Artist Monograph

Maurice Sterne, American

American, born Latvia. 1877–1957

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	3	60%
Oil Painting	2	40%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	3	60%
Painting & Sculpture	2	40%

Production by Decade

3

1910s

1

1920s

1

1940s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	5	100%

Range: 51.1 cm → 87.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1934	1
1938	1
1942	1
1954	1
1978	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 5 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Balinese Woman Drawing Acc. 168.1978	1913	Charcoal on paper	22 5/8 x 15 1/4" (57.5 x 38.7 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
Praying Hands, Bali Drawing Acc. 171.1934	(1913)	Pencil on paper	20 1/8 x 14 5/8" (51.2 x 37.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Paul J. Sachs
Rocks, Maine Coast Drawing Acc. 215.1942	1916	Ink and crayon on paper	17 1/8 x 22 3/8" (43.6 x 56.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously (by exchange)
Girl in Blue Chair Painting Acc. 298.1938	1928	Oil on canvas	34 1/2 x 24 1/2" (87.6 x 62.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Sam A. Lewisohn
After the Rain Painting Acc. 276.1954	1948	Oil on canvas	26 1/2 x 34" (67.3 x 86.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Mrs. Sam A. Lewisohn Bequest