Artist Monograph

Gaetano Pesce, Italian

Italian, 1939–2024

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	6	31.6%
Watercolor	6	31.6%
Textile	4	21.1%
Drawing	3	15.8%

Production by Decade

4

1960s

9

1970s

6

1980s

Classification Types

Design — 12
Architecture — 6
Collage — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	31.6%
Large (1–3 m)	13	68.4%

Range: 56.5 cm → 217.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1969	2
1975	1
1977	1
1981	1
1988	3
1992	1
1997	1
2000	5
2003	3
2020	1

Italian Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 19 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
"Fiorinbocca" Design Acc. 644.1981	1969	Injected polyurethane foam	22 1/4 × 22 1/16 × 8" (56.5 × 56 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Atelier International Ltd.
Up 1 Chair Design Acc. 1113.1969	1969	Injected polyurethane and stretch fabric	26 3/8 x 39 3/8 x 39 3/8" (67 x 100 x 100 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Atelier International
Up 1 Chair Collapsed Version Design Acc. 1114.1969	1969	Injected polyurethane, stretch fabric, and vinyl	19 1/4 x 25 1/2 x 25 1/2" (48.9 x 64.8 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 Atelier International
Up 5 Lounge Chair with Up 6 Ottoman Design Acc. 124.1992.a-b	1969	Polyurethane foam covered in stretch fabric	.a (chair): 40 x 43 1/2 x 45" (101.6 x 110.5 x 114.3 cm) .b (ottoman): diam. 22 1/2" (57.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
The Period of Great Contaminations: Housing Unit for Two People, project Architecture Acc. 1222.2000	1971	Gouache, watercolor and graphite on paper	39 3/8 x 26 3/4" (100 x 67.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation
The Period of Great Contaminations: Housing Unit for Two People, project, Axonometric section Architecture Acc. 1221.2000	1971	Gouache, watercolor, and graphite with scoring on paper	39 1/4 x 26 3/4" (99.7 x 67.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation
Golgotha Chair Design Acc. 234.1975	1972	Dacron filled and resin soaked fiberglass cloth	39 x 18 1/2 x 27 3/4" (99.1 x 47 x 70.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Estée and Joseph Lauder Design Fund
Restoration project of the Romantic Villa (Longitudinal section) Architecture Acc. 244.2020	1973	Watercolor, ink, crayon and colored pencil on diazotype	40 × 43" (101.6 × 109.2 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
Church of Solitude Project, New York, New York, Longitudinal section Architecture Acc. 1225.2000	1974-77	Watercolor, ink, colored ink, gouache, and graphite on paper	42 1/4 x 58 5/8" (107.3 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 The Howard Gilman Foundation
Church of Solitude Project, New York, New York, Plan Architecture Acc. 1224.2000	1974-77	Watercolor, ink and colored ink, gouache and graphite on paper	42 1/2 x 58 5/8" (108 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 The Howard Gilman Foundation
Church of Solitude Project, New York, NY (Transverse section) Collage Acc. 1223.2000	1974–1977	Watercolor, colored ink, and pencil on paper	59 1/4 x 59" (150.5 x 149.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation
Sit Down (Perspective) Architecture Acc. 478.1997	1975	Colored pencil and ink on paper	29 1/2 x 20 7/8" (75 x 53 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
Sitdown Lowback Armchair Design Acc. 331.1977	1975	Quilted dacron fabric and polyurethane	28 7/16 x 44 1/2 x 34 3/8" (72.2 x 113 x 87.3 cm), seat h. 20 1/4" (51.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Pratt Chair (no. 3) Design Acc. 119.2003	1984	Urethane resin	34 x 21 1/2 x 24" (86.4 x 54.6 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Tracy Gardner Purchase Fund and Rob Beyer Purchase Fund
Pratt Chair, No. 3 Study Drawing Design Acc. 120.2003	1984	Graphite, color pencil, ink, and synthetic polymer paint on tracing paper	Frame: 33 1/2 x 85 1/2 x 1" (85.1 x 217.2 x 2.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Tracy Gardner Purchase Fund and Rob Beyer Purchase Fund
Feltri Chair Design Acc. 403.1988.1-2	1986	Wool felt and polyester resin	Each: 50 1/8 x 55 1/8 x 28" (127.3 x 140 x 71.1 cm), seat h. 17 1/2" (44.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Feltri Chair Design Acc. 403.1988.1	1986	Wool felt and polyester resin	50 1/8 x 55 1/8 x 28" (127.3 x 140 x 71.1 cm), seat h. 17 1/2" (44.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Feltri Chair Design Acc. 403.1988.2	1986	Wool felt and polyester resin	50 1/8 x 55 1/8 x 28" (127.3 x 140 x 71.1 cm), seat h. 17 1/2" (44.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Pratt Chair, No. 3 Study Drawing Design Acc. 121.2003	1988	Graphite, color pencil, and ink on tracing paper	Frame: 33 1/2 x 85 1/2 x 1" (85.1 x 217.2 x 2.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Tracy Gardner Purchase Fund and Rob Beyer Purchase Fund