Artist Monograph

Pavel Tchelitchew, American

American, born Russia. 1898–1957

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Gouache 85 53.1%
Drawing 49 30.6%
Watercolor 15 9.4%
Tempera 6 3.8%
Oil Painting 5 3.1%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 156 97.5%
Painting & Sculpture 4 2.5%

Production by Decade

6
1910s
42
1920s
69
1930s
40
1940s
3
1950s

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)3824.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)11474%
Large (1–3 m)21.3%

Range: 20.3 cm → 215.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19361
194271
19434
19442
19451
19471
19511
19521
19542
19601
19611
19633
19641
19651
19662
19673
19692
197140
19733
19741
19751
19763
19771
19788
19794

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas