Artist Monograph

Jesús Rafael Soto, Venezuelan

Jesús Rafael Soto is represented by 33 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as venezuelan, with dated works spanning 1951–1971.

Venezuelan, 1923–2005

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Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Screenprint	22	66.7%
Sculpture	3	9.1%
Oil Painting	2	6.1%
Tempera	2	6.1%
Gouache	1	3%
Acrylic Painting	1	3%

Technique range

Jesús Rafael Soto’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Screenprint, with secondary engagement in Sculpture, Oil Painting, Tempera, Gouache, Acrylic Painting.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a moderate group of 33 works produced between 1951 and 1971 attributed to Jesús Rafael Soto, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 20 years, from 1951 to 1971.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Jesús Rafael Soto is catalogued under Venezuelan nationality, part of the broader South America artistic tradition. See the full Venezuelan artists hub.

Contemporaries among Venezuelan artists

72
Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt)
works at MoMA
44
Jorge Castillo
works at MoMA
40
Mateo Manaure
works at MoMA
33
Gerd Leufert
works at MoMA
32
Marisol (Marisol Escobar)
works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Lifespan: 1923–2005 (82 years). Artistic production is attributed within this window.

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 33 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Repetition (Repetición) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.1	1951, published 1967	Screenprint on board from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition and sheet: 23 9/16 × 23 9/16" (59.8 × 59.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Repetition and Progression (Repetición y progresión) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.2	1951, published 1967	Screenprint on board from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition and sheet: 23 9/16 × 23 9/16" (59.9 × 59.9 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Progression (Progresión) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.6	1952, published 1967	Screenprint on board from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition and sheet: 23 5/8 × 23 5/8" (60 × 60 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Rotation (Rotación) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.3	1952, published 1967	Screenprint on board from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition and sheet: 23 1/2 × 23 9/16" (59.7 × 59.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Untitled (Maquette for Mural, Universidad Central de Venezuela) Painting Acc. 870.2016	1952-1953	Gouache on wood	10 7/8 × 19 × 1 3/8" (27.6 × 48.3 × 3.5 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Rafael Romero
Displacement of a Luminous Element Painting Acc. 871.2016	1954	Vinyl on plexiglass and tempera on board and wood	19 11/16 × 31 1/2 × 1 5/16" (50 × 80 × 3.3 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Susana and Ricardo Steinbruch
Metamorphosis (Metamorfosis) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.5.a-b	1954, published 1967	Screenprint in two parts on board and plexiglass from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition (board): 12 3/8 × 14 1/2" (31.5 × 36.8 cm); sheet (board): 23 5/8 × 23 11/16" (60 × 60.1 cm); composition (plexiglass): 12 3/8 × 14 1/2" (31.5 × 36.8 cm); sheet (plexiglass): 23 1/2 × 23 1/2" (59.7 × 59.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
White Points on Black Points (Puntos blancos sobre puntos negros) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.4.a-b	1954, published 1967	Screenprint in two parts on board and plexiglass from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition (board): 17 5/8 × 17 5/8" (44.7 × 44.7 cm); sheet (board): 23 9/16 × 23 5/8" (59.8 × 60 cm); composition (plexiglass): 15 3/4 × 15 3/4" (40 × 40 cm); sheet (plexiglass): 23 7/16 × 23 1/2" (59.5 × 59.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Kinetic Structure (Estructura cinética) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.9.a-b	1955, published 1967	Screenprint in two parts on plexiglass with metal rods, from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition and sheet (each): 13 3/8 × 13 3/8" (34 × 34 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Spiral (Espiral) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.7.a-b	1955, published 1967	Screenprint in two parts on plexiglass with metal rods, from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition and sheet (each): 13 3/8 × 13 3/8" (34 × 34 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Double Transparency Painting Acc. 872.2016	1956	Oil on plexiglass and wood with metal rods and bolts	21 5/8 × 21 5/8 × 12 5/8" (55 × 55 × 32 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Ana Teresa Arismendi
Permutation (Permutación) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.8.a-b	1956, published 1967	Screenprint in two parts on plexiglass with metal rods, from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition and sheet (each): 13 3/8 × 13 3/8" (34 × 34 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Kinetic Structure (Estructura cinética) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.10.a-b	1957, published 1967	Screenprint in two parts on plexiglass with metal rods, from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition and sheet (each): 13 3/8 × 13 3/8" (34 × 34 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Pre-penetrable Sculpture Acc. 873.2016	1957	Painted iron	65 3/16 × 49 5/8 × 33 7/16" (165.5 × 126 × 85 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Federica Rodríguez-Cisneros
Untitled Sculpture Acc. 252.2003	1959-60	Wood, painted wood, metal, and nails	35 3/8 x 11 3/4 x 13 3/8" (89.9 x 29.8 x 34 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Committee on Painting and Sculpture Funds
Untitled Print Acc. 796.1969	1959	Tempera on wood with painted wire	9 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 5 5/8" (24 x 19 x 14.1 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Philip Johnson
Vibration Sculpture Acc. 330.2004	1960	Oil and wire on wood	39 1/4 x 39 1/4 x 1" (99.7 x 99.7 x 2.5 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of Luis Enrique Pérez-Oramas
Homage to Yves Klein Painting Acc. 874.2016	1961	Painted wire, metal sheet, and synthetic polymer paint on wood	21 5/8 × 37 5/8 × 1 9/16" (55 × 95.6 × 4 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Santiago Rodríguez-Cisneros
Neumann Vibration-Writing Painting Acc. 875.2016	1964	Vinyl-acrylic on wood, painted steel, and nylon	40 3/16 × 67 15/16 × 6 5/16" (102 × 172.5 × 16 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Carolina Cisneros Phelps
Olive and Black Sculpture Acc. 574.1967	1966	Metal strips suspended in front of two plywood panels painted with synthetic polymer paint and mounted on board	61 1/2 x 42 1/4 x 12 1/2" (156.1 x 107.1 x 31.7 cm)	Painting & Sculpture	Inter-American Fund
Untitled Print Acc. 293.1967	1966, published 1967	Lithograph with nylon cord	composition: 36 7/8 × 25 1/8" (93.7 × 63.8 cm); sheet: 39 1/4 × 27 7/16" (99.7 × 69.7 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Kinetic Sculpture (Escultura cinética) from Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.11	1967	Screenprint on plexiglass with metal rods, from a portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	composition: 9 1/4 × 9 13/16" (23.5 × 25 cm); sheet: 19 5/8 × 11 13/16 × 5/16" (49.8 × 30 × 0.8 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Sotomagie Print Acc. 767.1968.1-11	1967	Portfolio of eleven screenprints, six in two parts, four on board, two on board and plexiglass, and eight on plexigass	various dimensions	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Untitled from Vibrations Print Acc. 308.1972.1	(1969)	One from a portfolio of eight screenprints	sheet: 26 3/4 x 20 1/16" (68 x 51 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alfredo Boulton
Untitled from Vibrations Print Acc. 308.1972.2	(1969)	One from a portfolio of eight screenprints	sheet: 26 3/4 x 20 1/16" (68 x 51 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alfredo Boulton
Untitled from Vibrations Print Acc. 308.1972.3	(1969)	One from a portfolio of eight screenprints	sheet: 26 3/4 x 20 1/16" (68 x 51 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alfredo Boulton
Untitled from Vibrations Print Acc. 308.1972.4	(1969)	One from a portfolio of eight screenprints	sheet: 26 3/4 x 20 1/16" (68 x 51 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alfredo Boulton
Untitled from Vibrations Print Acc. 308.1972.5	(1969)	One from a portfolio of eight screenprints	sheet: 26 3/4 x 20 1/16" (68 x 51 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alfredo Boulton
Untitled from Vibrations Print Acc. 308.1972.6	(1969)	One from a portfolio of eight screenprints	sheet: 26 3/4 x 20 1/16" (68 x 51 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alfredo Boulton
Untitled from Vibrations Print Acc. 308.1972.7	(1969)	One from a portfolio of eight screenprints	sheet: 26 3/4 x 20 1/16" (68 x 51 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alfredo Boulton
Untitled from Vibrations Print Acc. 308.1972.8	(1969)	One from a portfolio of eight screenprints	sheet: 26 3/4 x 20 1/16" (68 x 51 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alfredo Boulton
Vibrations Print Acc. 308.1972.1-8	(1969)	Portfolio of eight screenprints	sheet (each): 26 3/4 x 20 1/16" (68 x 51 cm)	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Alfredo Boulton
Untitled B Print Acc. 252.1972	(1971)	Screenprint and etching		Drawings & Prints	Purchase

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Jesús Rafael Soto are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 33 works attributed to Jesús Rafael Soto.

What medium did Jesús Rafael Soto primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Jesús Rafael Soto's most represented medium is Screenprint.

What nationality is Jesús Rafael Soto?

Jesús Rafael Soto is catalogued as Venezuelan in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Jesús Rafael Soto's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Jesús Rafael Soto span 1951 to 1971.