Artist Monograph

Tristan Tzara, French

French, born Romania. 1896–1963

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Other Media	3	50%
Drawing	2	33.3%
Lithography	1	16.7%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	3	50%
Architecture & Design	3	50%

Classification Types

Design — 3
Print — 2
Drawing — 1

Physical Scale

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

Range: 27.3 cm → 121.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1986	1
2008	2
2015	2
2018	1

French Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 6 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Tristan Tzara Letterhead Design Acc. 1390.2015	c.1920	Letterpress	12 3/4 × 9 3/4" (32.4 × 24.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
DADA soulève tout Print Acc. 3216.2008	1921	Letterpress	sheet: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.4 × 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Excursions & visites DADA,1ère visite: Église Saint Julien le Pauvre Print Acc. 3217.2008	1921	Letterpress with stamped ink additions	sheet: 10 13/16 × 8 5/8" (27.4 × 21.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Gift
Mouvement Dada letterhead Design Acc. 1389.2015	1921	Letterpress	10 3/4 × 8 1/4" (27.3 × 21 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Elaine Lustig Cohen Collection, gift of Lawrence Benenson and the Committee on Architecture and Design Funds
Poster for the exhibition Salon Dada: Exposition Internationale, Galerie Montaigne, Paris Design Acc. 709.2018	1921	Lithograph	47 5/8 × 31 9/16" (121 × 80.2 cm) Mount: 51 × 34 7/8" (129.5 × 88.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	The Merrill C. Berman Collection. Lee Simonsen Bequest (by exchange)
Untitled Drawing Acc. 467.1986	1936	Ink on colored paper	12 1/2 x 18 7/8" (31.8 x 48 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Alfred H. Barr, Jr.