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Frida Kahlo. Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair. 1940. Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 × 11" (40 × 27.9 cm). Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. © 2019 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

517: Surrealist Objects

Ongoing

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Norman Lewis, Phantasy II, 1946. Oil on canvas, 28 1/8 x 35 7/8" (71.4 x 91.2 cm). Gift of The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art. Photo: John Wronn

401: Out of War

Fall 2019 - Winter 2023

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Collection gallery

Joan Miró. The Birth of the World. Montroig, late summer–fall 1925. Oil on canvas, 8' 2 3/4" x 6' 6 3/4" (250.8 x 200 cm). Acquired through an anonymous fund, the Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Slifka and Armand G. Erpf Funds, and by gift of the artist. © 2018 Successió Miró/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Joan Miró: Birth of the World

Feb 24–Jun 15, 2019

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Installation view of the exhibition, Painting and Sculpture: Inaugural Installation. November 20, 2004–December 31, 2005. IN1931.4. Photograph by Thomas Griesel

Painting & Sculpture II

Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013

Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013

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Steve Gianakos. She Could Hardly Wait. 1996. Oil and ink on cut-and-pasted printed paper, 27 x 27 1/2" (68.6 x 69.9 cm). The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift. © 2012 Steve Gianakos

Exquisite Corpses: Drawing and Disfiguration

Mar 14–Jul 9, 2012

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Georges-Pierre Seurat. Stone Breaker, Le Raincy. c. 1879–81. Conté crayon and graphite on paper, 12 1/8 × 14 3/4″ (30.8 × 37.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Lillie P. Bliss Collection

Gifted: Collectors and Drawings at MoMA, 1929–1983

Oct 19, 2011–Feb 12, 2012

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Dinos and Jake Chapman. Untitled, from the portfolio Exquisite Corpse. 2000. Etching. Plate: 9 1/16 × 7 1/16″ (23 × 18 cm). Publisher: The Paragon Press, London. Printer: Hope (Sufferance) Press, London. Edition: 30. The Museum of Modern Art. Roxanne H. Frank Fund

The Compulsive Line: Etching 1900 to Now

Jan 25–Apr 17, 2006

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Jean (Hans) Arp. Mustache Hat, from 7 Arpaden. 1923. One from a portfolio of seven lithographs, sheet: 17 3/4 × 13 3/4″ (45.1 × 34.9 cm). Publisher: Merzverlag (Kurt Schwitters), Hannover, Germany. Printer: unknown. Edition: 50. Gift of J. B. Neumann. © 2005 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-kunst, Bonn

Between Representation and Abstraction

Oct 19, 2005–Jan 9, 2006

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Drawing from the Modern, 1880 - 1945

Nov 20, 2004–Mar 7, 2005

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Jacob Lawrence. Street Shadows. 1959. Tempera on gesso on board, 24 × 29 7/8″ (61 × 75.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Ellen Kern in memory of her parents, Lewis and Jewel Garlick. © Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence, courtesy the Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation

New to the Modern: Recent Acquisitions from the Department of Drawings

Oct 25, 2001–Jan 8, 2002

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Pablo Picasso. The Weeping Woman, I (La Femme qui pleure, I), State III. July 1, 1937. Drypoint, aquatint, etching, and scraper; plate: 27 1/8 × 19 1/2″ (68.9 × 49.5 cm); sheet: 30 5/16 × 22 5/16″ (77 × 56.7 cm). Publisher: the artist, Paris. Printer: Lacourière, Paris. Edition: 15. Acquired through the generosity of the Katsko Suzuki Memorial Fund, the Riva Castleman Endowment Fund, David Rockefeller, The Philip and Lynn Straus Foundation Fund, and Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro; Linda and Bill Goldstein, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Schimmel, the Edward John Noble Foundation, and the Associates of the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books; The Cowles Charitable Trust, Nelson Blitz, Jr. with Catherine Woodard and Perri and Allison Blitz, Mary Ellen Meehan, and Anna Marie and Robert F. Shapiro; and Ruth and Louis Aledort, Carol and Bert Freidus, David S. Orentreich, M.D., and Susan and Peter Ralston. © 2016 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

About Face: Selections from the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books

May 21–Jun 5, 2001

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Jean (Hans) Arp. Two Heads. 1929. Painted wood relief, 47 1/4 × 39 1/4″ (120 × 99.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2000 ARS, N.Y./VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Making Choices

Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000

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Joan Miró. Plate 8 from Black and Red Series (Série noire et rouge). 1938. Etching, 6 5/8 × 10 1/8ʺ (16.8 × 26.8 cm). Purchased with the Frances Keech Fund and funds given by Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, Gilbert Kaplan, Jeanne C. Thayer, Reba and Dave Williams, Ann and Lee Fensterstock, Linda Barth Goldstein, Walter Bareiss, Mrs. Melville Wakeman Hall, Emily Rauh Pulitzer, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Schimmel. © 2016 Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Miró’s Black and Red Series: A New Acquisition in Context

Nov 19, 1998–Feb 2, 1999

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Fernand Léger. La Grande Julie (Big Julie). 1945. Oil on canvas. 44 × 50 1/8″ (111.8 × 127.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, 1945. Photograph © 1998 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © Estate of Fernand Léger/Artists Rights Society (ARS), N.Y.

Fernand Léger

Feb 15–May 12, 1998

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Fantastic Prints

Feb 6–May 6, 1997

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Master Prints from the Collection

May 18–Oct 1, 1996

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Drawing on Chance: Selections from the Collection

Oct 12, 1995–Jan 23, 1996

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Impressions of Nature

Sep 16, 1995–Jan 2, 1996

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Paul Gauguin. Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent) from Noa Noa (Fragrant Scent). 1894, printed 1921. One from a series of eight woodcuts, composition: 14 × 8 1/16″ (35.5 × 20.5 cm); sheet: 16 5/8 × 10 9/16″ (42.3 × 26.8 cm). Publisher: Pola Gauguin, Copenhagen. Printer: Pola Gauguin, Copenhagen. Edition: 100. Lillie P. Bliss Collection. Photo: Thomas Griesel

A Century of Artists Books

Oct 23, 1994–Jan 24, 1995

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Master Prints from the Collection

May 27–Aug 2, 1994

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Henri Matisse. Portrait of Mme Manguin. 1905–06. Ink and gouache on paper, 24 1/2 × 18 1/2″ (62.2 × 47 cm). Purchase. © 2016 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Modern Drawing: A Selection from the Collection, 1884–1961

Oct 23, 1993–Feb 15, 1994

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Joan Miró. Woman and Dog in Front of the Moon (Femme et chien devant la lune). 1935, published 1936. Pochoir, composition: 20 3/16 × 17 7/8″ (51.3 × 45.4 cm); sheet: 25 11/16 × 19 5/8″ (65 × 49.8 cm). Publisher: Group Adlan, Barcelona. Printer: unknown. Edition: 60. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw (by exchange). © 2016 Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Miró Prints and Books from New York Collections

Oct 17, 1993–Jan 11, 1994

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Barbara Kruger. Untitled (Printed Matter Matters). (1989). Photolithograph, offset printed and engraved typography, plate 23 5/16 × 21 1/4″ (59.2 × 54 cm), sheet 25 × 23″ (63 × 58.5 cm). Riva Castleman Fund. © 2017 Barbara Kruger

Reading Prints

Mar 4–Jul 6, 1993

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Selections From The Collection (1992)

Sep 9, 1992–Feb 21, 1993

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Master Prints from the Collection

Nov 21, 1991–Mar 24, 1992

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The Surrealist Drawing: A Selection from the Collection

Apr 18–Sep 3, 1991

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Pablo Picasso. The Charnel House. Paris, 1944–45. Oil and charcoal on canvas, 6′ 6 5/8″ × 8′ 2 1/2″ (199.8 × 250.1 cm). Mrs. Sam A. Lewisohn Bequest (by exchange), and Mrs. Marya Bernard Fund in memory of her husband Dr. Bernard Bernard, and anonymous funds. © 2016 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Art of the Forties

Feb 24–Apr 30, 1991

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Installation view of Artist’s Choice: Chuck Close, Head-On/The Modern Portrait at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Mali Olatunji

Artist’s Choice: Chuck Close, Head-On/The Modern Portrait

Jan 10–Mar 19, 1991

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Drawn in America, 1898–1945

Nov 1, 1990–Mar 5, 1991

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Master Prints from the Collection (1990)

Jul 26–Nov 13, 1990

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Master Prints from the Collection

Apr 6–Aug 8, 1989

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Collage: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Nov 3, 1988–Feb 28, 1989

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Master Prints from the Collection

Nov 20, 1987–Mar 8, 1988

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

European Drawing Between the Wars

Oct 24, 1987–Mar 1, 1988

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Surrealist Prints from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

Aug 6–Dec 8, 1987

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Naked/Nude

May 29–Sep 30, 1986

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

Oct 26, 1983–Jan 3, 1984

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

A Century of Modern Drawing, 1881–1981

Mar 1–16, 1982

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Words and Pictures

Aug 20–Oct 6, 1981

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Around Picasso

May 14–Sep 30, 1980

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Gifts of Drawing

Aug 9–Nov 13, 1979

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Artists and Writers

Jul 10–Oct 3, 1978

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Arp on Paper

Dec 15, 1977–Mar 5, 1978

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Dream/Reality/Dream

Sep 26–Nov 28, 1977

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Prints: Acquisitions, 1973–1976

Nov 23, 1976–Feb 20, 1977

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America

Aug 20–Nov 14, 1976

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

André Masson

Jun 2–Aug 17, 1976

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