Artist Monograph

Oscar Domínguez, French

French, born Spain. 1906–1957

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Gouache	3	7%
Lithography	3	7%
Etching	3	7%
Oil Painting	1	2.3%
Printmaking	1	2.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	42	97.7%
Painting & Sculpture	1	2.3%

Production by Decade

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 38
Drawing — 3
Painting — 1
Print — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	38	92.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	7.3%

Range: 7.7 cm → 91.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1937	1
1952	1
1964	2
1970	1
1976	34
1978	2
1985	1
2022	1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 43 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Woman with Bicycle Print Acc. 6.1985	1935	Etching	plate 10 1/8 x 6 5/8" (25.7 x 16.8 cm) sheet 17 3/8 x 13 1/4" (44 x 33.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled Drawing Acc. 47.1978	1936–37	Decalcomania (gouache transfer) on paper	6 1/16 x 8 5/8" (15.4 x 21.9 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
Untitled Drawing Acc. 458.1937	1936	Decalcomania (gouache transfer) on paper	14 1/8 x 11 1/2" (35.9 x 29.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled Drawing Acc. 46.1978	(1937)	Decalcomania (gouache transfer) on paper	6 5/8 x 9 7/8" (16.6 x 24.9 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
Nostalgia of Space Painting Acc. 174.1952	1939	Oil on canvas	28 3/4 x 36 1/8" (73 x 91.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Peggy Guggenheim
Frontispiece from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.1	1947	Lift ground aquatint, printed in color	irreg. composition 11 9/16 x 8 13/16" (29.4 x 22.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 10) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.8	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 15/16" (27.1 x 20.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 11) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.9	1947		irreg. composition 10 3/4 x 8" (27.3 x 20.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 12) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.10	1947		irreg. composition 10 3/4 x 7 7/8" (27.4 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 13) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.11	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 15/16" (27.1 x 20.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 14) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.12	1947		irreg. composition 10 5/8 x 8" (27 x 20.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 15) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.13	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 3/4" (27.1 x 19.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 16) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.14	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 15/16" (27.2 x 20.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 17) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.15	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 13/16" (27.2 x 19.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 18) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.16	1947		irreg. composition 10 3/4 x 7 13/16" (27.3 x 19.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 19) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.17	1947		irreg. composition 10 9/16 x 7 7/8" (26.9 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 20) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.18	1947		irreg. composition 10 9/16 x 8" (26.8 x 20.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 21) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.19	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 3/4" (27.2 x 19.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 22) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.20	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 3/4" (27.2 x 19.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 23) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.21	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 15/16" (27.2 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 24) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.22	1947		irreg. composition 10 5/8 x 8 1/8" (27 x 20.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 25) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.23	1947		irreg. composition 10 5/8 x 7 7/8" (27 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 26) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.24	1947		irreg. composition 10 9/16 x 7 7/8" (26.9 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 27) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.25	1947		irreg. composition 10 3/4 x 7 13/16" (27.3 x 19.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 28) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.26	1947		irreg. composition 10 3/4 x 7 15/16" (27.3 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 29) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.27	1947		irreg. composition 10 9/16 x 7 7/8" (26.8 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 30) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.28	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 15/16" (27.2 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 31) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.29	1947		irreg. composition 10 9/16 x 7 7/8" (26.9 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 32) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.30	1947		irreg. composition 10 5/8 x 7 15/16" (27 x 20.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 33) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.31	1947		irreg. composition 10 3/4 x 7 7/8" (27.3 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 34) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.32	1947		irreg. composition 10 5/8 x 7 7/8" (27 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 5) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.3	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 15/16" (27.1 x 20.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 6) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.4	1947		composition 10 9/16 x 7 7/8" (26.9 x 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 7) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.5	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 13/16" (27.1 x 19.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 8) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.6	1947		irreg. composition 10 13/16 x 7 3/4" (27.5 x 19.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
In-text plate (folio 9) from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.7	1947		irreg. composition 10 9/16 x 7 15/16" (26.9 x 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
Poésie et vérité Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.1-33	1947	Illustrated book with thirty-two etchings and one aquatint	irreg. page 13 1/16 x 9 13/16" (33 x 25 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
Title page from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.2	1947		irreg. composition 10 11/16 x 7 13/16" (27.2 x 19.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
Wrapper front from POÉSIE ET VÉRITÉ 1942 Illustrated Book Acc. 578.1976.33	1947		plate 3 x 2 1/8" (7.7 x 5.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Jeanne C. Thayer Fund
Folio 3 from Poésie de mots inconnus (Poetry of Unknown Words) Illustrated Book Acc. 490.2022.3	1949	Engraving from an illustrated book with seven woodcuts, seven etchings (two with aquatint, one with engraving), six lithographs, three drypoints, two engravings, one aquatint, and one linoleum cut	plate (partial): 6 7/16 x 5 1/8" (16.3 x 13cm); page: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Helen and Sam Zell
In-text plate (justification) from Poésie de mots inconnus Illustrated Book Acc. 992.1964.3	1949	Engraving from an illustrated book with seven woodcuts, seven etchings (two with aquatint, one with engraving), six lithographs, three drypoints, two engravings, one aquatint, and one linoleum cut	plate (partial): 6 7/16 x 5 1/8" (16.3 x 13cm); page: 13 × 9 13/16" (33 × 25 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate from Un Poème dans chaque livre Illustrated Book Acc. 1100.1964.9	1956	Drypoint from an illustrated book with seven etchings (three with aquatint, one with aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and roulette), three drypoints (one with engraving), two aquatints, two woodcuts, one engraving, and one lithograph	plate: 4 11/16 × 5 3/8" (11.9 × 13.7 cm); page: 7 1/2 × 7 1/16" (19 × 18 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Louis E. Stern Collection
Plate (page 47) from Feuilles éparses Illustrated Book Acc. 202.1970.6	1965	Aquatint from an illustrated book with nine etchings (two with aquatint, one with aquatint and drypoint), two engravings, one aquatint, one drypoint, and one woodcut	plate: 8 1/4 × 6 7/8" (20.9 × 17.5 cm); page: 9 7/16 × 7 7/8" (24 × 20 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Donald Karshan Fund