Artist Monograph

Marianne Brandt, German

German, 1893–1983

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	17	89.5%
Printmaking	2	10.5%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Architecture & Design	17	89.5%
Drawings & Prints	2	10.5%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	15	78.9%
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	15.8%
Large (1–3 m)	1	5.3%

Range: 2.4 cm → 105.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1938	4
1958	9
1997	1
2009	1
2018	4

German Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 19 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Ashtray Design Acc. 422.1938.1	1924	Tombac with nickel-plated top	2 5/8 x 3 1/8" (6.7 x 7.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 7.94 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of John McAndrew
Ashtray Design Acc. 422.1938.2	1924	Brass and nickel-plated brass	2 5/8 x 3 1/8" (6.7 x 7.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 7.94 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of John McAndrew
Ashtray Design Acc. 424.1938	1924	Brass and nickel-plated metal	2 3/4 x 3 1/8" (7 x 7.9 cm) diam. 3 1/8" ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 7.94 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of John McAndrew
Ashtrays Design Acc. 422.1938.1-2	1924	.1: Tombac with nickel plated top .2: Brass and nickel-plated brass	Each: h. 2 5/8" (6.7 cm), diam. 3 1/8" (7.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 7.90 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of John McAndrew
Hot-Water Jug Design Acc. 186.1958.2a-b	1924	Nickel silver, ebony, and raffia	6 7/8 x 3" (17.5 x 7.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 7.62 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
Teapot Design Acc. 186.1958.1a-c	1924	Nickel silver and ebony	.a: 7 x 9" (17.8 x 22.8 cm) .b: 3 1/4" (8.3 cm) .c: 2 1/8 x 3 1/8" (5.4 x 8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
Ceiling Lamp Design Acc. 188.1958.a-b	1925	Spun aluminum and milk glass shade	41 1/2 x 15" (105.4 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 38.10 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
Ceiling Lamp Design Acc. 192.1958.a-f	1925–1926	Glass and chromed metal rods	10 1/2 × 23 3/4" (26.7 × 60.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 60.33 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Walter Gropius
Our American Sisters (Nos sœurs d'Amérique) Drawing Acc. 414.2018	c. 1926	Cut-and-pasted printed paper on board	19 5/8 × 12 11/16" (49.8 × 32.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Merrill C. Berman Collection. Acquired through the generosity of Alice and Tom Tisch, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, David Booth, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, Jack Shear, the Patricia Bonfield Endowed Acquisition Fund for the Design Collection, Daniel and Jane Och, The Orentreich Family Foundation, Emily Rauh Pulitzer, The Modern Women's Fund; and by exchange: Gift of Jean Dubuffet in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Colin, The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, and the Richard S. Zeisler Bequest
Sports—Sport (Les sports—Le sport) Drawing Acc. 415.2018	c. 1927	Cut-and-pasted printed paper on board	19 3/4 × 13 1/16" (50.2 × 33.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Merrill C. Berman Collection. Acquired through the generosity of Alice and Tom Tisch, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, David Booth, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, Jack Shear, the Patricia Bonfield Endowed Acquisition Fund for the Design Collection, Daniel and Jane Och, The Orentreich Family Foundation, Emily Rauh Pulitzer, The Modern Women's Fund; and by exchange: Gift of Jean Dubuffet in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Colin, The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, and the Richard S. Zeisler Bequest
Kandem Bedside Table Lamp Design Acc. 191.1958	1928	Lacquered steel	9 1/4 x 7 1/4" (23.5 x 18.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 18.42 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
Fruit Bowl Design Acc. 187.1958.1	1929	Chrome-plated brass	1 1/4 x 11 1/4" (3.1 x 28.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 28.58 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
Fruit Bowl Design Acc. 189.1958	1929	Brass	1 3/8 x 11 1/4" (3.5 x 28.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 28.58 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Howard Dearstyne
Fruit Bowl and Fruit Dish Design Acc. 187.1958.1-2	1929	Chrome-plated brass	.1 (bowl): 1 1/4 x 11 1/4" (3.1 x 28.6 cm) .2 (dish): 15/16 x 8 3/8" (2.4 x 21.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 28.58 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
Fruit Dish Design Acc. 187.1958.2	1929	Chrome-plated brass	15/16 x 8 3/8" (2.4 x 21.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 21.20 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
Desk lamp (model 756) Design Acc. 1247.2018	c.1930	Enamelled steel, glass, and bakelite	18 × 12 × 6" (45.7 × 30.5 × 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the George R. Kravis II Collection
Paper Tray Design Acc. 614.2009	c. 1931	Lacquered metal	1 5/8 x 5 1/8 x 3 7/8" (4.1 x 13 x 9.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
Writing Accessory Set Design Acc. 1248.2018.a-c	c.1931	Enamelled steel and chromium-plated steel	8 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 1/2" (21.6 × 6.4 × 1.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the George R. Kravis II Collection
Table Clock Design Acc. 14.1997	c.1932	Painted and chrome-plated metal	5 3/4 x 6 7/8 x 2 3/4" (14.6 x 17.5 x 7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder