Artist Monograph

Hans Poelzig, German

German, 1869–1936

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	33	84.6%
Photography	5	12.8%
Lithography	1	2.6%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	37	94.9%
Medium (30–100 cm)	2	5.1%

Range: 11.3 cm → 94.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1961	1
1966	1
2014	37

German Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 39 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Concert Hall Project, Dresden, Germany (Interior perspective of preliminary scheme) Architecture Acc. 1087.2009	1918	Colored pencil and graphite on tracing paper	14 5/8 x 16 1/8" (37.1 x 41 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Henry G. Proskauer
Architectural sketches Architecture Acc. 320.2014.1-28	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Interior sketch Architecture Acc. 320.2014.2	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Mozarttheater project, Dresden, Germany Architecture Acc. 320.2014.10	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Mozarttheater project, Dresden, Germany Architecture Acc. 320.2014.3	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Mozarttheater project, Dresden, Germany Architecture Acc. 320.2014.4	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Mozarttheater project, Dresden, Germany Architecture Acc. 320.2014.5	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Mozarttheater project, Dresden, Germany Architecture Acc. 320.2014.6	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Mozarttheater project, Dresden, Germany Architecture Acc. 320.2014.7	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Mozarttheater project, Dresden, Germany Architecture Acc. 320.2014.8	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Mozarttheater project, Dresden, Germany Architecture Acc. 320.2014.9	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Sketchbook Architecture Acc. 319.2014.1a-t	1919-1923	Bound book with pencil on paper	5 11/16 x 9 3/8" (14.5 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Sketchbook Architecture Acc. 319.2014.2a-ss	1919–1922	Bound book with pencil on paper	8 11/16 × 5 11/16" (22.1 × 14.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Sketchbooks Architecture Acc. 319.2014.1-2	1919-1923	Bound books with pencil on paper	.1: 5 11/16 × 9 3/8" (14.4 × 23.8 cm) .2: 8 11/16 × 5 11/16" (22.1 × 14.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Unidentified façade sketch Architecture Acc. 320.2014.14	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Unidentified interior sketch Architecture Acc. 320.2014.11	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Unidentified interior sketch Architecture Acc. 320.2014.12	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Unidentified interior sketch Architecture Acc. 320.2014.13	1919-1923	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Poster for The Golem: As He Came Into the World (Der Golem: Wie er in die Welt kam) Design Acc. 83.1961	1920	Lithograph	28 x 37 1/16" (71.1 x 94.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of UFA (Universum-Film-Aktiengesellschaft)
Kaufmannhaus project, Cologne, Germany Architecture Acc. 320.2014.1	1922	Pencil on paper	5 3/8 x 7 3/4" (13.7 x 19.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Preliminary costume design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.23	1926	Pencil on paper	8 5/8 x 5 1/2" (21.9 x 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Preliminary costume design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.24	1926	Pencil on paper	8 5/8 x 5 1/2" (21.9 x 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Preliminary costume design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.25	1926	Pencil on paper	8 5/8 x 5 1/2" (21.9 x 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Preliminary costume design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.26	1926	Pencil on paper	8 5/8 x 5 1/2" (21.9 x 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Preliminary costume design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.27	1926	Pencil on paper	8 5/8 x 5 1/2" (21.9 x 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Preliminary costume design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.28	1926	Pencil on paper	7 3/4 x 5 3/8" (19.7 x 13.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stage set design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.15	1926	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stage set design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.16	1926	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stage set design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.17	1926	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stage set design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.18	1926	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stage set design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.19	1926	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stage set design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.20	1926	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stage set design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.21	1926	Pencil on paper	5 1/2 x 8 5/8" (14 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Stage set design for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Heidelberg Festival Architecture Acc. 320.2014.22	1926	Pencil on paper	8 5/8 x 5 1/2" (21.9 x 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Single Family House, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany Architecture Acc. 344.2014.1	1927	Gelatin silver print	6 5/8 x 8 7/8" (16.8 x 22.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Single Family House, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany Architecture Acc. 344.2014.2	1927	Gelatin silver print	3 3/8 x 4 7/16" (8.6 x 11.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Single Family House, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany Architecture Acc. 344.2014.3	1927	Gelatin silver print	3 3/8 x 4 7/16" (8.6 x 11.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Single Family House, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany Architecture Acc. 342.2014	1927	Gelatin silver print	6 5/8 x 9 1/16" (16.8 x 23 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Single Family House, Weissenhofsiedlung, Stuttgart, Germany Architecture Acc. 343.2014	1927	Gelatin silver print	6 5/8 x 9 1/16" (16.8 x 23 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Committee on Architecture and Design Funds