Artist Monograph

Robert Ryman, American

American, 1930–2019

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	18	36.7%
Printmaking	10	20.4%
Oil Painting	7	14.3%
Etching	7	14.3%
Acrylic Painting	3	6.1%
Screenprint	1	2%
Lithography	1	2%
Drawing	1	2%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	40	81.6%
Painting & Sculpture	9	18.4%

Production by Decade

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Classification Types

Print — 27
Painting — 9
Illustrated Book — 8
Drawing — 5

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	12	27.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	26	59.1%
Large (1–3 m)	6	13.6%

Range: 15.1 cm → 236.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1971	1
1972	9
1983	1
1984	7
1985	2
1986	1
1989	7
1991	7
1992	1
1994	1
1995	1
1996	3
1998	2
2000	1
2003	1
2005	1
2007	2
2012	1

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 1, 1 North" — 1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 49 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled (Orange Painting) Painting Acc. 532.1998	1955 and 1959	Oil on canvas	28 1/8 x 28 1/8" (71.4 x 71.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Fractional and promised gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder in honor of David Rockefeller on his 100th birthday
To Kirk Varnedoe <em>(title given by the artist in 2002, original title:</em> Painting on unstretched canvas, and signed at the upper and lower left corners measuring 10 1/2" × 10"<em>)</em> Painting Acc. 135.1985	1961	Oil on unstretched linen	10 3/4 x 10 1/4" (27.3 x 26 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Mrs. Frank Y. Larkin and Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Lansing Funds
Untitled Drawing Acc. 771.2012	1961	Pencil and gouache on paper	18 7/8 x 19" (47.9 x 48.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Sarah-Ann and Werner H. Kramarsky
Untitled Painting Acc. 201.1996	1965	Oil on linen	11 1/4 x 11 1/8" (28.4 x 28.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Werner and Elaine Dannheisser
Untitled Drawing Acc. 595.1998	1965	Enamel on bristol board	7 3/4 x 8 1/8" (19.7 x 20.6 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
Eagle Turquoise 7H#4 Drawing Acc. 1116.1983	1966	Pencil on coffee filter paper with artist's frame	13 x 13" (33 x 33 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Ruth Vollmer Bequest
Twin Painting Acc. 691.1971	1966	Oil on canvas	6' 3 3/4" x 6' 3 7/8" x 3" (192.4 x 192.6 cm x 7.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Charles and Anita Blatt Fund and purchase
Classico 5 Drawing Acc. 558.2007.a-l	1968	Acrylic on twelve sheets of paper	overall: 93 1/4 × 88 1/2" (236.9 × 224.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchased with funds provided by the Committee on Drawings, Richard S. Zeisler Bequest (by exchange), the estate of William S. Lieberman, The Edward John Noble Foundation, Kathy and Richard S. Fuld Jr., Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, Marlene Hess and Jim Zirin, The Judith Rothschild Foundation, Sally and Wynn Kramarsky, Sharon Percy Rockefeller, and Aaron Fleischman
Surface Veil 18 1/2" × 15" Drawing Acc. 122.1986	1970	Oil on fiberglass with waxed paper frame and masking tape	sheet (fiberglass): 13 × 13" (33 × 33 cm); sheet (overall): 18 1/2 × 14 15/16" (47 × 38 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Denise and Andrew Saul Fund and the Scaler Foundation
Circle Lithograph Print Acc. 30.1972	1971	Lithograph	composition (irreg.): 11 1/2 × 11" (29.2 × 27.9 cm); sheet (diameter): 20 1/8" (51.1 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
Etching in Four Parts Print Acc. 1094.2007.a-d	1972	Series of four etchings	plate (a): 5 7/8 x 5 15/16" (14.9 x 15.1 cm); sheet (a): 10 13/16 x 10 15/16" (27.5 x 27.8 cm); plate (b): 5 13/16 x 5 7/8" (14.8 x 15 cm); sheet (b): 11 1/8 x 11 1/8" (28.2 x 28.3 cm); plate (c): 5 7/8 x 5 7/8" (14.9 x 15 cm); sheet (c): 11 x 10 7/8" (28 x 27.7 cm); plate (d): 5 7/8 x 5 7/8" (15 x 14.9 cm); sheet (d): 11 1/8 x 11 1/8" (28.3 x 28.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Art & Project/Depot VBVR Gift
Seven Aquatints Print Acc. 307.1972.1-7	1972	Seven aquatints, one with etching	Various plate, composition (when plate larger than sheet) and sheet dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Untitled from Seven Aquatints Print Acc. 307.1972.1	1972	Sugarlift aquatint (?), printed in color	plate 21 11/16 x 21 13/16" (55.1 x 55.4 cm) sheet 23 9/16 x 23 15/16" (59.9 x 60.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Untitled from Seven Aquatints Print Acc. 307.1972.2	1972	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 13 7/8 x 13 9/16" (35.3 x 34.4 cm) sheet 24 1/16 x 23 1/2" (61.1 x 59.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Untitled from Seven Aquatints Print Acc. 307.1972.3	1972	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 21 7/8 x 21 9/16" (55.5 x 54.8 cm) sheet 24 1/4 x 24 1/8" (61.6 x 61.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Untitled from Seven Aquatints Print Acc. 307.1972.4	1972	Aquatint and etching, printed in color	irreg composition 18 3/16 x 14 3/4" (46.2 x 37.4 cm) sheet 24 x 24" (61 x 61 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Untitled from Seven Aquatints Print Acc. 307.1972.5	1972	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 11 13/16 x 11 7/8" (30 x 30.1 cm) diameter sheet 19 1/2" (49.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Untitled from Seven Aquatints Print Acc. 307.1972.6	1972	Aquatint, printed in color	irreg composition 12 x 13 15/16" (30.5 x 35.4 cm) sheet 24 1/16 x 23 7/8" (61.1 x 60.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Untitled from Seven Aquatints Print Acc. 307.1972.7	1972	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 22 7/8 x 22 3/4" (58.1 x 57.8 cm) sheet 24 x 24 1/16" (61 x 61.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints
Six Aquatints Print Acc. 197.1984.1-6	1975	Portfolio of six aquatints	Various plate, composition (when plate larger than than sheet) and sheet dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. Albert List
Untitled from Six Aquatints Print Acc. 197.1984.1	1975	One from a portfolio of six aquatints	composition and sheet: 35 1/16 x 35 7/16" (89 x 90 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. Albert List
Untitled from Six Aquatints Print Acc. 197.1984.2	1975	One from a portfolio of six aquatints	composition and sheet: 35 1/2 x 35 3/16" (90.1 x 89.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. Albert List
Untitled from Six Aquatints Print Acc. 197.1984.3	1975	One from a portfolio of six aquatints	plate: 35 1/16 x 34 7/8" (89 x 88.6cm); sheet: 35 1/16 x 34 7/8" (89 x 88.6cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. Albert List
Untitled from Six Aquatints Print Acc. 197.1984.4	1975	One from a portfolio of six aquatints	composition: 35 3/8 x 34 15/16" (89.9 x 88.8cm); sheet: 35 1/2 x 35 7/16" (90.2 x 90cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. Albert List
Untitled from Six Aquatints Print Acc. 197.1984.5	1975	One from a portfolio of six aquatints	composition and sheet: 35 1/4 x 35 1/2" (89.6 x 90.2cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. Albert List
Untitled from Six Aquatints Print Acc. 197.1984.6	1975	One from a portfolio of six aquatints	plate: 35 9/16 x 35 3/4" (90.4 x 90.8cm); sheet: 39 x 39 5/16" (99.1 x 99.8cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. Albert List
Untitled Drawing Painting Acc. 311.1992	1976	Pastel and graphite on plexiglass with square black oxide steel fasteners and hex bolts	49 5/8 x 49 5/8" (126.1 x 126.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of UBS
Record Painting Acc. 1330.2000	1983	Oil and enamel on fiberglass with steel fasteners and square bolts	38 5/8 x 36 x 1 5/8" (98.2 x 91.6 x 4.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Fractional and promised gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
Attendant Painting Acc. 134.1985.a-b	1984	Oil on fiberglass with aluminum, bolts and screws	51 7/8 x 47 x 2 1/8" (131.8 x 119.4 x 5.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Anne and Sid Bass Fund
Pace Painting Acc. 452.1994	1984	Acrylic on fiberglass on wood with aluminum dowels and rods	59 1/2 x 26 x 28" (151.2 x 66 x 71.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of anonymous donor and gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder
Convert Painting Acc. 202.1996	1988	Acrylic on cotton canvas mounted on fiberglass with wood	6' x 6' (182.9 x 182.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Werner and Elaine Dannheisser
Nohow On Illustrated Book Acc. 153.1989.1-6	1989	Illustrated book with six aquatints	prints: various; page (each): 10 5/8 x 7 1/16" (27 x 18 cm). ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Limited Editions Club
Plate (facing page 114) from Nohow On Illustrated Book Acc. 153.1989.5	1989	Aquatint	plate 5 15/16 x 3 9/16" (15.2 x 9.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Limited Editions Club
Plate (facing page 128) from Nohow On Illustrated Book Acc. 153.1989.6	1989	Aquatint	composition 10 5/8 x 7 1/16" (27 x 18 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Limited Editions Club
Plate (facing page 2) from Nohow On Illustrated Book Acc. 153.1989.1	1989	Aquatint	composition 10 5/8 x 5 11/16" (27 x 14.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Limited Editions Club
Plate (facing page 28) from Nohow On Illustrated Book Acc. 153.1989.2	1989	Aquatint	plate 5 15/16 x 3 9/16" (15.2 x 9.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Limited Editions Club
Plate (facing page 72) from Nohow On Illustrated Book Acc. 153.1989.3	1989	Aquatint	plate 5 15/16 x 3 9/16" (15.2 x 9.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Limited Editions Club
Plate (facing page 80) from Nohow On Illustrated Book Acc. 153.1989.4	1989	Aquatint	plate 5 15/16 x 3 3/4" (15.2 x 9.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of The Limited Editions Club
Four Aquatints and One Etching Print Acc. 277.1991.1-5	1990 (published 1991).	Portfolio of four aquatints and one etching	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given by Parasol Press in honor of Andrea Feldman's first curated show
Test Plate #3 from portfolio BAM 3 Print Acc. 18.1991	1990	Aquatint and etching	plate 15 15/16 x 11 3/4" (40.5 x 29.9 cm) sheet 16 3/8 x 16 3/16" (41 x 41.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Untitled from Four Aquatints and One Etching Print Acc. 277.1991.1	1990-1991	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 31 15/16 x 31 15/16" (81.1 x 81.1 cm) sheet 32 15/16 x 32 15/16" (83 x 83.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given by Parasol Press in honor of Andrea Feldman's first curated show
Untitled from Four Aquatints and One Etching Print Acc. 277.1991.2	1990-1991	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 30 3/4 x 30 11/16" (78.2 x 77.9 cm) sheet 33 1/16 x 32 15/16" (84 x 83.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given by Parasol Press in honor of Andrea Feldman's first curated show
Untitled from Four Aquatints and One Etching Print Acc. 277.1991.3	1990-1991	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 30 13/16 x 31 1/16" (78.3 x 78.9 cm) sheet 33 7/8 x 33 7/8" (86 x 86.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given by Parasol Press in honor of Andrea Feldman's first curated show
Untitled from Four Aquatints and One Etching Print Acc. 277.1991.4	1990-1991	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 31 15/16 x 31 7/8" (81.1 x 80.9 cm) sheet 33 7/8 x 33 7/8" (86 x 86.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given by Parasol Press in honor of Andrea Feldman's first curated show
Untitled from Four Aquatints and One Etching Print Acc. 277.1991.5	1990-1991	Etching, printed in color	plate 32 5/8 x 32 13/16" (82.9 x 83.4 cm) sheet 35 1/8 x 35 5/16" (89 x 89.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given by Parasol Press in honor of Andrea Feldman's first curated show
Robert Ryman Prints: 1969-1993 Illustrated Book Acc. 57.1995.A-B	1993	1 aquatint; catalogue with 5 unmarked aquatint and etching fragments	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
Ryman 95 Print Acc. 63.1996	1995	Screenprint	composition 16 1/2 x 16 1/2" (42 x 42 cm) sheet 18 x 18 1/8" (45 x 46 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
Conversion Print Acc. 359.2003	2003	Linoleum cut on aluminum plate, with two nails	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	John B. Turner Fund
First Conversion Print Acc. 215.2005	2003	Linoleum cut	Sheet: 13 1/2 x 13 1/2" (34.3 x 34.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of David Hirst in memory of Mae Wechsler Jurow