Greta Knutson
- Introduction
- Greta Knutson or Knutson-Tzara (also known as Greta Knutson; 1899–1983) was a Swedish modernist visual artist, art critic, short story writer and poet. A student of André Lhote who adopted Abstraction, Cubism and Surrealism, she was also noted for her interest in phenomenology. Knutson was married to Romanian-born author and co-founder of Dadaism Tristan Tzara, but they later divorced.
- Wikidata
- Q4959262
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Gender
- Female
- Roles
- Artist, Painter, Sculptor
- Names
- Greta Knutson-Tzara, Gréta Knutson
- Ulan
- 500150301
Exhibitions
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Exquisite Corpses: Drawing and Disfiguration
March 14–
July 9, 2012 MoMA
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Painting & Sculpture II
November 20, 2004–
August 5, 2015 MoMA
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Sight Gags: Grotesque, Caricature and Wit in Modern and Contemporary Drawings
January 21–
May 5, 1999 MoMA
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Drawing on Chance: Selections from the Collection
October 12, 1995–
January 23, 1996 MoMA
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The Surrealist Drawing: A Selection from the Collection
April 18–
September 3, 1991 MoMA
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Greta Knutson has 7 exhibitionsonline.
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