Artist Monograph

Robert Michel, German

German, 1897–1983

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	25	59.5%
Etching	12	28.6%
Watercolor	3	7.1%
Photography	1	2.4%
Gouache	1	2.4%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Architecture & Design	25	59.5%
Drawings & Prints	17	40.5%

Production by Decade

1920s

1930s

1970s

Classification Types

Design — 25
Print — 10
Drawing — 5
Poster — 1
Portfolio — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	33	82.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)	7	17.5%

Range: 4.5 cm → 66.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1965	1
1970	12
1975	1
1985	4
1999	21
2015	3

German Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 42 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Monday (Montag) from The History, all derer von Sonntag bis Mittwoch und zurück Poster Acc. 1194.1969.3	1920, published 1965	One from a portfolio of five etchings	plate: 6 15/16 × 3 7/8" (17.7 × 9.8 cm); sheet: 14 9/16 × 10 5/16" (37 × 26.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 724.1999.1	late 1920s	Letterpress	2 1/2 x 6" (6.4 x 15.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 724.1999.1-3	late 1920s	Letterpress	.1: 2 1/2 x 6" (6.4 x 15.2 cm) .2: 3 3/16 x 5 7/8" (8.1 x 14.9 cm) .3: 3 15/16 x 6 3/8" (10 x 16.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Sunday (Sonntag) from The History, all derer von Sonntag bis Mittwoch und zurück Print Acc. 1194.1969.2	1920, published 1965	One from a portfolio of five etchings	plate: 6 15/16 × 5" (17.7 × 12.7 cm); sheet: 14 1/16 × 10 3/8" (35.7 × 26.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Abraham Chanin
The History, all derer von Sonntag bis Mittwoch und zurück Portfolio Acc. 1194.1969.1-5	1920, published 1965	Portfolio of five etchings	composition and 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 Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Title page from The History, all derer von Sonntag bis Mittwoch und zurück Print Acc. 1194.1969.1	1920, published 1965	One from a portfolio of five etchings	plate: 3 7/8 × 2 3/16" (9.9 × 5.6 cm); sheet: 10 5/16 × 7 15/16" (26.2 × 20.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Tuesday (Dienstag) from The History, all derer von Sonntag bis Mittwoch und zurück Print Acc. 1194.1969.4	1920, published 1965	One from a portfolio of five etchings	plate: 6 15/16 × 5" (17.7 × 12.7 cm); sheet: 15 1/16 × 10 3/8" (38.3 × 26.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Wednesday and Back (Mittwoch und zurück) from The History, all derer von Sonntag bis Mittwoch und zurück Print Acc. 1194.1969.5	1920, published 1965	One from a portfolio of five etchings	plate: 8 7/8 × 6 7/8" (22.6 × 17.4 cm); sheet: 15 3/16 × 10 1/4" (38.5 × 26.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Blériotomobil Drawing Acc. 939.1965	1921	Watercolor and ink on paper	21 3/8 x 26" (54.1 x 66.0 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. Myron Minskoff
The Mystery und dieses Rätsels Lösung Print Acc. 1195.1969.1-5	1921–25, published 1965	Portfolio of five etchings	composition and 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 Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Yale Horizontal Plate (Yale-Horizontalplatte) from The Mystery und dieses Rätsels Lösung Print Acc. 1195.1969.2	1921–25, published 1965	One from a portfolio of five etchings	plate: 3 9/16 × 5 1/2" (9 × 13.9 cm); sheet: 10 1/4 × 12 5/8" (26 × 32 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Yale Trial Plate (Yale-Versuchsplatte) from The Mystery und dieses Rätsels Lösung Print Acc. 1195.1969.1	1921–25, published 1965	One from a portfolio of five etchings	plate: 3 15/16 × 5 5/16" (10 × 13.5 cm); sheet: 7 11/16 × 10 7/16" (19.5 × 26.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Yale Vertical Plate (Yale-Vertikalplatte) from The Mystery und dieses Rätsels Lösung Print Acc. 1195.1969.3	1921–25, published 1965	One from a portfolio of five etchings	plate: 5 7/8 × 3 15/16" (15 × 10 cm); sheet: 14 5/16 × 10 3/8" (36.3 × 26.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Yale Vertical Plate (Yale-Vertikalplatte) from The Mystery und dieses Rätsels Lösung Print Acc. 1195.1969.4	1921–25, published 1965	One from a portfolio of five etchings	plate: 5 1/2 × 3 7/16" (13.9 × 8.8 cm); sheet: 14 5/8 × 10 1/4" (37.2 × 26.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Yale Vertical Plate (Yale-Vertikalplatte) from The Mystery und dieses Rätsels Lösung Print Acc. 1195.1969.5	1921–25, published 1965	One from a portfolio of five etchings	plate: 6 9/16 × 4 5/8" (16.7 × 11.7 cm); sheet: 14 7/16 × 10 1/4" (36.7 × 26.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Abraham Chanin
Daphnien Design Acc. 729.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	6 1/8 x 3 3/8" (15.6 x 8.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Kahls Blumendünger Geruchlos Design Acc. 730.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	7 3/4 x 10 7/8" (19.7 x 27.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Postkarte Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 726.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	Each card: 5 7/8 x 5 3/4" (14.9 x 14.6 cm); three cards connected: 18 3/16 x 5 3/4" (46.2 x 14.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Rinderguano Design Acc. 728.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	18 1/8 x 12 7/8" (46 x 32.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 724.1999.2	After 1924	Letterpress	3 3/16 x 5 7/8" (8.1 x 14.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 724.1999.3	After 1924	Letterpress	3 15/16 x 6 3/8" (10 x 16.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 725.1999.1	After 1924	Letterpress	4 1/4 x 1 11/16" (10.8 x 4.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 725.1999.1-2	After 1924	Letterpress	.1: 4 1/4 x 1 11/16" (10.8 x 4.3 cm) .2: 4 3/8 x 1 3/4" (11.1 x 4.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 725.1999.2	After 1924	Letterpress	4 3/8 x 1 3/4" (11.1 x 4.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 731.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	11 1/4 x 8 7/8" (28.6 x 22.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 732.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	5 3/4 x 6 1/8" (14.6 x 15.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 735.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	5 3/4 x 8 15/16" (14.6 x 22.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl Bestelliste Design Acc. 736.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	8 7/8 x 5 5/8" (22.5 x 14.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl letterhead Design Acc. 1288.2015.1	1924	Letterpress	11 1/4 × 8 7/8" (28.6 × 22.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Samenhaus Kahl Rechnung Design Acc. 734.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	5 x 6 1/8" (12.7 x 15.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Samenhaus Kahl stationery envelope Design Acc. 1288.2015.2	1924	Letterpress	6 1/8 × 5 3/4" (15.6 × 14.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Samenhaus Kahl stationery postcard Design Acc. 1288.2015.3	1924	Letterpress	5 3/4 × 5 3/4" (14.6 × 14.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Samenhaus Kahl, Muster ohne Wert Design Acc. 733.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	4 9/16 x 11" (11.6 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Thomasmehl Design Acc. 727.1999	After 1924	Letterpress	12 5/8 x 9 7/8" (32.1 x 25.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Untitled Drawing Acc. 928.1983	1924	Cut-and-pasted colored paper on board with watercolor, gouache, ink, and pencil	12 5/8 × 12 1/2" (32.1 × 31.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation
Persil, Sieben Männerhaus Design Acc. 739.1999	After 1925	Letterpress	10 15/16 x 9 15/16" (27.8 x 25.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Another Study of Alexander (Noch eine Alexander Studie) Drawing Acc. 364.1975	1926	Pencil, ink, and gouache on paper	14 1/8 x 10 1/2" (36.0 x 26.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift in memory of Abe Chanin
150 Jahre Samenhaus Kahl Design Acc. 738.1999	1929	Letterpress	8 7/8 × 5 3/4 × 3/16" (22.5 × 14.6 × 0.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Kahl's Dahlien Design Acc. 737.1999	c. 1929	Letterpress	9 1/2 x 6 1/2" (24.1 x 16.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Jan Tschichold Collection, Gift of Philip Johnson
Rendez-vous Drawing Acc. 929.1983	1930	Cut-and-pasted gelatin silver print on paper with ink, colored ink, watercolor, paint, metallic paint, and linen tape on board	13 1/2 x 10 3/4" (34.3 x 27.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation
From X to Y (Von X nach Y) Drawing Acc. 930.1983	1936	Pencil, ink, and watercolor on paper on board	11 7/8 x 8 5/8" (30.2 x 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation
Magnifier Design Acc. 366.1985	1971	Glass	1 3/4 x 2 1/2" (4.5 x 6.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 6.40 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer