Artist Monograph

Victor Pasmore, British

British, 1908–1998

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Etching	9	56.3%
Screenprint	3	18.8%
Oil Painting	2	12.5%
Other Media	2	12.5%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	14	87.5%
Painting & Sculpture	2	12.5%

Production by Decade

1

1940s

1

1950s

3

1960s

11

1970s

Classification Types

Illustrated Book — 11
Print — 3
Painting — 2

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	13	81.3%
Large (1–3 m)	3	18.8%

Range: 42.6 cm → 239.0 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1964	1
1965	1
1966	2
1985	1
1989	11

British Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 16 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Square Motif in Brown, White, Black, Blue, and Ochre Painting Acc. 1241.1964	1948/53	Paper collage and oil on canvas	25 x 30" (63.5 x 76.1 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. Allan D. Emil
Transparent Construction in White, Black, and Ochre Painting Acc. 1057.1983	1959	Oil, painted wood, and plexiglass	30 x 32 x 9 1/4" (76.2 x 81.3 x 23.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	The Riklis Collection of McCrory Corporation
Points of Contact No. 2 from The Institute of Contemporary Arts Portfolio Print Acc. 624.1965	1964	Screenprint	composition (irreg.): 21 7/16 × 33 1/8" (54.5 × 84.2 cm); sheet: 27 3/8 × 40 3/8" (69.6 × 102.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Point of Contact No. 4 Print Acc. 723.1966	1965	Screenprint	Sheet (approx.): 34 × 94 1/8" (86.4 × 239 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson Fund
Point of Contact No. 5 Print Acc. 724.1966	1965	Screenprint	Sheet (approx.): 83 1/4 × 19 7/8" (211.5 × 50.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Elizabeth Bliss Parkinson Fund
Double page in-text plate (folios 11 verso and 12) from The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.6	1972	Aquatint and etching	irreg. composition 12 3/8 x 38 11/16" (31.5 x 98.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin
Double page in-text plate (folios 13 verso and 14) from The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.7	1972	Aquatint	irreg. composition 18 5/16 x 38 9/16" (46.5 x 98 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin
Double page in-text plate (folios 15 verso and 16) from The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.8	1972	Aquatint and etching	irreg. composition 19 1/2 x 30 5/8" (49.5 x 77.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin
Double page in-text plate (folios 17 verso and 18) from The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.9	1972	Aquatint and etching	irreg. composition 8 9/16 x 16 3/4" (21.7 x 42.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin
Double page in-text plate (folios 3 verso and 4) from The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.2	1972	Aquatint and etching	irreg. composition 19 3/8 x 38 15/16" (49.2 x 99 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin
Double page in-text plate (folios 5 verso and 6) from The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.3	1972	Aquatint and etching	irreg. composition 9 1/4 x 36 13/16" (23.5 x 93.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin
Double page in-text plate (folios 7 verso and 8) from The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.4	1972	Aquatint and etching	irreg. composition 19 9/16 x 16 5/8" (49.7 x 42.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin
Double page in-text plate (folios 9 verso and 10) from The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.5	1972	Aquatint and etching	irreg. composition 19 x 38 11/16" (48.3 x 98.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin
Double page in-text plate (frontispiece and title page) from The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.1	1972	Aquatint and etching	irreg. composition 18 1/8 x 30 11/16" (46.1 x 77.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin
The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.1-10	1972	Illustrated book with eight aquatint and etchings and two aquatints	page 19 9/16 x 19 9/16" (49 x 49.7 cm) Prints: various dimensions. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin
Wrapper from The Dance of Man in Modern Times Illustrated Book Acc. 151.1989.10	1972	Aquatint	irreg. composition 19 1/16 x 40 1/2" (48.5 x 102.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of George M. Jaffin