Artist Monograph

Jules Olitski, American

American, born Russia.1922–2007

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Watercolor 4 28.6%
Other Media 4 28.6%
Acrylic Painting 3 21.4%
Etching 2 14.3%
Lithography 1 7.1%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 11 78.6%
Painting & Sculpture 3 21.4%

Production by Decade

3
1950s
2
1960s
3
1970s
1
1980s
1
1990s
4
2000s

Classification Types

  • Drawing — 6
  • Print — 5
  • Painting — 3

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)541.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)433.3%
Large (1–3 m)216.7%
Monumental (> 3 m)18.3%

Range: 15.6 cm → 531.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19641
19691
19731
19822
19831
19901
19921
20055
20081

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas