Artist Monograph

Jean Dewasne, French

French, 1921–1999

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	18	94.7%
Screenprint	1	5.3%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	5.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	18	94.7%

Range: 24.0 cm → 76.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1949	1
1963	17
1969	1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 19 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Plate (folio 12) from Art abstrait (Abstract Art) Illustrated Book Acc. 614.1949.2	1946	One from an illustrated book with twelve lithographs	composition (irreg.): 9 7/16 × 6 15/16" (24 × 17.7 cm); page (each): 12 13/16 × 9 5/8" (32.5 × 24.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
In-text plate (page 21) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.3	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
In-text plate (page 34) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.7	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
In-text plate (page 55) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.14	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 12) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.1	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 15) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.2	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 22) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.4	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 26) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.5	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 32) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.6	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 40) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.8	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 45) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.9	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 47) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.10	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 51) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.11	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 56) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.15	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Plate (page 60) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.16	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Page: 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.1-16	1949	Illustrated book with sixteen lithographs; letterpress text; unbound	Pages (each): 12 3/16 × 10" (31 × 25.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Three-page plate (between pages 52 and 53) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.12	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Sheet: 12 3/16 × 30" (31 × 76.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
Verso of three-page plate (between pages 52 and 53) from Préface à un livre futur Illustrated Book Acc. 125.1963.13	1949	Lithograph from an illustrated book with sixteen lithographs	Sheet: 12 3/16 × 30" (31 × 76.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred A. Knopf
No. 1 Print Acc. 33.1969	1968	Screenprint	composition and sheet: 19 5/8 x 25 13/16" (49.8 x 65.5cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	D. S. and R. H. Gottesman Foundation Fund