Artist Monograph

Piero Manzoni, Italian

Italian, 1933–1963

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	11	57.9%
Other Media	4	21.1%
Drawing	3	15.8%
Sculpture	1	5.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	14	73.7%
Painting & Sculpture	5	26.3%

Production by Decade

9

1950s

9

1960s

1

1970s

Classification Types

Print — 12
Sculpture — 3
Painting — 2
Illustrated Book — 1
Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	6	35.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	11	64.7%

Range: 4.8 cm → 81.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1973	1
1984	2
1985	1
1999	2
2001	1
2008	1
2013	9
2017	1
2022	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 4, 408" — 1

Italian Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 19 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Print Acc. 76.2013.1-8	1958–60, published 1962	Portfolio of eight lithographs	sheet (each): 19 1/2 x 13 3/4" (49.5 x 34.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund
8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Alphabet from 8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Print Acc. 76.2013.1	1958, published 1962	One from a portfolio of eight lithographs	composition: 15 3/8 x 11 9/16" (39 x 29.3 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 13 11/16" (49.6 x 34.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund
8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Alphabet from 8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Print Acc. 76.2013.2	1958, published 1962	One from a portfolio of eight lithographs	composition: 15 5/16 x 11 9/16" (38.9 x 29.3 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 13 11/16" (49.6 x 34.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund
8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Ireland (Irelanda) from 8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Print Acc. 76.2013.3	1958, published 1962	One from a portfolio of eight lithographs	composition (irreg.): 15 11/16 x 12 3/16" (39.9 x 31 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 13 11/16" (49.6 x 34.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund
Achrome Painting Acc. 1044.1983	1958-59	Kaolin on canvas	7 1/8 x 9 5/8" (18.1 x 24.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation
Achrome Painting Acc. 5.1999	1958-59	Kaolin on canvas	16 1/8 x 24" (41 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Committee on Painting and Sculpture Funds
Iceland (Islanda) from 8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Print Acc. 76.2013.4	1958, published 1962	One from a portfolio of eight lithographs	composition (irreg.): 11 1/8 x 16 7/16" (28.3 x 41.8 cm); sheet: 13 11/16 x 19 1/2" (34.8 x 49.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund
Achrome from the illustrated book La lune en rodage I Print Acc. 232.1984	1959, published 1960	Ink on velour paper	composition: 8 13/16 x 6 13/16" (22.4 x 17.3 cm); sheet (irreg.): 8 11/16 x 6 13/16" (22 x 17.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
Line (Linea) from 8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Print Acc. 76.2013.5	1959, published 1962	One from a portfolio of eight lithographs	composition: 1 1/4 x 13 11/16" (3.2 x 34.8 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 13 11/16" (49.6 x 34.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund
8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Fingerprints (Impronte) from 8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Print Acc. 76.2013.6	1960, published 1962	One from a portfolio of eight lithographs	composition: 7 5/16 x 12 1/2" (18.5 x 31.8 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 13 11/16" (49.6 x 34.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund
Left thumbprint (Impronta pollice sinistro) from 8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Print Acc. 76.2013.7	1960, published 1962	One from a portfolio of eight lithographs	composition: 15 3/16 x 10 7/8" (38.6 x 27.7 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 13 11/16" (49.6 x 34.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund
Right thumbprint (Impronta pollice destro) from 8 Works of Verification (8 Tavole di accertamento) Print Acc. 76.2013.8	1960, published 1962	One from a portfolio of eight lithographs	composition: 15 7/16 x 11" (39.2 x 28 cm); sheet: 19 1/2 x 13 11/16" (49.6 x 34.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Riva Castleman Endowment Fund
Thumbprint Drawing Acc. 386.1984	1960	Ink on paper with colored mat	7 7/8 × 6 5/8" (20 × 16.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Ileana Sonnabend
Artist's Shit No. 014 Sculpture Acc. 4.1999	May 1961	Metal, paper, and “artist’s shit”	1 7/8" (4.8 cm) x 2 1/2" (6.5 cm) in diameter ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 6.35 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
Declaration of Authenticity No. 028 (Carte d'authenticité No. 028) Print Acc. 1419.2016.a-b	1961	Double-sided offset lithograph with letterpress, pen, stamped ink, and pasted printed paper	sheet: 2 13/16 × 4" (7.1 × 10.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Annina Nosei
Declaration of Authenticity No. 061 (Carte d'authenticité No. 061) Print Acc. 3694.2008	1961	Double-sided offset lithograph with letterpress, pen, stamped ink, and pasted printed paper	sheet: 2 13/16 × 4" (7.2 × 10.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Line 1000 Meters Long Sculpture Acc. 110.1973	July 24, 1961	Chrome-plated metal drum containing a roll of paper with an ink line drawn along its 1000-meter length	20 1/4" (51.2 cm) x 15 3/8" (38.8 cm) diameter ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 39.10 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Fratelli Fabbri Editori and purchase
Achrome Sculpture Acc. 2472.2001	1962	Fiberglass on velvet-covered wood	32 x 25 1/2 x 10 3/8" (81.3 x 64.8 x 26.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Bequest, Mrs. John Hay Whitney Bequest, and Donald B. Marron Funds
Box catalogue for the exhibition MANZONI [Retrospective Exhibition] at the Städtisches Museum Mönchengladbach, Germany, November 25 1969 – January 4, 1970 Illustrated Book Acc. 524.2022.8	1970	Cardboard box containing catalogue booklet	Box: 8 1/16 × 6 1/2 × 1 3/16" (20.5 × 16.5 × 3 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