Artist Monograph

Henri Michaux, French

French, born Belgium. 1899–1984

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	32	56.1%
Drawing	10	17.5%
Etching	7	12.3%
Printmaking	5	8.8%
Watercolor	1	1.8%
Other Media	1	1.8%
Gouache	1	1.8%

Production by Decade

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 43
Drawing — 12
Print — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	27	47.4%
Medium (30–100 cm)	28	49.1%
Large (1–3 m)	2	3.5%

Range: 21.5 cm → 107.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1949	15
1961	1
1967	13
1969	1
1978	1
1984	16
2000	1
2008	1
2024	8

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 57 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
La paresse (Laziness) Drawing Acc. 369.2024	1934	Charcoal and pastel on paper	10 1/4 × 13" (26 × 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 370.2024	1938	Gouache on black paper	9 13/16 × 12 3/4" (25 × 32.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 372.2024	1944	Charcoal on paper	9 7/8 × 9 7/16" (25.1 × 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Archives Michaux
Untitled (Alphabet) Drawing Acc. 371.2024	1944	Ink and pencil on paper	12 5/8 × 9 7/16" (32 × 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1609.2000	1946–48	Watercolor and ink on paper	12 1/2 x 9 1/2" (31.8 x 24.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
Double page plate (between pages 50 and 51) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.6	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition (irreg.): 9 13/16 × 14 1/2" (25 × 36.9 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.1-13	1948	Illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition (dimensions vary): see child records; page (each approx.): 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 17) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.2	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition: 9 15/16 × 7 1/2" (25.2 × 19.1 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 25) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.3	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition: 9 13/16 × 7 1/2" (25 × 19 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 33) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.4	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition: 9 13/16 × 7 5/8" (25 × 19.4 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 43) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.5	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition: 9 13/16 × 7 9/16" (24.9 × 19.2 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 55) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.7	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition (irreg.): 9 13/16 × 7 1/2" (25 × 19 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 65) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.8	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition (irreg.): 10 × 7 1/2" (25.4 × 19.1 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 7) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.1	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition: 9 15/16 × 7 3/8" (25.2 × 18.8 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 75) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.9	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition: 9 13/16 × 7 3/8" (24.9 × 18.8 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 85) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.10	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition (irreg.): 9 13/16 × 7 11/16" (25 × 19.5 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 93) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.11	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition (irreg.): 9 15/16 × 7 1/2" (25.2 × 19 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 97) from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.12	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition (irreg.): 9 13/16 × 7 9/16" (25 × 19.2 cm); page: 9 15/16 x 7 1/2" (25.2 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Untitled from the supplementary suite for Meidosems Print Acc. 143.1949	1948	Lithograph	composition: 11 5/16 x 8 3/4" (28.7 x 22.2 cm); sheet: 11 11/16 x 9 13/16" (29.7 x 24.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Wrapper from Meidosems Illustrated Book Acc. 144.1949.13	1948	One from an illustrated book with thirteen lithographs, including wrapper	composition and sheet: 10 × 16 9/16" (25.4 × 42 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 374.2024	1950	Ink on paper	12 5/8 × 9 7/16" (32 × 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund
Untitled (Mouvements) Drawing Acc. 373.2024	1950-51	Ink on paper	12 5/8 × 9 7/16" (32 × 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 375.2024	1955	Ink on paper	12 3/8 × 9 1/16" (31.5 × 23 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 376.2024	c. 1956-58	Ink and colored ink on paper	8 7/16 × 6 11/16" (21.5 × 17 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Committee on Drawings and Prints Fund
Mescaline Drawing Drawing Acc. 789.1969	1960	Ink on paper	12 5/8 x 9 1/2" (32 x 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Philip Johnson
Untitled Drawing Acc. 19.1961	1960	Ink on paper	29 3/8 x 42 1/2" (74.5 x 107.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Michel Warren and Daniel Cordier
Untitled Drawing Acc. 341.2008	1961	Ink on paper	29 1/2 x 41 3/8" (74.9 x 105.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Steingrim Laursen Bequest
Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.1-12	1966	Illustrated book with 6 soft ground etchings and 6 lift ground aquatints	each plate 12 7/8 x 10 7/16" (32.7 x 26.5 cm) page 20 15/16 x 16 1/4" (53 x 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 10) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.8	1966	Lift ground aquatint, printed in black	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 11) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.9	1966	Lift ground aquatint	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 12) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.10	1966	Lift ground aquatint, printed in black	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 13) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.11	1966	Lift ground aquatint, printed in black	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 14) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.12	1966	Lift ground aquatint, printed in black	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 3) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.1	1966	Soft ground etching, printed in black	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 4) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.2	1966	Soft ground etching	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 5) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.3	1966	Soft ground etching	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 6) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.4	1966	Soft ground etching	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 7) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.5	1966	Lift ground aquatint, printed in black	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 8) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.6	1966	Soft ground etching, printed in black	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Plate (folio 9) from Parcours Illustrated Book Acc. 2462.1967.7	1966	Soft ground etching, printed in black	sheet: 20 7/8 × 16 1/4" (53 × 41.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, 3rd Fund
Untitled from Pour Jorn Print Acc. 400.1978.9	1973	One from a portfolio of fourteen lithographs	composition (irreg.): 17 9/16 × 24 11/16" (44.6 × 62.7 cm); sheet: 21 9/16 × 29 11/16" (54.7 × 75.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Asger Jorn Foundation
Double page plate (folios 21 verso and 22) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.9	1983	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 11 1/2 x 18 7/16" (29.2 x 46.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Double page plate (folios 33 verso and 34) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.13	1983	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 13 5/16 x 18" (33.9 x 45.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Frontispiece from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.1	1983	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 10 15/16" (27.2 x 27.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Hors de la Colline Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.1-15	(1983)	Illustrated book with 15 lithographs	page: 14 9/16 x 11" (37 x 28 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Mary Ellen Meehan Fund
Plate (folio 10) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.4	1983	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 11 5/16 x 9 1/4" (28.8 x 23.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 12) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.5	1983	Lithograph, printed in black	irreg. composition 10 1/8 x 7 7/8" (25.7 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 14) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.6	1983	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 9 1/16 x 9 3/4" (23 x 24.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 16) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.7	1983	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 10 x 9 3/8" (25.5 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 18) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.8	1983	Lithograph, printed in black	irreg. composition 9 13/16 x 7 15/16" (24.9 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 26) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.10	1983	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 10 5/16 x 9 9/16" (26.2 x 24.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 28) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.11	1983	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 10 1/2 x 10" (26.7 x 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 30) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.12	1983	Lithograph, printed in black	irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 8 7/8" (27.2 x 22.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 38) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.14	1983	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 9 5/16 x 8 7/8" (23.7 x 22.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 40) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.15	1983	Lithograph, printed in black	irreg. composition 10 x 3 7/16" (25.5 x 8.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 6) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.2	1983	Lithograph, printed in color	irreg. composition 8 15/16 x 9 15/16" (22.7 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Plate (folio 8) from HORS DE LA COLLINE Illustrated Book Acc. 256.1984.3	1983	Lithograph, printed in black	irreg. composition 12 3/16 x 8 15/16" (31 x 22.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints