Artworks · Martin Puryear

Lookout

2025 · Woodcut

29 × 29 5/8" (73.7 × 75.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lookout

2025 · Etching and aquatint

28 5/8 × 29 1/2" (72.7 × 74.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lookout

2025 · Lithograph with chine-collé on black paper

28 1/2 × 29 9/16" (72.4 × 75.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2022 · Aquatint

plate: 22 7/16 × 23 5/8" (57 × 60 cm); sheet: 28 3/4 × 29 1/2" (73 × 74.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2022 · Woodcut

28 1/8 × 29 1/8 in. (71.4 × 74 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled

2020 · Lithograph

composition: 23 3/4 × 15 7/8" (60.3 × 40.4 cm); sheet: 13 1/4 × 10 3/8" (33.6 × 26.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2017 · Lithograph

plate: 11 5/8 × 11 3/4" (29.6 × 29.8 cm); sheet: 16 1/4 × 15 11/16" (41.2 × 39.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Métissage / Camouflage

2016 · Woodcut

Sheet: 38 3/4 × 47 13/16 in. (98.4 × 121.4 cm) Image: 38 3/4 × 47 13/16 in. (98.4 × 121.4 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Untitled (State 2)

2016 · Intaglio

plate: 35 5/8 × 35 5/8" (90.5 × 90.5 cm); sheet: 41 × 39 15/16" (104.2 × 101.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (State I)

2016 · Intaglio

plate: 35 5/8 × 35 5/8" (90.5 × 90.5 cm); sheet: 41 × 40" (104.2 × 101.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Métissage / Camouflage

2016 · Woodcut

composition (irreg.): 32 3/4 × 42 11/16" (83.2 × 108.5 cm); sheet: 38 9/16 × 47 11/16" (97.9 × 121.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (State 2)

2014 · Color soft ground etching, with drypoint, on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate/primary support: 60.6 × 45.4 cm (23 7/8 × 17 7/8 in.); Secondary support: 88.2 × 69.8 cm (34 3/4 × 27 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Diallo

2013 · Soft ground etching, flatbite and aquatint, with drypoint on white wove paper

Image/plate: 60.4 × 45 cm (23 13/16 × 17 3/4 in.); Sheet: 88.4 × 70.5 cm (34 13/16 × 27 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Phrygian

2012 · Soft ground etching, spit-bite, drypoint and aquatint in black and gray on cream wove paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 60.5 × 45.2 cm (23 7/8 × 17 13/16 in.); Sheet: 88.5 × 70.6 cm (34 7/8 × 27 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled VI (State 2)

2012 · Soft ground etching, drypoint and spitbite in light brown and black on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 80.3 × 80.5 cm (31 5/8 × 31 3/4 in.); Sheet: 109 × 103.8 cm (42 15/16 × 40 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled VI

2012 · Soft ground etching, drypoint and spit-bite in light brown and black on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 80.4 × 80.3 cm (31 11/16 × 31 5/8 in.); Sheet: 109.1 × 103.8 cm (43 × 40 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

2011 · Woodcut in black on white wove paper

Image/block: 27.7 × 21 cm (10 15/16 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 41.8 × 33.8 cm (16 1/2 × 13 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Black Cart

2008 · Color aquatint and etching from two plates on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate/primary support: 60.3 × 45 cm (23 3/4 × 17 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 88.5 × 70.2 cm (34 7/8 × 27 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

C.F.A.O.

2006 · Painted and unpainted pine and found wheelbarrow

8' 4 3/4" x 6' 5 1/2" x 61" (255.9 x 196.9 x 154.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled V

2005 · Color spit-bite aquatint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 45 × 60 cm (17 3/4 × 23 5/8 in.); Sheet: 74 × 86 cm (29 3/16 × 33 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shoulders (State 2)

2005 · Drypoint, with soft ground etching on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 45.5 × 60.5 cm (17 15/16 × 23 7/8 in.); Sheet: 73.5 × 86 cm (28 15/16 × 33 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

2003 · Charcoal and conté crayon on paper

50 x 46" (127 x 116.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Three Holes

2002 · Color etching and spit-bite aquatint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 45 × 59.7 cm (17 3/4 × 23 9/16 in.); Sheet: 72.8 × 85 cm (28 11/16 × 33 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Beggar's Bowl

2002 · Woodcut from two blocks on cream Japanese paper

Image: 20.3 × 21.8 cm (8 × 8 5/8 in.); Sheet: 24.1 × 31.6 cm (9 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Loop

2002 · Soft ground etching, with drypoint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 21.2 × 17.5 cm (8 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.); Sheet: 42 × 35 cm (16 9/16 × 13 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled III (State 2)

2002 · Soft ground etching on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image: 60.5 × 45.5 cm (23 7/8 × 17 15/16 in.); Sheet: 88.5 × 71 cm (34 7/8 × 28 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Shoulders

2002 · Soft ground etching on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 45.1 × 60.6 cm (17 13/16 × 23 7/8 in.); Sheet: 73 × 85.6 cm (28 3/4 × 33 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled IV

2002 · Softground and spitbite etching, with drypoint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image: 22 × 35 cm (8 11/16 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.2 × 35.3 cm (16 5/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled III (State 1)

2002 · Color softground etching and spitbite aquatint, on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image: 60.8 × 45 cm (23 15/16 × 17 3/4 in.); Sheet: 88 × 70.5 cm (34 11/16 × 27 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Profile

2002 · Soft ground etching, with drypoint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 60.4 × 45 cm (23 13/16 × 17 3/4 in.); Sheet: 88.5 × 70.5 cm (34 7/8 × 27 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled II

2002 · Hardground etching with drypoint and spit-bite aquatint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 60.5 × 45.7 cm (23 7/8 × 18 in.); Sheet: 88.5 × 70.6 cm (34 7/8 × 27 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled I

2002 · Aquatint on cream wove paper

Image/plate: 11.9 × 15.2 cm (4 11/16 × 6 in.); Sheet: 32.2 × 35.5 cm (12 11/16 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

2001 · Color hard and soft ground etching, with drypoint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 60.5 × 45.5 cm (23 7/8 × 17 15/16 in.); Sheet: 88.5 × 70.8 cm (34 7/8 × 27 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jug

2001 · Hard and soft ground etching, with drypoint on cream Japanese paper, laid down on white wove paper (chine collé)

Image/plate: 60.3 × 45 cm (23 3/4 × 17 3/4 in.); Sheet: 87.8 × 70.1 cm (34 5/8 × 27 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Jug

2001 · Etching and drypoint with chine collé

plate: 23 11/16 × 17 11/16" (60.2 × 45 cm); sheet: 34 5/8 × 27 3/4" (88 × 70.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

2001 · Etching with drypoint and chine collé

plate: 23 5/8 x 17 11/16" (60 x 45 cm); sheet: 34 5/8 x 27 3/4" (88 x 70.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bona, from Cane

2000 · Woodcut in black on cream colored Kitakata, a Japanese handmade paper

Image: 26.5 × 32.5 cm (10 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.9 × 52.3 cm (16 15/16 × 20 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Avey, from Cane

2000 · Woodcut in black on cream colored Kitakata, a Japanese handmade paper

Image: 26.5 × 32.5 cm (10 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.9 × 52.3 cm (16 15/16 × 20 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Fern, from Cane

2000 · Woodcut in black on cream colored Kitakata, a Japanese handmade paper

Image: 26.5 × 32.5 cm (10 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.9 × 52.3 cm (16 15/16 × 20 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cane

2000 · Leather-bound book in wooden slipcase, with woodcuts and text on cream Japanese paper

34.8 × 38.2 × 4.6 cm (13 3/4 × 15 1/16 × 1 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Carma, from Cane

2000 · Woodcut in black on cream colored Kitakata, a Japanese handmade paper

Image: 26.5 × 32.5 cm (10 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.9 × 52.3 cm (16 15/16 × 20 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Karintha, from Cane

2000 · Woodcut in black on cream colored Kitakata, a Japanese handmade paper

Image: 26.5 × 32.5 cm (10 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.9 × 52.3 cm (16 15/16 × 20 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Esther, from Cane

2000 · Woodcut in black on cream colored Kitakata, a Japanese handmade paper

Image: 26.5 × 32.5 cm (10 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.9 × 52.3 cm (16 15/16 × 20 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Becky, from Cane

2000 · Woodcut on cream Japanese paper

Image: 26.5 × 32.5 cm (10 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.9 × 52.3 cm (16 15/16 × 20 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Arc (plate, page 45) from Crane

2000 · Woodcut from an illustrated book with ten woodcuts and a supplementary suite of seven woodcuts

composition: 3 7/16 × 4 3/16" (8.7 × 10.7 cm); page (each): 11 1/2 × 13 7/8" (29.2 × 35.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Arc (plate, page 7) from Cane

2000 · One from an illustrated book with ten woodcuts and a supplementary suite of seven woodcuts

composition: 3 7/16 × 4 3/16" (8.7 × 10.7 cm); page (each): 11 1/2 × 13 7/8" (29.2 × 35.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Bona from Cane

2000 · One from the supplementary suite of an illustrated book with ten woodcuts and a supplementary suite of seven woodcuts

composition: 10 7/16 x 12 11/16" (26.5 x 32.3 cm); sheet (irreg.): 16 3/4 x 20 1/2" (42.5 x 52 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Carma from Cane

2000 · One from the supplementary suite of an illustrated book with ten woodcuts and a supplementary suite of seven woodcuts

composition: 10 7/16 x 12 13/16" (26.5 x 32.5 cm); sheet: 16 3/4 x 20 1/2" (42.5 x 52 cm)

Museum of Modern Art