Artist Monograph

Mel Bochner, American

American, 1940–2025

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Drawing 21 36.2%
Other Media 16 27.6%
Etching 6 10.3%
Printmaking 5 8.6%
Lithography 3 5.2%
Gouache 2 3.4%
Oil Painting 2 3.4%
Screenprint 2 3.4%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 51 87.9%
Painting & Sculpture 7 12.1%

Production by Decade

1
0s
13
1960s
32
1970s
7
1980s
5
1990s

Classification Types

  • Drawing — 29
  • Print — 19
  • Painting — 7
  • Photograph — 1
  • Multiple — 1
  • Illustrated Book — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)1120.4%
Medium (30–100 cm)3564.8%
Large (1–3 m)814.8%

Range: 5.1 cm → 281.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19711
19721
19735
19741
19755
19791
19831
19841
19851
19862
19872
19882
19903
19911
19922
19931
19953
19976
19981
19991
20042
20052
20073
20113
20121

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 4, 421" — 1

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