Artist Monograph

Lucien Clergue, French

French, 1934–2014

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Photography	22	95.7%
Lithography	1	4.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Photography	22	95.7%
Architecture & Design	1	4.3%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	9	90%
Large (1–3 m)	1	10%

Range: 23.8 cm → 127.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1959	9
1963	1
1966	13

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 23 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Hirondelle de Mer Photograph Acc. 544.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	11 3/4 × 9 7/16" (29.9 × 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Nu de l'Etang, Numero 1 Photograph Acc. 407.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	9 1/4 × 9 3/8" (23.4 × 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Nu de l'Etang, Numero 2 Photograph Acc. 408.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	9 3/8 × 11 3/4" (23.9 × 29.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Nu de l'Etang, Numero 3 Photograph Acc. 409.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	9 3/8 × 11 3/4" (23.8 × 29.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Nu de l'Etang, Numero 4 Photograph Acc. 410.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	11 3/4 × 9 7/16" (29.9 × 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
NU DE LA MER NUMERO 1 Photograph Acc. 133.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	11 3/4 × 9 3/8" (29.9 × 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
NU DE LA MER NUMERO 2 Photograph Acc. 134.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	11 3/4 × 9 1/4" (29.9 × 23.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
NU DE LA MER NUMERO 4 Photograph Acc. 135.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	11 3/4 × 9 3/8" (29.8 × 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Nu de la Mer Numero 4 Photograph Acc. 406.1959	1956	Gelatin silver print	11 13/16 × 9 7/16" (29.9 × 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Purchase
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.1	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.2	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.3	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.4	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.5	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.6	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.7	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.8	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.9	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.10	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.11	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.12	1961-64	Gelatin silver print	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II
Lucien Clergue Photoausstellung Design Acc. 746.1963	1963	Offset lithograph and letterpress	50 x 35 1/2" (127.0 x 90.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Kunstgewerbe Museum, Zürich
Tauromachies I Photograph Acc. 50.1966.1-12	1965	Portfolio of photographs	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Photography	Gift of V. Henry Rothschild, II