Artist Monograph

Helmut A. P. Grieshaber, German

German, 1909–1981

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Woodcut	22	53.7%
Other Media	3	7.3%
Lithography	3	7.3%
Screenprint	1	2.4%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	37	90.2%
Architecture & Design	4	9.8%

Production by Decade

1900s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 28
Print — 9
Design — 4

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	5.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	35	92.1%
Large (1–3 m)	1	2.6%

Range: 23.0 cm → 110.5 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1950	3
1952	1
1953	2
1954	1
1955	2
1961	15
1964	1
1965	1
1966	14
1987	1

German Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 41 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Concert Poster Design Acc. 307.1953	1900-1953	Poster	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
King Lear Design Acc. 306.1953	1900-1953	Poster	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
PAN Print Acc. 282.1950	(1939)	Woodcut, printed in color	Comp. 16 13/16 x 13 5/8" (42.7 x 34.6 cm) Sheet 19 5/8 x 15 3/4" (47.9 x 40.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
COUPLE (double page fold-out, plate 2) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.2	1947-1964	Woodcut, printed in color	irreg. composition 18 3/4 x 11 9/16" (47.6 x 29.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
FAMILY (double page fold-out, plate 7) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.7	1947-1964	Woodcut, printed in color	irreg. composition 20 7/8 x 11 3/16" (53 x 28.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
FERTILITY (plate 1) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.1	(Print executed 1947)	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 13 9/16 x 9 15/16" (34.4 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
GOSPEL SINGER (double page fold-out, plate 3) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.3	1947-1964	Woodcut, printed in color	irreg. composition 19 3/16 x 13 11/16" (48.7 x 34.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Hap Grieshaber – Woodcuts Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.1-13	1947–64, published 1964	Illustrated book with 13 woodcuts; and line block and photolithographic reproductions of woodcuts	irreg. page 14 7/8 x 11" (37 x 28 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
NEW YEAR'S RIDE (plate 5) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.5	1947-1964	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 11 7/8 x 8 1/2" (30.2 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Plate 6 from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.6	1947-1964	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 12 5/16 x 9 5/16" (31.3 x 23.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
SLAVES (double page fold-out, plate 11) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.11	1947-1964	Woodcut, printed in color	irreg. composition 21 5/16 x 11 7/8" (54.1 x 30.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
SPIRITUAL (double page fold-out, plate 12) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.12	1947-1964	Woodcut, printed in color	irreg. composition 18 15/16 x 13 9/16" (48.2 x 34.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
STAR-SPANGLED BANNER (double page fold-out, plate 8) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.8	1947-1964	Woodcut, printed in color	irreg. composition 20 11/16 x 13 13/16" (52.6 x 35.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Two Figures and a Plant Print Acc. 283.1950	1947	Lithograph, printed in color	Comp. 13 1/4 x 16 3/4" (33.7 x 42.7 cm) Sheet 15 1/8 x 19" (38.5 x 48.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Spring Plowing Print Acc. 284.1950	1948	Woodcut	Comp. 18 1/8 x 22" (46.1 x 56.0 cm) Sheet 21 3/16 x 32 1/4" (54.5 x 81.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Exhibition Catalog, Threatened Pair, Gardener Print Acc. 226.1955.1-2	(1949)	Woodcuts, printed in black on colored paper	Sheet 11 9/16 x 9 3/4" (29.4 x 24.9 cm) Composition (.1) 9 1/16 x 9" (23.0 x 22.9 cm) (.2 81/2 x 8 3/8" (21.7 x 21.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Transferred from The Museum of Modern Art Library, New York
Studentenstudio für Moderne Kunst Tübingen 1949 Design Acc. 157.1952	1949	Lithograph	26 3/8 x 38 1/2" (67 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 Walter A. Allner
1951 Amsterdam Design Acc. 521.1954	1951	Poster	26 1/8 x 37 1/8" (66.4 x 94.3cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the artist
Elysium Print Acc. 70.1955	1953	Woodcut	Comp. 43 1/2 x 24 1/4" (110.5 x 61.5 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. E. Powis Jones
CAT, FISH AND BIRD (plate 13) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.13	(Print executed 1960)	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 13 11/16 x 8 3/4" (34.7 x 22.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Pan Print Acc. 28.1961	1960	Woodcut	composition (irreg.): 14 3/8 x 9 3/16" (36.5 x 23.3 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 13 11/16" (49.5 x 34.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Miss Frances Pernas
DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.1-13	1961	13 woodcuts, 1 printed in black and 12 printed in color	composition: various dimensions; page: 20 9/16 × 15 1/4" (52.3 × 38.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
FOREST OF FLAGS (plate, folio 13) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.13	1961		irreg. composition 14 15/16 x 20 1/2" (38 x 52.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
Headpiece (folio 3) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.3	1961		irreg. composition 7 5/8 x 10 3/8" (19.4 x 26.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
KOTSCHEI (plate, folio 7) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.7	1961		irreg. composition 20 9/16 x 13 7/8" (52.3 x 35.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
KOTSCHEI'S MOB (plate, folio 8) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.8	1961		irreg. composition 20 9/16 x 14 15/16" (52.3 x 38 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
PEASANT WOMAN (plate, folio 10) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.10	1961		irreg. composition 20 5/8 x 15" (52.4 x 38.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
Plate 10 from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.10	(Print executed 1961)	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 14 1/16 x 9 3/8" (35.7 x 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Solander box front from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.1	1961	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 20 9/16 x 7 3/4" (52.2 x 19.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
THE FIREBIRD (plate, folio 4) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.4	1961		irreg. composition 20 1/2 x 14 15/16" (52 x 37.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS (plate, folio 9) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.9	1961		irreg. composition 20 9/16 x 14 7/8" (52.2 x 37.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
THE SUN WHEEL (plate, folio 11) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.11	1961		irreg. composition 14 15/16 x 20 9/16" (38 x 52.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
Title page from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.2	1961		irreg. composition 20 1/2 x 14 9/16" (52.1 x 37 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
TREE (plate, folio 12) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.12	1961		irreg. composition 19 11/16 x 10 13/16" (50 x 27.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
TSAREVICH (plate, folio 5) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.5	1961		irreg. composition 20 1/2 x 12 1/2" (52.1 x 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
TSAREVNA (plate, folio 6) from DEM FEUERVOGEL Illustrated Book Acc. 413.1961.6	1961		irreg. composition 20 9/16 x 14 1/2" (52.3 x 36.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	J.B. Neumann Fund
CALENDAR PLATE (plate 9) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.9	(Print executed 1962)	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 12 1/16 x 8 11/16" (30.6 x 22 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Monkey (Plate 3) from Südwest '62 Print Acc. 1149.1964.3	1962	Woodcut	composition: 21 1/16 × 14 15/16" (53.5 × 37.9 cm); sheet: 25 9/16 × 19 3/4" (65 × 50.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase Fund
COUPLE (plate 4) from HAP GRIESHABER – WOODCUTS Illustrated Book Acc. 577.1966.4	(Print executed 1963)	Woodcut, printed in black	irreg. composition 12 7/16 x 7" (31.6 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Rabbi Print Acc. 641.1965	1964	Woodcut	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the International Graphic Arts Society
Untitled from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso) Print Acc. 22.1987.29	1973	Woodcut from a portfolio of thirty-one lithographs (one with aquatint, one with collotype, one with screenprint), twenty-two screenprints (one with embossing, one with flocking, one with stencil), eleven etchings (five with aquatint, one with aquatint and drypoint, one with aquatint, drypoint, and engraving), three aquatints (one with etching), and two woodcuts	composition (slightly irreg.): 16 7/16 x 11 13/16" (41.8 x 30cm); sheet: 25 9/16 x 19 15/16" (65 x 50.6cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Dorothy Miller (by exchange)