Artist Monograph

Tomma Abts, German

German, born 1967

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	5	31.3%
Other Media	5	31.3%
Drawing	3	18.8%
Oil Painting	1	6.3%
Digital Art	1	6.3%
Gouache	1	6.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	15	93.8%
Painting & Sculpture	1	6.3%

Production by Decade

1

1990s

8

2000s

7

2010s

Classification Types

Print — 10
Drawing — 4
Painting — 1
Periodical — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	12.5%
Medium (30–100 cm)	14	87.5%

Range: 25.5 cm → 84.1 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
2005	2
2009	2
2012	1
2015	7
2016	4

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 2, 203" — 1

German Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 16 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Green Spots Drawing Acc. 1106.2005	1996	Gouache on paper	11 3/4 x 8 1/4" (29.8 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled (#17) Drawing Acc. 1107.2005	2004	Pencil and colored pencil on paper	33 x 23 1/4" (83.8 x 59.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift
Untitled (Uto) (for Parkett no. 84) Print Acc. 1348.2009	2008	Digital print	composition: 18 13/16 x 14 7/8" (47.8 x 37.8 cm); sheet: 19 13/16 x 15 13/16" (50.3 x 40.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of Susan Jacoby in honor of her mother, Marjorie L. Goldberger
Parkett no. 84 Periodical Acc. 358.2009.x1-x2	2009	Journal	page (each): 10 1/16 x 8 1/4" (25.5 x 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Parkett
Untitled (12 bits) Print Acc. 277.2015	2009	Etching with aquatint	plate: 17 15/16 x 12 3/4" (45.6 x 32.4 cm); sheet: 23 3/8 x 17 3/4" (59.3 x 45.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Contemporary Drawing and Print Associates of The Museum of Modern Art in memory of Riva Castleman
Untitled (5 spots) Print Acc. 276.2015	2009	Aquatint with etching	plate: 18 1/16 x 12 7/8" (45.8 x 32.7 cm); sheet: 23 1/4 x 17 11/16" (59.1 x 45 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Contemporary Drawing and Print Associates of The Museum of Modern Art in memory of Riva Castleman
Untitled (brushstroke) Print Acc. 274.2015	2009	Aquatint, etching, and drypoint	plate: 17 5/8 x 12 15/16" (44.8 x 32.8 cm); sheet: 23 1/16 x 17 11/16" (58.5 x 45 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Contemporary Drawing and Print Associates of The Museum of Modern Art in memory of Riva Castleman
Untitled (diagonals) Print Acc. 275.2015	2009	Aquatint with etching	plate: 17 15/16 x 12 7/8" (45.6 x 32.7 cm); sheet: 23 3/8 x 17 13/16" (59.3 x 45.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Contemporary Drawing and Print Associates of The Museum of Modern Art in memory of Riva Castleman
Untitled (triangle) Print Acc. 278.2015	2009	Aquatint	plate: 18 x 12 7/8" (45.7 x 32.7 cm); sheet: 23 3/8 x 17 3/4" (59.3 x 45.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Contemporary Drawing and Print Associates of The Museum of Modern Art in memory of Riva Castleman
Uphe Painting Acc. 524.2012	2011	Acrylic and oil on canvas	19 x 15" (48.1 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 Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis
Untitled #1 Drawing Acc. 273.2015	2013	Colored pencil and pencil on paper	33 1/8 x 23 3/8" (84.1 x 59.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Contemporary Drawing and Print Associates of The Museum of Modern Art in memory of Riva Castleman
Untitled #1B Drawing Acc. 272.2015	2013	Colored pencil and pencil on paper	33 1/8 x 23 3/8" (84.1 x 59.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the generosity of The Contemporary Drawing and Print Associates of The Museum of Modern Art in memory of Riva Castleman
Untitled (big circle) Print Acc. 10.2016	2015	Aquatint	plate (irreg.): 22 5/8 × 16 13/16" (57.4 × 42.7 cm); sheet: 29 3/16 × 22 7/8" (74.2 × 58.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Deborah Wye Endowment Fund
Untitled (gap) Print Acc. 11.2016	2015	Aquatint and etching	plate (irreg.): 22 9/16 × 16 13/16" (57.3 × 42.7 cm); sheet: 29 3/16 × 22 13/16" (74.2 × 58 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Deborah Wye Endowment Fund
Untitled (small circles) Print Acc. 12.2016	2015	Aquatint	plate (irreg.): 22 13/16 × 16 7/8" (58 × 42.8 cm); sheet: 29 3/16 × 22 13/16" (74.2 × 58 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Deborah Wye Endowment Fund
Untitled (wavy line) Print Acc. 13.2016	2015	Aquatint	plate: 22 5/8 × 16 13/16" (57.4 × 42.7 cm); sheet: 29 1/4 × 22 15/16" (74.3 × 58.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Deborah Wye Endowment Fund