Artist Monograph

Thomas Wilfred, American

American, born Denmark. 1889–1968

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	3	60%
Drawing	2	40%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Painting & Sculpture	3	60%
Drawings & Prints	2	40%

Production by Decade

2

1940s

1

1950s

2

1960s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	4	80%
Large (1–3 m)	1	20%

Range: 39.1 cm → 243.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1942	1
1961	1
1964	1
1971	2

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 5 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Vertical Sequence, Op. 137 Painting Acc. 166.1942	1941	Projected light on translucent glass screen (duration of form cycle: 7 minutes; duration of color cycle: 7 minutes, 17 seconds; the two cycles coincide every 50 hours, 59 minutes)	screen 15 1/4 x 15 3/8" (38.7 x 39 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase
Sequential Development of Three Form Groups Drawing Acc. 480.1971	(1948)	Colored pencil, ink, and colored ink on paper	19 3/4 x 26 1/2" (49.9 x 67.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Aspiration, Op. 145 Painting Acc. 133.1961	1955	Projected light on translucent glass screen (duration 42 hours, 14 minutes, 11 seconds)	screen 19 1/4 x 15" (48.9 x 38.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Stulman
Lumia Suite, Op. 158 Painting Acc. 582.1964	1963	Projected light on translucent glass screen	screen 6' x 8' (182.8 x 243.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Commissioned by the Museum through the Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Study for Lumia Suite, Opus #158 Drawing Acc. 479.1971	1964	Pencil on blueprint	32 1/4 x 31 3/8" (81.8 x 79.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Earl Reiback