Artist Monograph

Harold Altman, American

American, 1924–2003

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	29	64.4%
Etching	13	28.9%
Drawing	2	4.4%
Other Media	1	2.2%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	7	15.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	38	84.4%

Range: 14.7 cm → 75.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1956	1
1958	5
1961	2
1963	13
1967	24

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 45 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Women Drawing Acc. 252.1956	1955	Ink on paper	5 3/8 x 10 1/2" (13.6 x 26.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Market, Mother and Child Drawing Acc. 3.1958	(1957)	Ink on paper	9 7/8 x 20 5/8" (25.1 x 52.3 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. Donald B. Straus
Apart Print Acc. 300.1958	1958	Etching	plate: 5 13/16 x 8 3/4" (14.8 x 22.2cm); sheet: 9 15/16 x 13 11/16" (25.2 x 34.7cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ingram-Merrill Foundation
Carts, Rue Faubourg St. Denis Print Acc. 301.1958	1958	Aquatint	plate: 11 3/4 x 14 13/16" (29.9 x 37.7cm); sheet: 15 3/8 x 19 7/8" (39 x 50.5cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ingram Merrill Foundation Fund
Park Bench Print Acc. 302.1958	1958	Etching	plate: 5 x 5 13/16" (12.7 x 14.7cm); sheet: 10 1/16 x 10 1/4" (25.5 x 26.1cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ingram Merrill Foundation Fund
Triolet Print Acc. 303.1958	1958	Etching and aquatint	plate: 11 11/16 x 15 7/8" (29.7 x 40.4cm); sheet: 15 x 19 13/16" (38.1 x 50.3cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ingram Merrill Foundation Fund
Cat Print Acc. 487.1963	1960	Etching	plate: 2 13/16 x 6 5/16" (7.1 x 16.1cm); sheet: 5 7/16 x 10 15/16" (13.8 x 27.8cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Evening Print Acc. 489.1963	1960	Etching and aquatint	plate: 15 13/16 x 19 5/8" (40.1 x 49.8cm); sheet: 21 1/8 x 29 3/4" (53.6 x 75.6cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Figure and Foliage VII Print Acc. 482.1963	1960	Etching	plate 7 x 9 3/4" (17.8 x 24.8 cm) sheet 10 9/16 x 15" (26.8 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Figure and Foliage, final state Print Acc. 21.1961	1960	Etching and aquatint	plate 12 1/4 x 14 7/16" (31.1 x 36.7 cm) sheet 15 x 20 5/8" (38 x 52.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Junior Council
Figure and Foliage, first state Print Acc. 20.1961	1960	Etching	plate 12 7/16 x 14 1/4" (31.6 x 36.2 cm) sheet 16 1/2 x 22" (41.9 x 55.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
PARK WITH FIGURES Print Acc. 488.1963	(1960)	Etching and drypoint, printed in color	plate 7 x 8 15/16" (17.7 x 22.7 cm) sheet 10 13/16 x 14 3/4" (27.5 x 37.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Approaching Figure from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.5	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 16 13/16 × 27 3/8" (42.7 × 69.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
City Fragments Print Acc. 491.1963	(1961)	Etching, printed in black	plate 17 13/16 x 23 1/2" (45.3 x 59.7 cm) sheet 21 1/16 x 29 9/16" (53.5 x 75.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Conversation II Print Acc. 802.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 6 5/8 × 18 1/8" (16.9 × 46 cm); sheet: 11 3/16 × 26 1/4" (28.4 × 66.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Face to Face Print Acc. 798.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 12 1/16 × 27 3/8" (30.6 × 69.5 cm); sheet: 22 5/16 × 29 13/16" (56.7 × 75.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Figure and Foliage Print Acc. 481.1963	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 20 13/16 x 27 5/8" (52.8 x 70.2cm); sheet: 22 1/4 x 29 3/4" (56.5 x 75.6cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Figure and Foliage from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.1	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 21 15/16 × 28 11/16" (55.8 × 72.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Figure and Foliage II from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.7	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 20 11/16 × 27 13/16" (52.6 × 70.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Figure in Foliage Print Acc. 697.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 10 11/16 × 18 7/16" (27.1 × 46.8 cm); sheet: 15 × 21" (38.1 × 53.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Figures Print Acc. 797.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 8 13/16 × 13 1/4" (22.4 × 33.7cm); sheet: 11 1/4 × 15 3/16" (28.6 × 38.5cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Man Print Acc. 485.1963	(1961)	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 10 5/8 x 15 3/16" (27 x 38.5cm); sheet: 14 1/8 x 19" (35.8 x 48.2cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Man Print Acc. 803.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 10 7/16 × 15 1/16" (26.5 × 38.3cm); sheet: 14 3/16 × 19 1/8" (36 × 48.5cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Man II from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.3	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 19 3/8 × 24 3/8" (49.3 × 62.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Market Street from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.10	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 9 15/16 × 28 1/16" (25.3 × 71.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Market Street II Print Acc. 490.1963	(1961)	Etching and aquatint	plate: 17 13/16 x 23 1/2" (45.3 x 59.7cm); sheet: 21 3/8 x 29 5/8" (54.3 x 75.2cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Matriarch I Print Acc. 695.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 10 3/16 × 15 1/8" (25.9 × 38.4 cm); sheet: 15 1/16 × 21 1/8" (38.2 × 53.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Matriarch II Print Acc. 696.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 10 1/4 × 15 1/16" (26 × 38.3 cm); sheet: 15 1/8 × 21 1/8" (38.4 × 53.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Mother and Child Print Acc. 799.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 16 5/16 × 18 1/16" (41.4 × 45.8 cm); sheet: 22 13/16 × 31 5/8" (58 × 80.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Park Bench Print Acc. 801.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (slightly irreg.): 15 1/16 × 22 1/8" (38.2 × 56.2 cm); sheet: 22 3/8 × 29 7/8" (56.8 × 75.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Park Conversation Print Acc. 484.1963	1961	Etching	plate: 9 15/16 x 21 3/4" (25.2 x 55.3cm); sheet: 14 13/16 x 26 5/16" (37.7 x 66.9cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Park Conversation from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.4	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 21 3/4 × 28 7/16" (55.3 × 72.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Park Figure from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.11	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 18 3/16 × 24 1/2" (46.2 × 62.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Profile Print Acc. 478.1963	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 14 5/16 x 14 5/8" (36.3 x 37.2cm); sheet: 22 1/4 x 30" (56.5 x 76.2cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Profile from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.9	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 18 11/16 × 23 5/16" (47.5 × 59.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Reader from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.2	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 18 1/8 × 20 1/8" (46 × 51.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Seated Woman Print Acc. 800.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 17 1/4 × 28 5/16" (43.8 × 71.9 cm); sheet: 22 11/16 × 31 3/4" (57.6 × 80.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Standing Figure Print Acc. 486.1963	(1961)	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 18 1/2 x 14" (47 x 35.5cm); sheet: 22 1/2 x 15 1/8" (57.1 x 38.4cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Standing Mother and Child Print Acc. 804.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 26 1/2 × 18 11/16" (67.3 × 47.4 cm); sheet: 29 13/16 × 22 5/16" (75.7 × 56.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Street with Figures from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.8	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 19 1/16 × 26 9/16" (48.5 × 67.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Two Seated Women Print Acc. 480.1963	(1961)	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 18 1/16 x 20 11/16" (45.8 x 52.5cm); sheet: 22 3/16 x 29 15/16" (56.4 x 76.1cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.1-11	1961	Series of eleven lithographs	various composition dimensions; sheet (each approx.): 22 1/4 × 29 13/16" (56.6 × 75.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Woman Print Acc. 796.1967	1961	Lithograph	composition: 18 1/4 × 27 7/8" (46.3 × 70.8 cm); sheet: 22 3/16 × 30 1/2" (56.4 × 77.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Yellow Dress from Untitled Suite Print Acc. 795.1967.6	1961	One from a series of eleven lithographs	composition (irreg.): 19 3/8 × 13 7/16" (49.3 × 34.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Kleiner, Bell & Co.
Park Figure Print Acc. 477.1963	1963	Etching and aquatint	plate: 8 7/8 x 9" (22.6 x 22.8cm); sheet: 15 1/16 x 14" (38.3 x 35.6cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist