Artist Monograph

Henri Georges Adam, French

French, 1904–1967

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Engraving	15	88.2%
Etching	1	5.9%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	4	26.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	11	73.3%

Range: 12.0 cm → 70.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1948	6
1952	1
1954	1
1955	1
1958	7
1964	1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 17 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
The Cage (La Cage) Print Acc. 303.1948	1942	Engraving	plate: 4 3/4 x 3/4" (12 x 1.9cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 9 15/16" (32.6 x 25.3cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
The Window (La Fenêtre) Print Acc. 304.1948	1942	Engraving	Plate 5 1/2 x 3 1/2" (14.0 x 19.0 cm) Sheet 16 1/2 x 12 1/4" (42.0 x 31.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Window Shutters (Les Volets) Print Acc. 305.1948	1942	Engraving	Plate 8 3/16 x 6 5/8" (20.8 x 16.8 cm) Sheet 19 5/8 x 15" (50.0 x 38.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Les Chimères Print Acc. 306.1948	1947	Engraving	plate: 8 9/16 x 6 3/16" (21.8 x 15.7cm); sheet: 10 7/8 x 7 7/8" (27.7 x 20cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Untitled from Les Chimères Print Acc. 307.1948	1947	Engraving	Plate 12 1/16 x 9" (30.7 x 22.9 Sheet 15 1/8 x 11" (38.3 x 28.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Untitled from Les Chimères Print Acc. 308.1948	1947	Engraving	Plate 12 1/16 x 9" (30.7 x 22.9 cm) Sheet 15 x 11 5/8" (38.1 x 29.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
August (Août) Print Acc. 34.1954	1951	Engraving and aquatint	Plate 22 11/16 x 14 5/8" (57.6 x 37.2 cm) Sheet 25 3/4 x 19 5/8" (65.5 x 50.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
Femme cruche Print Acc. 200.1952	1951	Engraving	plate: 21 1/2 x 14 5/8" (54.6 x 37.1cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 21 15/16" (76 x 55.8cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Larry Aldrich Fund
November (Novembre) Print Acc. 201.1955	1951	Engraving	composition: 24 3/16 x 18 3/16" (61.5 x 46.2cm); sheet: 30 1/4 x 21 15/16" (76.8 x 55.7cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of René d'Harnoncourt
February (Février) Print Acc. 294.1958	1952	Engraving	Plate 22 1/16 x 19 5/8" (56.0 x 49.9 cm)(irreg.) Sheet 29 15/16 x 22" (76.1 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 Victor S. Riesenfeld
February 15 (15 février) Print Acc. 295.1958	1952	Engraving	Sheet 30 1/4 x 22" (76.5 x 55.8 cm) Comp. 23 3/16 x 17 1/4" (58.8 x 43.7 cm) irreg. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
January 15 (15 janvier) Print Acc. 293.1958	1952	Engraving	Plate 23 x 18 3/4" (58.4 x 47.6 cm)(irreg.) Sheet 30 1/4 x 22 1/16" (76.8 x 56.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
September (Septembre) Print Acc. 296.1958	1952	Engraving	Plate 23 1/8 x 17 3/16" (58.7 x 43.7 cm)(irreg.) Sheet 30 1/8 x 21 15/16" (76.4 x 55.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Flagstones, Sand and Water No. 3 (Dalles, sable et eau no. 3) Print Acc. 298.1958	1956	Engraving	Plate 18 7/8 x 27 7/8" (48.0 x 68.6 cm)(irreg.) Sheet 22 5/16 x 30" (58.3 x 76.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
PENHORS (NUMBER 5) Print Acc. 297.1958	1956	Engraving	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
FLAGSTONES, SAND AND WATER (NUMBER 7) Print Acc. 299.1958	1957		⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Look-Out (Vigie) Print Acc. 661.1964	1959	Etching	plate (irreg.): 27 7/8 x 19 1/8" (70.8 x 48.5 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 x 22 1/4" (76 x 56.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gottesman Foundation Fund