resin, nineteen units	Each 19 to 20 1/4" (48 to 51 cm) x 11 to 12 3/4" (27.8 to 32.2 cm) in diameter ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Charles and Anita Blatt
Studies for Repetition #19 Drawing Acc. 1448.2018.a-b	1968	Ink and pencil on paper (recto and verso)	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 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
Study for Repetition #19 Drawing Acc. 1449.2018	c. 1968	Ballpoint pen on paper	11 × 8 1/2" (27.9 × 21.6 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
Untitled Sculpture Acc. 263.1983	1968	Unfired clay, stained	1 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 1 1/4" (3 x 34.1 x 3.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Ruth Vollmer Bequest
Enclosed from 7 Objects/69 Multiple Acc. 1100.2014.2	1969	Multiple of tape, liquid rubber, balloon, and powder	irreg.: 3 15/16 x 9 13/16 x 1 9/16" (10 x 25 x 4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired from The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection through the Deborah Wye Endowment Fund
Vinculum II Sculpture Acc. 374.1975	1969	Latex on metal screening stapled to wire with vinyl tubing	Overall 9' 9" x 2 1/2" x 9' 7 1/2" (297.2 x 5.8 x 293.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Gilman Foundation Fund