Artist Monograph

Robert Birmelin, American

American, born 1933

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	7	77.8%
Watercolor	2	22.2%

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	22.2%
Medium (30–100 cm)	7	77.8%

Range: 22.4 cm → 98.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1956	3
1963	3
1964	1
1965	1
1979	1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 9 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
DOG OVER TABLE Print Acc. 642.1963	(March 1956)	Etching and drypoint, printed in black	Plate 13 11/16 x 11 13/16" (34.8 x 30.0 cm) Sheet 17 5/8 x 15 5/16" (44.8 x 38.9 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. Peter A. Rübel
Flying Dog Print Acc. 600.1956	1956	Etching	Plate 8 7/8 x 9" (22.6 x 22.8 cm) Sheet 13 13/16 x 14 9/16" (35.1 x 37.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ingram-Merrill Foundation
Four Animals Print Acc. 601.1956	1956	Etching	plate: 8 13/16 x 8 13/16" (22.4 x 22.4cm); sheet: 14 x 14 15/16" (35.5 x 37.9cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ingram-Merrill Foundation
THE LIVING ROOM Print Acc. 643.1963	(March 1956)	Etching, printed in black	Plate 8 7/8 x 14 3/4" (22.5 x 37.5 cm)Sheet 12 7/16 x 18 3/4" (31.6 x 47.6 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. Peter A. Rübel
Two Monkeys and Dog Print Acc. 603.1956	1956	Etching	plate: 8 13/16 x 14 5/8" (22.4 x 37.2cm); sheet: 13 15/16 x 18 7/8" (35.4 x 47.9cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Ingram-Merrill Foundation
CONVERSATION WITH A CAT Print Acc. 644.1963	(1960)	Etching, printed in black	plate 12 3/8 x 10 11/16" (31.5 x 27.2 cm) sheet 14 5/8 x 12 5/8" (37.2 x 32.1 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. Peter A. Rübel
The Window Print Acc. 957.1965	1960	Etching	plate: 23 3/4 x 17 3/8" (60.3 x 44.1cm); sheet: 29 7/8 x 22 3/16" (75.9 x 56.3cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Opening Car Doors Drawing Acc. 270.1964	1962	Ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper	38 5/8 x 27 1/2" (98.3 x 69.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of John S. Newberry
Two Women on a Sofa Drawing Acc. 918.1979	1963	Watercolor, gouache, ink, and pencil	24 3/4 x 24 1/2" (63 x 62.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Nancy and Arnold Smoller in memory of Esta M. Josephs