Artist Monograph

Mario Prassinos, French

French, 1916–1985

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Engraving	35	66%
Printmaking	3	5.7%
Etching	2	3.8%
Drawing	1	1.9%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	31	59.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)	21	40.4%

Range: 22.8 cm → 33.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1948	32
1949	2
1951	16
1954	1
1964	1
1965	1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 53 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
FIRE Print Acc. 97.1965	(1916-1965)	Color etching and aquatint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Cellist Print Acc. 625.1954	(1946)	Aquatint and etching printed in bluish grey and white on black paper	Plate 12 3/16 x 9 1/4" (31.1 x 23.6 cm) Sheet 12 7/8 x 9 7/8" (32.6 x 25.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.1-31	1946	16 drypoints (including wrapper front) with aquatint, lift ground aquatint, engraving, and/or roulette, printed in black on cream, smooth, wove Lana paper; and suite of second states of 15 prints on ivory, smooth, laid paper	irreg. page 13 3/16 x 10" (33 x 25.5 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
LA BALLADE DU VIEUX MARIN Illustrated Book Acc. 1027.1964	1946	41 line block reproductions after pen and ink drawings (including variant on front cover and 18 duplicates)	irreg. page 11 1/8 x 7 9/16" (28 x 19.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate I (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.1	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 5/8 x 9 3/8" (29.6 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate I (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.16	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 13/16 x 9 7/16" (30 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate II (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.2	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 12 1/16 x 9 3/8" (30.6 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate II (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Print Acc. 361.1948.17	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 12 3/16 x 9 7/16" (31 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate III (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.3	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 5/8 x 9 3/8" (29.6 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate III (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.18	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 3/4 x 9 7/16" (29.8 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate IV (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.4	1946	Drypoint and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 5/8 x 9 3/8" (29.6 x 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate IV (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.19	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 3/4 x 9 7/16" (29.8 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate IX (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.9	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 5/8 x 9 7/16" (29.6 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate IX (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.24	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 13/16 x 9 7/16" (30 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate V (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.5	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 9/16 x 9 3/8" (29.4 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate V (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.20	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 3/4 x 9 3/8" (29.8 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate VI (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.6	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 11/16 x 9 3/8" (29.7 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate VI (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.21	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 13/16 x 9 3/8" (30 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate VII (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.7	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving with roulette, printed in black	plate 11 3/4 x 9 3/8" (29.8 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate VII (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.22	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving with roulette, printed in black	plate 11 7/8 x 9 3/8" (30.1 x 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate VIII (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.8	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 9/16 x 9 3/8" (29.4 x 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate VIII (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.23	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 9/16 x 9 1/4" (29.4 x 23.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate X (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.10	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 9/16 x 9 3/8" (29.4 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate X (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.25	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 3/4 x 9 3/8" (29.8 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate XI (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.11	1946	Drypoint and engraving, printed in black	plate 12 1/16 x 9 3/8" (30.6 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate XI (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.26	1946	Drypoint and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 7/8 x 9 3/16" (30.1 x 23.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate XII (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.12	1946	Drypoint and engraving with roulette, printed in black	plate 12 1/8 x 9 3/8" (30.8 x 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate XII (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.27	1946	Drypoint and engraving with roulette, printed in black	plate 12 3/16 x 9 3/8" (30.9 x 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate XIII (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.13	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 11/16 x 9 7/16" (29.7 x 24 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate XIII (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.28	1946	Drypoint, lift ground aquatint, and engraving, printed in black	plate 11 13/16 x 9 3/8" (30 x 23.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate XIV (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.14	1946	Drypoint with roulette, printed in black	plate 12 1/16 x 9 3/8" (30.6 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate XIV (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.29	1946	Drypoint and engraving with roulette, printed in black	plate 12 3/16 x 9 3/8" (30.9 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate XV (suite of first states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.15	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving with roulette, printed in black	plate 12 1/16 x 9 3/8" (30.6 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Plate XV (suite of second states) from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.30	1946	Drypoint, aquatint, and engraving with roulette, printed in black	plate 12 3/16 x 9 3/8" (30.9 x 23.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Wrapper front from L'INSTANT FATAL Illustrated Book Acc. 361.1948.31	1946	Drypoint and aquatint with roulette, printed in black	plate 12 1/4 x 9 3/16" (31.2 x 23.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Victor S. Riesenfeld
Chapter title (page 17) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.2	1947		irreg. composition 9 3/16 x 6 7/8" (23.4 x 17.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Frontispiece from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.1	1947		irreg. composition 9 7/16 x 7 1/2" (24 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.1-12	1947	12 engravings, printed in black; and 24 woodcut ornaments and initials (cut by Gérard Angiolini after drawings by Prassinos)	irreg. page 9 13/16 x 7 1/2" (25 x 19 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 103) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.9	1947		irreg. composition 8 15/16 x 7 1/16" (22.8 x 18 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 113) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.10	1947		irreg. composition 9 3/8 x 7" (23.8 x 17.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 123) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.11	1947		irreg. composition 9 7/16 x 7 5/16" (24 x 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 131) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.12	1947		irreg. composition 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	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 29) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.3	1947		irreg. composition 9 13/16 x 7 5/16" (25 x 18.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 45) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.4	1947		irreg. composition 9 1/16 x 6 7/8" (23.1 x 17.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 55) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.5	1947		irreg. composition 9 5/8 x 7 1/2" (24.5 x 19 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 65) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.6	1947		irreg. composition 9 1/2 x 7 1/16" (24.2 x 18 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 79) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.7	1947		irreg. composition 9 1/4 x 6 3/4" (23.5 x 17.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Plate (page 93) from L'HISTOIRE TRAGIQUE DE ROMEO MONTECCHIO ET GIULIETTA CAPELLETTA Illustrated Book Acc. 242.1951.8	1947		irreg. composition 9 1/4 x 7 3/16" (23.5 x 18.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
Cat (Le Chat), state III Print Acc. 157.1949	1949	Aquatint, engraving, and drypoint	plate: 10 1/2 x 8 9/16" (26.6 x 21.8cm); sheet: 12 7/8 x 9 15/16" (32.7 x 25.3cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Owl Print Acc. 158.1949	1949	Aquatint, engraving and drypoint, printed in black	Plate 10 1/2 x 8 7/8 (26.7 x 21.8 cm) Sheet 12 7/8 x 10" (32.7 x 25.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Two Heads Print Acc. 153.1951	1949	Drypoint, engraving and aquatint, printed in black	Plate 12 1/16 x 9 3/8" (30.6 x 23.9 cm) Sheet 13 1/8 x 10 1/16" (33.3 x 25.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
TWO HEADS Print Acc. 154.1951	1949	Drypoint and engraving, printed in black	Plate 12 1/16 x 9 3/8" (30.6 x 23.9 cm) Sheet 13 x 9 7/8" (33.0 x 25.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
Two Heads Print Acc. 155.1951	1949	Drypoint, printed in black	Plate 12 1/16 x 9 3/8" (30.6 x 23.9 cm) Sheet 13 x 10 1/16" (33.0 x 25.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously