Artist Monograph

Lygia Pape, Brazilian

Brazilian, 1927–2004

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Woodcut	4	57.1%
Other Media	1	14.3%
Acrylic Painting	1	14.3%
Drawing	1	14.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	6	85.7%
Painting & Sculpture	1	14.3%

Classification Types

Print — 4
Drawing — 2
Painting — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	28.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	5	71.4%

Range: 23.7 cm → 55.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2000	1
2001	1
2009	1
2013	2
2016	2

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 5, 512" — 1

Brazilian Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 7 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled Painting Acc. 859.2016	1956	Acrylic on wood	13 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 3 1/8" (35 × 35 × 8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Sharon Rockefeller
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1993.2008	1957	Ink on paper	21 3/4 x 17 3/4" (55.2 x 45.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Luis Enrique Peréz Oramas in honor of David Moreno
Book of Creation Drawing Acc. 1349.2001.a-r	1959–60	Artist's book with sixteen unbound pages, some with goauche on board, paper, and string	Each: 12 x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
Untitled from the series Weavings (Tecelares) Print Acc. 147.2000	1959	Woodcut	composition and sheet: 19 1/2 x 19 1/2" (49.5 x 49.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in memory of Marcantônio Vilaça
Untitled from the series Weavings (Tecelares) Print Acc. 595.2013	1959	Woodcut	composition and sheet: 9 1/16 × 9 5/16" (23 × 23.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Untitled from the series Weavings (Tecelares) Print Acc. 596.2013	1959	Woodcut	composition and sheet: 19 1/2 x 19 1/2" (49.5 x 49.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Connie Butler
Untitled from the series Weavings (Tecelares) Print Acc. 860.2016	1960	Woodcut	composition and sheet: 8 5/8 × 10 7/8" (21.9 × 27.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Maja Oeri