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Raymond Mason

1922

WA-00013684

SculptureExpressionism

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ2419717

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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British Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1977

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/3817
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/raymond-mason
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred35%

About

Why this artist matters now

Raymond Mason is a British sculptor known for monumental figural works in bronze and stone that merge classical formal traditions with modernist abstraction. Born in 1922, he developed a practice centered on the human form rendered at architectural scale, often exploring themes of movement, congregation, and public presence. His sculptures combine expressionist modeling with geometric precision, creating compositions that occupy space with both physical and psychological weight.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 28d ago

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Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Sculpture

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Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (14)

Man in the Street (large version)

1976 · Lithograph on paper

image: 615 x 540 mm

Tate

St Mark’s Place, East Village, New York City

1972 · Acrylic paint, epoxy resin and box

object: 686 x 1249 x 495 mm, 33.2 kg

Tate

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St. Mark's Place

1971 · Pen and black ink on paper

18 11/16 × 28 5/16 in. (47.5 × 71.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Departure of Fruit and Vegetables from the Heart of Paris, 28 February 1969

1969 · Epoxy resin and acrylic

3080 x 3150 x 1355 mm

Tate

The Month of May in Paris

1968 · Lithograph on paper

image: 650 x 550 mm

Tate

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Studies for "The Departure"

1968 · Watercolor and pen and ink on paper

Other (Each drawing): 8 3/16 × 10 9/16 in. (20.8 × 26.8 cm) Sight: 19 5/16 × 25 3/16 in. (49.1 × 64 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Boulevard St. Michel

1967 · Ink on paper

16 1/4 x 14 1/2" (41.1 x 36.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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The Costa Brava

1967 · Painted plaster

4 1/8 × 7 7/8 × 4 1/4 in., 1.4 lb. (10.5 × 20 × 10.8 cm, 0.6 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Studies For Sculpture

1963 · Ink on paper

19 5/8 x 25 5/8" (49.8 x 65.0 cm)

4 × 8 7/8 × 3 1/2 in., 6 lb. (10.2 × 22.5 × 8.9 cm, 2721.582g)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Maquette for "The Crowd"

1963 · Box construction of brush and black ink and watercolor on paper mounted on wood with nails, in artist's wood frame

8 in. × 11 3/8 in. × 1 1/8 in. (20.3 × 28.9 × 2.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Studies for "The Crowd"

1961 · Ink on paper

a: 5 13/16 × 4 13/16 in. (14.7 × 12.3 cm) b: 6 9/16 × 4 13/16 in. (16.7 × 12.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Carrefour de l'Odéon

1958 · Bronze

40 in. × 62 in. × 10 1/4 in. (101.6 × 157.5 × 26 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Barcelona Tram

1953 · Bronze

object: 780 x 1250 x 250 mm

Tate

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Artwork sources (3)

14 published of 16 catalogued · 7 with image

The Met
7 published
Tate
5 published5 img
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

The Month of May in Paris
1968 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Barcelona Tram
1953 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Departure of Fruit and Vegetables from the Heart of Paris, 28 February 1969
1969 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Man in the Street (large version)
1976 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
St Mark’s Place, East Village, New York City
1972 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

Movements1

Expressionism

Collections3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Tate

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Tate

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition British Drawings

New York · 1977