Artist Monograph

Seymour Lipton, American

American, 1903–1986

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	20	87%
Sculpture	2	8.7%
Drawing	1	4.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	20	87%
Painting & Sculpture	3	13%

Production by Decade

1940s

1950s

1960s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	20	87%
Medium (30–100 cm)	1	4.3%
Large (1–3 m)	2	8.7%

Range: 27.9 cm → 215.3 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1954	1
1962	1
1965	4
1966	6
1969	1
2004	10

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 23 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled Drawing Acc. 416.2003.a-b	n.d.	Crayon on paper	11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol Lipton
Imprisoned Figure Sculpture Acc. 507.1969	1948	Wood and sheet lead	7' 3/4" x 30 7/8" x 23 5/8" (215.2 x 78.3 x 59.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of the artist
Untitled Drawing Acc. 411.2003	1950	Crayon on paper	11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol Lipton
Untitled Drawing Acc. 414.2003	1951	Crayon on paper	8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol Lipton
Untitled Drawing Acc. 413.2003	1952	Crayon on paper	11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol Lipton
Sanctuary Sculpture Acc. 550.1954	1953	Nickel-silver over steel	29 1/4 x 25 x 18 3/4" (74.3 x 63.5 x 47.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 19.05 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund
Study for Sanctuary Drawing Acc. 108.1962	1953	Crayon and pencil on paper	11 x 8 1/2" (27.7 x 21.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Terese and Alvin S. Lane Foundation
Untitled Drawing Acc. 412.2003	1953	Crayon on paper	11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol Lipton
Untitled Drawing Acc. 417.2003	1954	Crayon on paper	11 x 8 1/2" (27.9 x 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol Lipton
Untitled Drawing Acc. 418.2003	1955	Crayon on paper	8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol Lipton
Untitled Drawing Acc. 420.2003	1958	Crayon on paper	8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol Lipton
Study for Manuscript Drawing Acc. 684.1965	1960	Crayon on paper	8 1/2 x 11 1/8" (21.6 x 28.0 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
Study for Manuscript Drawing Acc. 685.1965	1960	Crayon on paper	8 1/2 x 11 1/8" (21.6 x 28.0 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
Study for Manuscript Drawing Acc. 686.1965	1960	Crayon on paper	8 1/2 x 11 1/8" (21.6 x 28.0 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
Untitled Drawing Acc. 419.2003	1960	Crayon on paper	8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol Lipton
Manuscript Sculpture Acc. 530.1965	1961	Brazed bronze on monel metal	60 3/8" x 7' 1/8" x 37 1/8" (153.3 x 213.7 x 94.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Study for Eagle Drawing Acc. 373.1966	1961	Crayon on paper	8 5/8 x 11" (21.7 x 28.0 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
Study for Eagle Drawing Acc. 374.1966	1961	Crayon on paper	8 5/8 x 11" (21.7 x 28.0 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
Untitled Drawing Acc. 371.1966	1961	Crayon on paper	11 x 8 5/8" (28.0 x 21.7 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
Untitled Drawing Acc. 415.2003	1961	Crayon on paper	8 1/2 x 11" (21.6 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Carol Lipton
Untitled Drawing Acc. 376.1966	1963	Crayon on paper	11 x 8 5/8" (28.0 x 21.7 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
Study for The Empty Room Drawing Acc. 372.1966	1964	Crayon on paper	11 x 8 5/8" (28.0 x 21.7 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
Study for Mask, No. II Drawing Acc. 375.1966	1965	Crayon on paper	11 x 8 5/8" (28.0 x 21.7 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