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Chilean Artists

74 artists 708 works at MoMA South America

Most-Represented Artists

  1. 215 Roberto Matta (1911–2002)
  2. 78 Francisca Benítez (b. 1974)
  3. 73 Juan Baixas (b. 1942)
  4. 31 Cecilia Vicuña (b. 1948)
  5. 28 Enrique Zañartu (1921–2000)
  6. 26 Guillermo Núñez (1930–2024)
  7. 26 Enrique Ramírez (b. 1979)
  8. 25 Julio Palazuelos (1931–2014)
  9. 21 Salvador Bru (b. 1923)
  10. 15 Juan Downey (1940–1993)

Gender Representation

  • Male — 50
  • Female — 17

Birth-Cohort Distribution

3
1875–1899
10
1900–1924
35
1925–1949
16
1950–1974
3
1975–1999

Era Leaders by Birth Cohort

CohortMost-represented artistWorks
1875–1899Luis Vargas Rosas2
1900–1924Roberto Matta215
1925–1949Juan Baixas73
1950–1974Francisca Benítez78
1975–1999Enrique Ramírez26

Top Media

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Etching 142 20.1%
Drawing 124 17.5%
Other Media 94 13.3%
Lithography 52 7.3%
Video 43 6.1%
Screenprint 40 5.6%
Photography 30 4.2%
Oil Painting 10 1.4%

Classification Breakdown

Classification Works Share
Illustrated Book 273 38.6%
Drawing 156 22%
Print 107 15.1%
Architecture 83 11.7%
Video 47 6.6%
Photograph 20 2.8%
Design 9 1.3%
Painting 7 1%

Department Concentration

MoMA Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 537 75.8%
Architecture & Design 92 13%
Media and Performance 54 7.6%
Photography 15 2.1%
Painting & Sculpture 10 1.4%

Production by Decade

2
0s
1
1900s
1
1920s
5
1930s
24
1940s
39
1950s
185
1960s
157
1970s
58
1980s
104
1990s
95
2000s
36
2010s
1
2020s

Physical Scale of Catalogued Works

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)16830.8%
Medium (30–100 cm)34362.8%
Large (1–3 m)356.4%

Currently On View at The Met

1 works from Chilean artists currently installed in Met galleries