Artist Monograph

Richard Lindner, American

American, born Germany. 1901–1978

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	23	74.2%
Watercolor	3	9.7%
Oil Painting	2	6.5%
Screenprint	2	6.5%
Sculpture	1	3.2%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	25	80.6%
Painting & Sculpture	3	9.7%
Architecture & Design	3	9.7%

Production by Decade

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

Classification Types

Print — 22
Painting — 3
Drawing — 3
Design — 3

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	26	86.7%
Large (1–3 m)	4	13.3%

Range: 33.0 cm → 182.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1961	1
1962	1
1963	2
1965	1
1966	1
1967	2
1968	1
1971	2
1976	2
1979	1
1980	15
1985	1
1989	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 31 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Costume design for The Magic Cock Drawing Acc. 607.1963	1942	Watercolor and ink on paper	22 1/4 x 17 7/8" (56.4 x 45.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist
The Meeting Painting Acc. 75.1962	1953	Oil on canvas	60" x 6' (152.4 x 182.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Given anonymously
Boy Drawing Acc. 102.1971	1954	Watercolor and pencil on paper	25 1/2 x 18" (64.9 x 45.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Wolfgang Schoenborn in honor of René d'Harnoncourt
The Mirror Painting Acc. 65.1961	1958	Oil and encaustic on canvas	39 3/8 x 25 5/8" (100 x 65 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Given in memory of Dr. Hermann Vollmer
Construction Painting Acc. 7.1963	1962	Plastic mask, printed paper and cloth on painted wood panel	11 7/8 x 13 x 3 3/4" (29.9 x 33 x 9.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Philip Johnson Fund
Salute Print Acc. 185.1965	1964	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 21 9/16 x 16 5/8" (54.7 x 42.2 cm); sheet: 29 3/4 x 20 3/4" (75.5 x 52.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Armand P. Bartos
The Paris Review Design Acc. 2292.1967	1965	Lithograph	20 1/2 x 28 1/2" (52.0 x 72.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Page, Arbitrio and Resen
Checkmate Drawing Acc. 370.1966	1966	Cut-and-pasted papers, watercolor, pencil, crayon, and ink on paper	23 7/8 x 17 7/8" (60.6 x 45.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John S. Newberry Fund
1957 Spoleto 1967: Guigno 30 – Luglio 16 Design Acc. 450.1976	1967	Screenprint	39 3/4 × 27 3/8" (101 × 69.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Peter Stone Collection of Posters by Artists
Untitled from Graphik USA Print Acc. 738.1968.5	1967, published 1968	One from a portfolio of eight screenprints	composition (irreg.): 26 13/16 × 19 1/2" (68.1 × 49.5 cm); sheet: 29 9/16 × 23 5/8" (75.1 × 60 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
We Are All One from 9 Print Acc. 2324.1967.5	1967	Lithograph from a portfolio of nine lithographs (one with embossing)	composition (irreg.): 20 3/16 x 13 1/8" (51.3 x 33.3 cm); sheet: 22 3/16 x 17" (56.4 x 43.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Design Acc. 449.1976	1968	Offset lithograph	29 7/8 x 19 15/16" (75.9 x 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Peter Stone Collection of Posters by Artists
Man's Best Friend from the series After Noon Print Acc. 525.1984	1970	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 22 3/4 x 20" (57.8 x 50.8 cm); sheet: 28 1/16 x 21 5/8" (71.2 x 54.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Dr. Samuel Mandel
24 Hour Self Service from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.14	1971	Lithograph and collotype from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 23 7/8 × 19 13/16" (60.7 × 50.3 cm); sheet: 26 3/8 x 19 15/16" (67 x 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Allen Ginsberg from the portfolio Fun City Print Acc. 452.1971	1971	Lithograph and collotype	composition: 23 7/8 x 19 5/8" (60.7 x 49.8 cm); sheet: 25 5/8 x 19 5/8" (65.1 x 49.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dorsky
Fifth Ave. from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.5	1971	Lithograph from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 23 3/4 x 20" (60.3 x 50.9 cm); sheet: 26 1/2 x 20" (67.3 x 50.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
First Ave. from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.6	1971	Lithograph and collotype from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 23 15/16 x 19 3/4" (60.8 x 50.2 cm); sheet: 26 1/4 x 19 3/4" (66.7 x 50.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.1-14	1971	Portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition (see child records): dimensions vary; sheet (see child records): dimensions vary ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Fun City from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.1	1971	Lithograph from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 26 3/4 × 39 3/4" (68 × 101 cm); sheet: 28 1/16 x 40" (71.3 x 101.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Girl with Hoop from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.8	1971	Lithograph from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 24 × 20 3/16" (60.9 × 51.2 cm); sheet: 26 9/16 x 20 5/16" (67.4 x 51.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Hit from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.2	1971	Cut-and-pasted lithograph on lenticular sheet from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition and sheet: 25 5/16 x 19 13/16" (64.3 x 50.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Lollipop from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.10	1971	Lithograph from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 23 7/8 × 19 7/8" (60.7 × 50.5 cm); sheet: 26 1/2 x 20 3/16" (67.3 x 51.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
New York Men from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.12	1971	Lithograph from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 23 11/16 x 19 13/16" (60.1 x 50.4 cm); sheet: 25 3/16 x 19 13/16" (64 x 50.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
On from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.9	1971	Lithograph from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 24 1/16 x 20" (61.1 x 50.8 cm); sheet: 26 3/8 x 20" (67 x 50.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Out-of-Towners from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.11	1971	Lithograph and collotype from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 24 × 20 1/16" (61 × 51 cm); sheet: 26 5/16 x 20 1/4" (66.8 x 51.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Poet from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.13	1971	Lithograph and collotype from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 23 7/8 x 19 9/16" (60.6 x 49.7 cm); sheet: 26 1/4 x 19 9/16" (66.7 x 49.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Red Head from Ten Lithographs by Ten Artists Print Acc. 460.1988.7	1971	One from a portfolio of ten lithographs	composition and sheet: 29 1/8 x 21 15/16" (74 x 55.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
Shoot from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.7	1971	Lithograph from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 23 1/4 x 19 15/16" (59.1 x 50.6 cm); sheet: 26 9/16 x 20 3/16" (67.5 x 51.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
St. Mark's Place from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.3	1971	Cut-and-pasted lithograph on lenticular sheet from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition and sheet: 25 3/8 x 19 15/16" (64.4 x 50.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Uptown from Fun City Print Acc. 1258.1979.4	1971	Lithograph and collotype from a portfolio of twelve lithographs (five with collotype) and two cut-and-pasted lithographs on lenticular sheets	composition: 23 15/16 x 19 15/16" (60.8 x 50.6 cm); sheet: 26 9/16 x 20 1/8" (67.5 x 51.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard Fleischmann
Der Rosenkavalier from the portfolio Metropolitan Opera Fine Opera Print Acc. 31.1979	1977	Lithograph	composition: 30 × 22" (76.2 × 55.9 cm); sheet: 30 × 22" (76.2 × 55.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Robert G. Berry (through the Associates of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books)