Artist Monograph

Roman Cieslewicz, French

French, born Poland. 1930–1996

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	25	92.6%
Printmaking	1	3.7%
Screenprint	1	3.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Architecture & Design	23	85.2%
Film	4	14.8%

Production by Decade

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	1	4%
Medium (30–100 cm)	22	88%
Large (1–3 m)	2	8%

Range: 29.1 cm → 156.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1960	1
1961	1
1963	4
1968	1
1970	1
1981	2
1983	1
2000	1
2008	2
2012	4
2014	2
2015	1
2016	6

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 27 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Operacja Konieczna Design Acc. 123.1968	1956	Offset lithograph	24 x 34" (61 x 86.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Warszawa Design Acc. 1447.2000	1956	Lithograph	33 7/16 x 23 1/8" (84.9 x 58.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Chopin XIV Festiwal with Dusznikach Work on Paper Acc. F2439	1958	Offset lithograph	26 3/4 x 38" (67.9 x 96.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Purchase
Stracone Zludzenia Design Acc. 47.1960	1958	Photolithograph	33 1/4 × 23 1/4" (84.5 × 59.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the Polish Ambassador to the United States
Inspekcia Pana Anatola (Mr. Anatol's Inspection) (Poster for the Polish film directed by Jan Rybkowski) Design Acc. 159.2016	1959	Lithograph	assembled: 46 × 33" (116.8 × 83.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Carolee Thea
Lato siedemnastej lalki Work on Paper Acc. F2442	1959	Offset lithograph	26 1/2 x 18 1/2" (67.3 x 47 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Purchase from Dealer
Moda Polska (Polish Fashion) Design Acc. 330.1961	1959	Photolithograph	27 x 18 1/2" (68.6 x 47 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Katastrofa Work on Paper Acc. F2012.275	1961	Lithograph	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Purchase from Dealer
Manru Work on Paper Acc. F2012.274	1961	Lithograph	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Film	Purchase from Dealer
Mieszkanie #8 Design Acc. 139.1963	1961	Offset lithograph	23 x 32 5/8" (58.4 x 82.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Strawinski Persefona (Poster for a Warsaw production of the Igor Stravinsky [1882-1971] opera "Persephone" [1934]) Design Acc. 138.1963	1961	Offset lithograph	38 × 26 5/8" (96.5 × 67.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Wiezien (The Prisoner) (Poster for Warsaw production of the 1944 opera by Luigi Dallapiccola [1904-1975]) Design Acc. 1787.2008	1962	Lithograph	38 1/4 x 26 1/2" (97.2 x 67.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Cyrk (Poster for the circus) Design Acc. 352.2014	1963	Lithograph	39 x 27" (99.1 x 68.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Cyrk Radziecki Design Acc. 378.1963	1963	Photolithograph	38 3/8 x 26 1/4" (97.5 x 66.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Ksiadz Marek (Friar Marek) (Poster for production of the 1843 drama by Juliusz Slowacki) Design Acc. 377.1963	1963	Offset lithograph	33 5/8 x 23 3/4" (85.4 x 60.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Kafka Proces (Kafka's Trial) (Poster for a Warsaw dramatization based on Franz Kafka's novel) Design Acc. 484.1970	1964	Offset lithograph	32 1/4 x 21 1/2" (81.9 x 54.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
"Che" Si Design Acc. 1788.2008	1967-1968	Photolithograph	32 1/4 x 21 5/8" (81.9 x 54.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Dziady Design Acc. 160.2016	1967	Lithograph	38 1/8 × 26 1/2" (96.8 × 67.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Mirko Ilić
Untitled (Mona Lisa) Design Acc. 353.2014	1968	Lithograph	32 x 22" (81.3 x 55.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Lenin 1870-1970 Design Acc. 591.1981	1969	Silkscreen	33 7/8 x 23 1/8" (86 x 58.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
L'Attentat Design Acc. 161.2016	1972	Lithograph	61 1/2 × 45 1/2" (156.2 × 115.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Mirko Ilić
Ne! (Illustrated book published by the Student Center Gallery, Zagreb) Design Acc. 775.2015	1973	Printed book	11 7/16 × 8 7/8 × 9/16" (29.1 × 22.5 × 1.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Mirko Ilić
Diably z Loudun (Devil in London) Design Acc. 162.2016	1974	Lithograph	38 × 26 3/8" (96.5 × 67 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Mirko Ilić
Amnesty International Design Acc. 163.2016	1976	Lithograph	33 1/8 × 23 3/4" (84.1 × 60.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Mirko Ilić
The Maids of Wilko (Poster for the film directed by Andrzej Wajda) Design Acc. 164.2016	1979	Lithograph	37 1/4 × 26 1/2" (94.6 × 67.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of Mirko Ilić
J.M.K. Wscieklica, St.I. Witkiewica, Teatr Maty Design Acc. 592.1981	1980	Offset lithograph	37 1/8 x 26" (94.3 x 66 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer
Science au futur/Science Fiction – Exposition Design Acc. 760.1983	1980	Offset lithograph	23 5/8 x 15 3/4" (59.9 x 40 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the designer