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Reuben Nakian

Reuben Nakian

1897

WA-00013767

Sculpture

Representation

None documented

31

Institutional Exhibitions

27

Works in Collection

40

Assets Indexed

2

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0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ7317496

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Thirty Sculptors' Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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The Artist as Adversary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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American Drawings and Watercolors: A Selection from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969–1970

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The New American Painting and Sculpture: The First Generation

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969

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Frank O'Hara/In Memory of My Feelings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967–1968

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Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1967

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Nakian

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966

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44 Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965–1966

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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960–1961

Field Verification (2 fields)

1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (3)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4218
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/reuben-nakian
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

Why this artist matters now

Reuben Nakian was an American sculptor and teacher of Armenian extraction. His works' recurring themes are from Greek and Roman mythology. Noted works include Leda and the Swan, The Rape of Lucrece, Hecuba, and The Birth of Venus. He was also commissioned to create portraits of Roosevelt's cabinet in the 1930s.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (27)

Untitled from The Atelier Project

Museum of Modern Art

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

1979 · Drypoint on tan paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)

Primary support: 34.5 × 42.4 cm (13 5/8 × 16 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 48.5 × 66 cm (19 1/8 × 26 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

1979 · Drypoint on tan paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)

Primary support: 42.5 × 34.5 cm (16 3/4 × 13 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 66 × 48.5 cm (26 × 19 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

1979 · Drypoint on tan paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)

Primary support: 34.8 × 42.5 cm (13 3/4 × 16 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 49 × 65.2 cm (19 5/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

1979 · Drypoint on tan paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)

Primary support: 34 × 42 cm (13 7/16 × 16 9/16 in.); Secondary support: 48.3 × 65.7 cm (19 1/16 × 25 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

1979 · Drypoint on tan paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)

Primary support: 42.5 × 34.7 cm (16 3/4 × 13 11/16 in.); Secondary support: 65.7 × 48.5 cm (25 7/8 × 19 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

1979 · Drypoint on tan paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)

Primary support: 42.3 × 34.5 cm (16 11/16 × 13 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 65 × 48 cm (25 5/8 × 18 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

1979 · Drypoint on tan paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)

Primary support: 34.7 × 42.4 cm (13 11/16 × 16 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 48.4 × 65.7 cm (19 1/16 × 25 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

1979 · Drypoint on tan paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)

Primary support: 34.7 × 42.5 cm (13 11/16 × 16 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 49 × 65.3 cm (19 5/16 × 25 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Garden of the Gods I

8 ft. 4 in. × 16 ft. × 96 in. (254 × 487.7 × 243.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Overall: 54.5 x 35.7 cm (21 7/16 x 14 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings

Preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings

1967 · Ink on acetate

sheet (.a): 14 x 11" (35.5 x 27.9 cm); sheet (.b): 13 7/8 x 11" (35.2 x 28 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

In-text plate (folios 5 verso and 6 recto) from In Memory of My Feelings

In-text plate (folios 5 verso and 6 recto) from In Memory of My Feelings

1967 · One from an illustrated book with forty-six lithographs

composition (irreg.): 7 3/4 x 11 7/16" (19.7 x 29 cm); page (two-page spread): 12 x 17 15/16" (30.5 x 45.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

9' 3 3/4" x 6' 2 3/4" x 45 1/4" (283.8 x 189.8 x 114.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Europa and the Bull

1964 · Terracotta

12 3/8 in. × 15 in. × 4 3/4 in. (31.4 × 38.1 × 12.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled

1962 · Lithograph in brown on ivory wove paper

Sheet: 38.3 × 49 cm (15 1/8 × 19 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Europa and the Bull with Cupid

1960 · Terracotta

10 3/8 × 11 5/8 × 3 3/4 in., 4 lb. (26.4 × 29.5 × 9.5 cm, 1.8 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1959 · Ink on paper

13 7/8 x 16 7/8" (35.3 x 42.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Leda and the Swan

13 1/4 × 17 1/2 × 6 in., 45.5 lb. (33.7 × 44.5 × 15.2 cm, 20.6 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for The Rape of Lucrece

Study for The Rape of Lucrece

1958 · Terra cotta

9 1/4 x 16 x 4 1/4" (23.5 x 40.6 x 10.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Burning Walls of Troy

1957 · Terra cotta

8 1/8 x 11 5/8 x 5 3/8" (20.6 x 28.5 x 13.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Rock Drawing

1957 · Terra cotta

10 x 14 1/4 x 6" (25.3 x 36.1 x 15.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled, from the Europa Series

Untitled, from the Europa Series

1956 · Brush and black ink on ivory wove paper

35.7 × 42.1 cm (14 1/16 × 16 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Europa and the Bull, with Cupid

1955 · Terracotta

10 3/4 × 13 3/4 × 4 1/4 in., 14.6 lb. (27.3 × 34.9 × 10.8 cm, 6.6 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

27 published of 36 catalogued · 20 with image

Art Institute Chicago
11 published11 img
MoMA
8 publishedof 17 catalogued9 img
The Met
7 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources

Nymph and Goat
1978 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled, from the Nymph and Goat Series (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

5

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Feb 2026	$2,000 – $3,000	Unsold