Artist Monograph

Takis, French

French, born Greece. 1925–2019

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	5	41.7%
Sculpture	3	25%
Drawing	2	16.7%
Other Media	1	8.3%
Etching	1	8.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	9	75%
Painting & Sculpture	3	25%

Production by Decade

1

0s

2

1950s

4

1960s

5

1970s

Classification Types

Print — 5
Sculpture — 3
Drawing — 2
Multiple — 1
Illustrated Book — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	33.3%
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	50%
Large (1–3 m)	1	16.7%

Range: 13.3 cm → 100.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1959	1
1960	3
1962	1
1964	1
1993	5
2011	1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 12 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled Multiple Acc. 717.2011	n.d.	Wood, magnet, metal	39 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 4 3/4" (100 x 21 x 12 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Partial gift of the Daled Collection and partial purchase through the generosity of Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Agnes Gund, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley
Signal Rocket Sculpture Acc. 675.1959	1955	Painted steel rods and iron	48" (121.9 cm) high, at base 5 1/4 x 5" (13.2 x 12.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Mrs. Charles V. Hickox Fund
Head in Space Sculpture Acc. 368.1960	1956	Bronze	12 1/2 x 8 1/8 x 7" (31.7 x 20.6 x 17.8 cm) including base ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 4.76 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of D. and J. de Menil
Animal and Rocket Drawing Acc. 325.1960	1960	Ink and pencil on paper	25 1/4 x 19 3/4" (64.0 x 49.9 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
Plant and Rocket Drawing Acc. 326.1960	1960	Ink and pencil on paper	25 1/4 x 19 3/4" (64.0 x 49.9 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
Tele-Sculpture Sculpture Acc. 252.1962.a-c	Paris 1960 (cork added 1962)	Electromagnet, wood and painted cork woth magnets, motor, and steel wire	Dimensions variable ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of D. and J. de Menil
Plate 18 from L'AVANGUARDIA INTERNAZIONALE, Volume 3/L'AVANT-GARDE INTERNATIONALE, Volume 3/THE INTERNATIONAL AVANT-GARDE, Volume 3 Illustrated Book Acc. 802.1963.18	1962	Etching, printed in black	plate 4 1/2 x 5 13/16" (11.4 x 14.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Peter H. Deitsch
Telelumière Print Acc. 22.1993.1-4	(1976)	Series of four lithographs, printed in color	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Peter Selz
Telelumière Print Acc. 22.1993.1	(1976)	Lithograph, printed in color	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Peter Selz
Telelumière Print Acc. 22.1993.2	(1976)	Lithograph, printed in color	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Peter Selz
Telelumière Print Acc. 22.1993.3	(1976)	Lithograph, printed in color	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Peter Selz
Telelumière Print Acc. 22.1993.4	(1976)	Lithograph, printed in color	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Peter Selz