Artist Monograph

Walter Von Nessen, American

American, 1889–1943

Production by Decade

1

0s

6

1920s

3

1930s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	6	66.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	3	33.3%

Range: 1.6 cm → 62.2 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1934	4
1956	2
2018	4

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 10 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Flower Bowl Design Acc. 249.1934	Unknown	Copper	2 3/4 x 11" (7 x 28 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 28.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Coronet coffee urn service Design Acc. 1278.2018.1-4	c.1924	Chrome-plated metal and bakelite	12 × 10 × 11" (30.5 × 25.4 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the George R. Kravis II Collection
Plates Design Acc. 212.1934.1-6	1925-1930	Copper	Each: 5/8 x 6 3/8" (1.6 x 16.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 16.19 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Desk Lamp Design Acc. 453.1956	1927	Chrome-plated brass	16 x 24 1/2" (40.6 x 62.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Floor Lamp Design Acc. 452.1956	c. 1927-35	Chrome-plated brass with baked enamel finish	Adjustable h. 48 1/2" (123.2 cm) to 60 1/2" (153.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Trays Design Acc. 250.1934.1-2	1928	.1: Copper .2: Chrome-plated metal	Each (.1-.2): 3/4 x 12" (1.9 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 30.48 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Trays Design Acc. 250.1934.1	1928	Copper	h. 3/4 x diam. 12" (1.9 x 30.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 30.48 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the manufacturer
Table lamp Design Acc. 1280.2018	c.1935	Copper and steel	11 1/2 × 9 1/4 × 8" (29.2 × 23.5 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the George R. Kravis II Collection
Table lamp Design Acc. 1279.2018	c.1935	Aluminum, enamelled steel, brass, and glass	19 3/4 × 8" (50.2 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 20.32 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the George R. Kravis II Collection
Comet Tea Kettle (model 17083) Design Acc. 1281.2018	c.1938	Chromium-plated brass and bakelite	7 3/4 × 8 1/4 × 5 7/8" (19.7 × 21 × 14.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Architecture & Design	Gift of the George R. Kravis II Collection