Artist Monograph

Robert Colquhoun, British

British, 1914–1962

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	8	29.6%
Oil Painting	1	3.7%
Drawing	1	3.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	26	96.3%
Painting & Sculpture	1	3.7%

Production by Decade

1920s

1940s

1950s

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 19
Print — 6
Painting — 1
Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	17	63%
Medium (30–100 cm)	9	33.3%
Large (1–3 m)	1	3.7%

Range: 17.6 cm → 122.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1948	2
1950	4
1951	1
1952	19
1954	1

British Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 27 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
WOMAN WITH GOAT Print Acc. 325.1951	1929	Lithograph, printed in color	Sheet 20 1/16 x 13 1/16" (51.0 x 33.3 cm) Comp. 15 3/4 x 11 1/4" (39.1 x 28.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Wounded Scotsman and Match Seller Drawing Acc. 237.1948	1945	Transfer drawing	18 1/2 x 15" (47 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange)
Two Scotswomen Painting Acc. 236.1948	1946	Oil on canvas	48 3/8 x 36" (122.9 x 91.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Mrs. Wendell T. Bush Fund
Cover from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.17	1947	Lithograph, printed in color	composition 8 3/16 x 11 7/8" (20.8 x 30.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Dust jacket (duplicate of cover) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.18	1947		irreg. composition 8 3/16 x 11 7/8" (20.8 x 30.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 100) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.14	1947		irreg. composition 7 1/8 x 4 5/16" (18.1 x 10.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 109) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.15	1947		irreg. composition 7 x 4 5/16" (17.8 x 11 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 113) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.16	1947		irreg. composition 7 x 4 1/4" (17.8 x 10.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 13) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.2	1947		irreg. composition 7 1/16 x 4 5/16" (17.9 x 10.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 20) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.3	1947		irreg. composition 6 15/16 x 4 1/4" (17.6 x 10.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 29) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.4	1947		irreg. composition 7 1/16 x 4 5/16" (17.9 x 11 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 32) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.5	1947		irreg. composition 6 15/16 x 4 3/16" (17.7 x 10.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 4) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.1	1947		irreg. composition 6 15/16 x 4 1/4" (17.7 x 10.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 49) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.6	1947		irreg. composition 6 15/16 x 4 5/16" (17.7 x 11 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 52) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.7	1947		irreg. composition 7 1/8 x 4 5/16" (18.1 x 10.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 61) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.8	1947		irreg. composition 7 1/16 x 4 5/16" (17.9 x 10.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 68) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.9	1947		irreg composition 7 x 4 5/16" (17.8 x 11 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 77) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.10	1947		irreg. composition 7 1/16 x 4 1/4" (18 x 10.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 84) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.11	1947		irreg. composition 7 3/16 x 4 1/4" (18.2 x 10.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 93) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.12	1947		irreg. composition 7 1/16 x 4 3/8" (18 x 11.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Plate (facing page 96) from POEMS OF SLEEP AND DREAM Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.13	1947		irreg. composition 7 1/16 x 4 5/16" (18 x 11 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Poems of Sleep and Dream Illustrated Book Acc. 228.1952.1-18	1947	Illustrated book with eighteen lithographs (including cover and duplicate on dust jacket)	page 7 15/16 x 5 5/16" (20 x 13.5 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
PUPPETS AT MODENA Print Acc. 293.1950	(1949)	Lithograph, printed in black	Sheet 22 1/2 x 17 1/4" (56.4 x 43.8 cm) Comp. 14 1/8 x 15 1/2" (35.8 x 39.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
PUPPETS AT MODENA Print Acc. 294.1950	(1949)	Lithograph, printed in black and color	Sheet 26 1/8 x 20 1/8" (66.4 x 51.1 cm) Comp. 17 1/4 x 14 3/4" (43.9 x 37.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
SEATED WOMAN Print Acc. 295.1950	(1949)	Lithograph, printed in color	Sheet 26 1/8 x 20 1/8" (66.4 x 51.0 cm) Comp. 20 1/2 x 12 1/4" (52.1 x 31.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
WOMAN WITH CAT Print Acc. 296.1950	(1949)	Lithograph, printed in color	Sheet 20 1/16 x 13 1/8" (51.0 x 33.3 cm) Comp. 15 x 10 1/2" (38.1 x 26.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
SLEEPING JESTER Print Acc. 584.1954	(1953)	Lithograph, printed in color	Sheet 19 5/8 x 25 3/4" (49.9 x 65.3 cm) Comp. 11 3/16 x 21 1/4" (28.5 x 54.0 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase