Artist Monograph

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, American

American, born Germany. 1886–1969

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Drawing 15338 94%
Printmaking 614 3.8%
Other Media 188 1.2%
Photography 34 0.2%
Oil Painting 16 0.1%
Sculpture 15 0.1%
Watercolor 10 0.1%
Collage 3 0%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Architecture & Design 16297 99.9%
Architecture & Design – Image Archive 18 0.1%

Production by Decade

1442
0s
15
1910s
1512
1920s
3130
1930s
4332
1940s
4615
1950s
1269
1960s

Classification Types

  • Mies van der Rohe Archive — 16234
  • Architecture — 56
  • Design — 24
  • Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)115142.2%
Medium (30–100 cm)102737.7%
Large (1–3 m)54720.1%
Monumental (> 3 m)20.1%

Range: 10.2 cm → 304.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19321
19431
19471
19493
19541
19562
19581
19611
196367
19642
19651
196612
196813607
19691
19702
19711
19733
1974773
197611
19784
19791
19801
198610
19981
200010

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 5, 511" — 5
  • "MoMA, Floor 1, 1 North" — 1

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  2. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
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  4. 932 George Maciunas
  5. 885 Frank Lloyd Wright