Argentine Artists

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Argentine Artists

155 artists 1,188 works at MoMA South America

Most-Represented Artists

  1. 228 León Ferrari (1920–2013)
  2. 201 Flora Manteola (b. 1936)
  3. 58 Alberto Greco (1931–1965)
  4. 35 Emilio Ambasz (b. 1943)
  5. 34 Marta Minujín (b. 1943)
  6. 33 Luis Seoane (1910–1979)
  7. 33 Libero Badii (1916–2001)
  8. 33 Guillermo Kuitca (b. 1961)
  9. 28 Luis Fernando Benedit (1937–2011)
  10. 26 Fernanda Laguna (b. 1972)

Gender Representation

  • Male — 114
  • Female — 32

Birth-Cohort Distribution

9
1875–1899
38
1900–1924
60
1925–1949
23
1950–1974
5
1975–1999

Era Leaders by Birth Cohort

CohortMost-represented artistWorks
1875–1899Luis B. Caputo Demarco13
1900–1924León Ferrari228
1925–1949Flora Manteola201
1950–1974Guillermo Kuitca33
1975–1999Adrián Villar Rojas5

Top Media

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Other Media 310 26.1%
Drawing 234 19.7%
Photography 194 16.3%
Lithography 73 6.1%
Watercolor 59 5%
Etching 57 4.8%
Printmaking 44 3.7%
Screenprint 37 3.1%

Classification Breakdown

Classification Works Share
Print 362 30.5%
Architecture 251 21.1%
Drawing 181 15.2%
Photograph 142 12%
Illustrated Book 111 9.3%
Design 53 4.5%
Painting 33 2.8%
Sculpture 16 1.3%

Department Concentration

MoMA Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 655 55.1%
Architecture & Design 304 25.6%
Media and Performance 96 8.1%
Photography 84 7.1%
Painting & Sculpture 49 4.1%

Production by Decade

2
0s
1
1900s
3
1910s
3
1920s
47
1930s
30
1940s
48
1950s
399
1960s
309
1970s
82
1980s
83
1990s
88
2000s
82
2010s
11
2020s

Physical Scale of Catalogued Works

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)29326.9%
Medium (30–100 cm)66761.3%
Large (1–3 m)12411.4%
Monumental (> 3 m)40.4%

Currently On View at The Met

11 works from Argentine artists currently installed in Met galleries