Artist Monograph

Maurizio Cattelan, Italian

Maurizio Cattelan is represented by 201 works in MoMA's permanent collection, classified as italian, with dated works spanning 1998–2024.

Medium & Technique Profile

Primary media across the MoMA holdings

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Gouache 144 71.6%
Drawing 51 25.4%
Other Media 2 1%
Screenprint 1 0.5%
Photography 1 0.5%
Textile 1 0.5%

Technique range

Maurizio Cattelan’s MoMA holdings concentrate in Gouache, with secondary engagement in Drawing, Other Media, Screenprint, Photography, Textile.

Collection Distribution: MoMA & The Met

Works held at MoMA

MoMA holds a substantial body of 201 works produced between 1998 and 2024 attributed to Maurizio Cattelan, representing verified accession records curated by the museum’s Department of Painting and Sculpture and sister departments.

Production timeline

Dated works in these two collections span 26 years, from 1998 to 2024.

Cultural Context & Contemporaries

National context

Maurizio Cattelan is catalogued under Italian nationality. See the full Italian artists hub.

Contemporaries among Italian artists

  1. 284
    Alighiero Boetti
    works at MoMA
  2. 187
    Lauretta Vinciarelli
    works at MoMA
  3. 130
    Luigi Ghirri
    works at MoMA
  4. 111
    Giorgio de Chirico
    works at MoMA
  5. 93
    Felice Beato
    works at MoMA

Lifespan & active period

Born 1960. No confirmed date of death in the MoMA Artists index.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many works by Maurizio Cattelan are in MoMA?

MoMA's catalogue lists 201 works attributed to Maurizio Cattelan.

What medium did Maurizio Cattelan primarily work in?

Based on MoMA's holdings, Maurizio Cattelan's most represented medium is Gouache.

What nationality is Maurizio Cattelan?

Maurizio Cattelan is catalogued as Italian in MoMA's Artists index.

When were Maurizio Cattelan's works created?

Dated works in MoMA + Met for Maurizio Cattelan span 1998 to 2024.