Artist Monograph

Matthew Monahan, American

American, born 1972

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	11	61.1%
Other Media	4	22.2%
Drawing	2	11.1%
Oil Painting	1	5.6%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	17	94.4%
Painting & Sculpture	1	5.6%

Production by Decade

1

1990s

16

2000s

1

2010s

Classification Types

Print — 11
Drawing — 6
Sculpture — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	10	58.8%
Medium (30–100 cm)	1	5.9%
Large (1–3 m)	6	35.3%

Range: 27.2 cm → 182.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2005	4
2008	1
2011	2
2015	11

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 18 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Twilight of the Idiots Sculpture Acc. 856.2011	1994/2005	Floral foam, bees' wax, encaustic, pigment, quartz, studs, tape, foam, charcoal on paper, metal, wood, glass, and dry wall	6' x 34" x 8' 1" (182.8 x 86.3 x 246.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of the Speyer Family Foundation
Excerpts from book one (bricks) Drawing Acc. 2441.2005.1	2002	Carbon paper transfer on paper	38 x 71" (96.5 x 180.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Excerpts from book one (wall) Drawing Acc. 2441.2005.2	2002	Carbon paper transfer on paper	38 x 71" (96.5 x 180.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Excerpts from book one (wood scaffold) Drawing Acc. 2441.2005.3	2002	Carbon paper transfer on paper	38 x 71" (96.5 x 180.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 2441.2005.1-3	2002	Carbon paper transfer on three pieces of paper	38 x 71" (96.5 x 180.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1872.2008	2003	Charcoal on cut-and-pasted printed paper	32 x 25 1/2" (81.3 x 64.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Martin and Rebecca Eisenberg
A.D.'s Lazy Eye from an untitled portfolio Print Acc. 1683.2015.A03	2009	One from a portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16" (27.7 × 21.4 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Army Knife from an untitled portfolio Print Acc. 1683.2015.A05	2009	One from a portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16" (27.7 × 21.4 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Cryin' Like a Fire from an untitled portfolio Print Acc. 1683.2015.A06	2009	One from a portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16" (27.7 × 21.4 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Headlong Fall from an untitled portfolio Print Acc. 1683.2015.A04	2009	One from a portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16" (27.7 × 21.4 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
My Czech Mate from an untitled portfolio Print Acc. 1683.2015.A02	2009	One from a portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16" (27.7 × 21.4 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
The Perp Motion from an untitled portfolio Print Acc. 1683.2015.A01	2009	One from a portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16" (27.7 × 21.4 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled Print Acc. 1683.2015.A-B	2009	Portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate (see child records): various dimensions; sheet (each): 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm); box: 17 1/16 × 13 3/4 × 1 3/16" (43.4 × 34.9 × 3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Four Sheets to the Wind Print Acc. 1683.2015.B01	2009	One from a portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate: 10 13/16 × 8 3/8" (27.4 × 21.2 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Four Sheets to the Wind Print Acc. 1683.2015.B02	2009	One from a portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate: 10 3/4 × 8 1/4" (27.3 × 20.9 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Four Sheets to the Wind Print Acc. 1683.2015.B03	2009	One from a portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate: 10 11/16 × 8 1/4" (27.2 × 20.9 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Untitled from Four Sheets to the Wind Print Acc. 1683.2015.B04	2009	One from a portfolio of ten etching and aquatints with chine collé	plate: 10 13/16 × 8 3/8" (27.5 × 21.2 cm); sheet: 15 1/2 × 12 1/2" (39.3 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of John Baldessari, Catie and Donald Marron, and Mary M. and Sash A. Spencer
Body Electric (The Tramp) Drawing Acc. 212.2011	(2010)	Oil on museum board	40 x 31 7/8" (101.6 x 81 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Friends of Contemporary Drawing