Satie
1987 · Oil on canvas
52 × 56" (132.1 × 142.2 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Thomas Chimes
1921
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3
Institutional Exhibitions
5
Works in Collection
15
Assets Indexed
2
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New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
2026
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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1961–1962
About
Why this artist matters now
Thomas Chimes (1921–2009) was a painter and artist from Philadelphia. His work is in important public collections, including those of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, Connecticut, among others.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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New Museum
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New Museum
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| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rago | Nov 2025 | $8,000 – $12,000 | Unsold |
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