Artist Monograph

Knud Merrild, American

American, born Denmark.1894–1954

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Watercolor	2	40%
Drawing	1	20%
Oil Painting	1	20%
Sculpture	1	20%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	3	60%
Painting & Sculpture	2	40%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	3	60%
Medium (30–100 cm)	2	40%

Range: 25.1 cm → 50.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1939	3
1951	1
1960	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 5 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Herma Drawing Acc. 75.1939	1935	Gesso, wax, and watercolor on paper	10 1/2 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 22.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Archaic Form Drawing Acc. 73.1939	1936	Gesso, wax, and pencil on paper	10 1/2 x 8 3/4" (26.5 x 22 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Synthesis Drawing Acc. 74.1939	(c. 1936)	Watercolor, gesso, and wax on paper	9 7/8 x 9 1/8" (25.3 x 23.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Perpetual Possibility Painting Acc. 85.1960	1942	Enamel on board, mounted on plywood	20 x 16 1/8" (50.8 x 41.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Mrs. Knud Merrild
Chain Reaction Painting Acc. 144.1951	1947	Oil on canvas over board	17 1/2 x 13 1/2" (44.5 x 34.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Alexander M. Bing