Artist Monograph

Luis Fernando Benedit, Argentine

Argentine, 1937–2011

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Watercolor	13	46.4%
Drawing	7	25%
Photography	5	17.9%
Oil Painting	1	3.6%
Gouache	1	3.6%
Other Media	1	3.6%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	27	96.4%
Painting & Sculpture	1	3.6%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	4	14.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	24	85.7%

Range: 23.8 cm → 93.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1964	1
1972	9
1973	18

Argentine Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 28 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Pullet Painting Acc. 255.1964	1963	Oil and enamel on canvas	31 1/2 x 23 3/4" (80 x 60.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Inter-American Fund
Labyrinth for Ants Drawing Acc. 40.1972.1-3	1970	.1 Pencil, felt-tip pen, transfer type and crayon on cardboard, .2-.3 Photographs	1. sheet 21 1/4 x 29 7/8" (56.3 x 75.8 cm) 2. sheet 5 7/8 x 9 1/2" (14.8 x 24 cm) 3. sheet 9 1/2 x 7 1/8" (24 x 18.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	David Rockefeller Latin American Fund
Labyrinth for Ants Drawing Acc. 40.1972.1	1970	Felt-tip pen, pencil, transfer type, and crayon on board	22 1/4 × 29 7/8" (56.5 × 75.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	David Rockefeller Latin American Fund
Labyrinth for Ants Drawing Acc. 40.1972.2	1970	Photographs	Sheet: 5 13/16 x 9 7/16" (14.8 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	David Rockefeller Latin American Fund
Labyrinth for Ants Drawing Acc. 40.1972.3	1970	Photographs	Sheet: 9 7/16 x 7 1/8" (24 x 18.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	David Rockefeller Latin American Fund
Project for Tropical Fish Drawing Acc. 41.1972.1-2	1970	.1 Pencil, felt-tip pen, transfer type, ballpoint pen, with cut-and-taped tracing paper. .2 Photograph	.1 sheet 22 1/8 x 29 3/4" (56.2 x 75.8 cm) .2 sheet 9 3/8 x 7 1/4" (23.8 x 18.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Project for Tropical Fish Drawing Acc. 41.1972.1	1970	Cut-and-taped transparentized paper with pencil, felt-tip pen, transfer type, and crayon on board	22 1/8 x 29 13/16" (56.2 x 75.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Project for Tropical Fish Drawing Acc. 41.1972.2	1970	Photograph	Sheet: 9 3/8 x 7 3/16" (23.8 x 18.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Inter-American Fund
Study for Proyecto Prototipo Multiple – "Habitat para Arañas" Drawing Acc. 259.1973	1970	Felt-tip pen, colored pencil, and watercolor on diazotype	16 1/2 x 15 5/8" (41.7 x 39.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Labyrinth for Ants Drawing Acc. 272.1972	1971	Synthetic polymer paint, watercolor, and felt-tip pen on diazotype	22 1/4 x 36 5/8" (56.3 x 93 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	David Rockefeller Latin American Fund
Labyrinth for White Rats Drawing Acc. 271.1972	1971	Watercolor, enamel, and felt-tip pen on blueprint paper	16 1/4 x 26 7/8" (41.1 x 68.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	David Rockefeller Latin American Fund
Study for Habitat for Snails Drawing Acc. 262.1973	1971	Synthetic polymer paint, watercolor, felt-tip pen, and colored pencil on diazotype	19 x 28 7/8" (48.1 x 73.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study for Proyecto Multiple Drawing Acc. 260.1973	1971	Felt-tip pen and pencil on transparentized paper	19 5/8 x 18 1/4" (49.8 x 46.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study for Proyecto Prototipo Multiple Drawing Acc. 261.1973	1971	Synthetic polymer paint on diazotype	16 x 12 3/4" (40.5 x 32.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Drawing for Phytotron: Hydroponic Environment for Plants Drawing Acc. 437.1972	1972	Watercolor, felt-tip pen, ballpoint pen, pencil, colored pencil, crayon, ink, transfer type, and pasted paper on colored paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Drawing for Phytotron: Hydroponic Environment for Plants Drawing Acc. 438.1972	1972	Watercolor, pencil, colored pencil, ballpoint pen, felt-tip pen, and ink on colored paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Drawing for Phytotron: Hydroponic Environment for Plants Drawing Acc. 439.1972	1972	Watercolor, pencil, crayon, felt-tip pen, pastel, and pasted paper on colored paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Drawing for Phytotron: Hydroponic Environment for Plants Drawing Acc. 440.1972	1972	Watercolor, felt-tip pen, pencil, crayon, transfer type, and pasted paper on colored paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Drawing for Phytotron: Hydroponic Environment for Plants Drawing Acc. 441.1972	1972	Watercolor, felt-tip pen, crayon, ink, pencil, transfer type, pasted paper on transparentized paper with pressure-sensitive tape on colored paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Drawing for Phytotron: Hydroponic Environment for Plants Drawing Acc. 442.1972	1972	Gouache, synthetic polymer paint, felt-tip pen, and pencil on paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Drawing for Phytotron: Hydroponic Environment for Plants Drawing Acc. 443.1972	1972	Synthetic polymer paint, watercolor, ink, felt-tip pen, and pencil on transparentized paper with pressure-sensitive tape on paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.1 x 76.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study for Labyrinth for White Mice Drawing Acc. 444.1972	1972	Felt-tip pen, crayon, pencil, colored pencil, and pastel on colored paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study for Labyrinth for White Mice Drawing Acc. 445.1972	1972	Synthetic polymer paint, watercolor, felt-tip pen, and pencil on paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study for Labyrinth for White Mice Drawing Acc. 446.1972	1972	Watercolor, synthetic polymer paint, felt-tip pen, pencil, and pastel on colored paper	22 1/4 x 30" (56.3 x 76.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study for Labyrinth for White Mice Drawing Acc. 447.1972	1972	Synthetic polymer paint, felt-tip pen, and pencil on colored paper	22 1/4 x 30" (56.5 x 76.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study for Labyrinth for White Mice Drawing Acc. 448.1972	1972	Felt-tip pen, pencil, and transfer type on paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.0 x 76.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study for Labyrinth for White Mice Drawing Acc. 449.1972	1972	Felt-tip pen and pencil on paper	22 1/8 x 30" (56.1 x 76.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
Study for Phytotron (Environment for Plants) Drawing Acc. 263.1973	1972	Pencil, watercolor, felt-tip pen and typewriting on paper	9 3/8 x 8 5/8" (23.8 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist