Artist Monograph

Marsden Hartley, American

American, 1877–1943

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Oil Painting	3	42.9%
Lithography	2	28.6%
Other Media	1	14.3%
Drawing	1	14.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	5	71.4%
Painting & Sculpture	2	28.6%

Production by Decade

1

1910s

2

1920s

1

1930s

3

1940s

Classification Types

Drawing — 3
Painting — 2
Print — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	85.7%
Large (1–3 m)	1	14.3%

Range: 30.5 cm → 101.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1936	1
1942	1
1943	1
1967	1
1978	2
1988	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 5, 509" — 1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 7 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Maine Mountains, Autumn Drawing Acc. 448.1967	c. 1910	Oil on board	12 × 12" (30.5 × 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Lee Simonson Bequest
Dish of Apples and Pears Print Acc. 52.1936	1923	Lithograph	composition: 12 3/8 x 16 3/4" (31.5 x 42.6cm); sheet: 15 1/2 x 21 3/4" (39.4 x 55.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Cornelius N. Bliss
Grapes Print Acc. 342.1988	1923	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 10 3/16 x 12 3/8" (25.8 x 31.4 cm); sheet: 13 3/8 x 15 7/16" (34 x 39.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Mountain Crest, The Alps Drawing Acc. 279.1978	1933	Pencil on paper	10 1/2 × 14 1/8" (26.7 × 35.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Monroe Wheeler
Boots Painting Acc. 146.1942	1941	Oil on board	28 1/8 x 22 1/4" (71.4 x 56.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase
Evening Storm, Schoodic, Maine Painting Acc. 66.1943	1942	Oil on board	30 x 40" (76.2 x 101.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange)
Study for Prayer on Park Avenue Drawing Acc. 101.1978	1942	Crayon on board	27 7/8 x 21 3/4" (70.8 x 55.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection