Artist Monograph

Sean Scully, American

American, born Ireland 1945

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	11	42.3%
Printmaking	8	30.8%
Oil Painting	3	11.5%
Woodcut	2	7.7%
Drawing	2	7.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	23	88.5%
Painting & Sculpture	3	11.5%

Production by Decade

1980s

1990s

2000s

Classification Types

Print — 12
Illustrated Book — 9
Painting — 3
Drawing — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	12	52.2%
Medium (30–100 cm)	5	21.7%
Large (1–3 m)	5	21.7%
Monumental (> 3 m)	1	4.3%

Range: 17.3 cm → 304.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1986	1
1990	1
1991	2
1993	10
1994	1
1997	8
2002	1
2005	2

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 26 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Narcissus Painting Acc. 773.2005.a-b	1984	Oil on canvas, three panels	Overall 9' 1 5/8" x 8' 1/8" x 5 1/2" (278.4 x 244.2 x 14 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Edward R. Broida
Conversation Print Acc. 205.1986	(1986)	Woodcut	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Associate Council Fund
A Bedroom in Venice Painting Acc. 84.1991	1988	Oil on canvas, two panels	8' x 10' (243.8 x 304.8 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 Agnes Gund
Untitled 11.7.88 Drawing Acc. 259.1990	1988	Pastel and charcoal on paper	29 1/4 x 41 1/2" (74.4 x 105.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Richard E. and Laura Salomon
New York # 5 Print Acc. 76.2002	1989	Monotype	Composition: 13 3/4 x 47 1/4" (35 x 120 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of David and Renee McKee
Untitled 7.12.90 Drawing Acc. 151.1991	1990	Pastel and charcoal on paper	48 x 60" (122 x 152.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the artist (by exchange) and Edward R. Broida
Backs Fronts Windows Print Acc. 692.1993	1991-93	Woodcut	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Garner Tullis
Durango I Print Acc. 172.1994	1991	Aquatint	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Brooke and Carolyn Alexander
Heart of Darkness Illustrated Book Acc. 38.1993.1-8	1992	Illustrated Book with 8 aquatints	page 11 15/16 x 9 13/16" (30 x 25 cm) Prints: various 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
Plate (page 123) from HEART OF DARKNESS Illustrated Book Acc. 38.1993.8	1992	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 4 5/8 x 6 7/8" (11.8 x 17.4 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
Plate (page 13) from HEART OF DARKNESS Illustrated Book Acc. 38.1993.2	1992	Aquatint, printed in black	irreg composition 11 15/16 x 9 13/16" (30.4 x 25 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
Plate (page 42) from HEART OF DARKNESS Illustrated Book Acc. 38.1993.3	1992	Aquatint, printed in black	irreg composition 11 15/16 x 9 13/16" (30.4 x 25 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
Plate (page 47) from HEART OF DARKNESS Illustrated Book Acc. 38.1993.4	1992	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 8 3/16 x 6 7/8" (20.8 x 17.4 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
Plate (page 69) from HEART OF DARKNESS Illustrated Book Acc. 38.1993.5	1992	Aquatint, printed in color	irreg composition 11 15/16 x 9 13/16" (30.4 x 25 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
Plate (page 85) from HEART OF DARKNESS Illustrated Book Acc. 38.1993.6	1992	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 4 15/16 x 6 7/8" (12.5 x 17.5 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
Plate (page 94) from HEART OF DARKNESS Illustrated Book Acc. 38.1993.7	1992	Aquatint, printed in color	irreg composition 11 15/16 x 9 13/16" (30.4 x 25 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
Plate (preceding page 1) from HEART OF DARKNESS Illustrated Book Acc. 38.1993.1	1992	Aquatint, printed in color	plate 4 5/8 x 6 13/16" (11.8 x 17.3 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
Seven Mirrors Print Acc. 581.1997.1-7	1997	Portfolio of seven aquatints	plate (each): 9 x 7" (22.9 x 17.8 cm); sheet (each): 23 x 19" (58.4 x 48.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Seven Mirrors Print Acc. 581.1997.1	1997	One from a portfolio of seven aquatints	plate: 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); sheet: 23 x 19" (58.4 x 48.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Seven Mirrors Print Acc. 581.1997.2	1997	One from a portfolio of seven aquatints	plate: 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); sheet: 23 x 19" (58.4 x 48.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Seven Mirrors Print Acc. 581.1997.3	1997	One from a portfolio of seven aquatints	plate: 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); sheet: 23 x 19" (58.4 x 48.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Seven Mirrors Print Acc. 581.1997.4	1997	One from a portfolio of seven aquatints	plate: 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); sheet: 23 x 19" (58.4 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 Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Seven Mirrors Print Acc. 581.1997.5	1997	One from a portfolio of seven aquatints	plate: 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); sheet: 23 x 19" (58.4 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 Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Seven Mirrors Print Acc. 581.1997.6	1997	One from a portfolio of seven aquatints	plate: 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); sheet: 23 x 19" (58.4 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 Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Untitled from Seven Mirrors Print Acc. 581.1997.7	1997	One from a portfolio of seven aquatints	plate: 9 x 8" (22.9 x 20.3 cm); sheet: 23 x 19" (58.4 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 Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
Big Grey Robe Painting Acc. 774.2005	2002	Oil on canvas	7' 6 1/8" x 6' (228.9 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 Edward R. Broida