Untitled
1962 · Charcoal and pencil on paper
39 x 27 3/8" (99.0 x 69.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Bernhard Heiliger
German, 1915–1995
Szczecin, Poland
SculptureAbstract ExpressionismExpressionismGeometric Abstraction
Representation
None documented
8
Institutional Exhibitions
14
Works in Collection
31
Assets Indexed
4
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0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Movements
- • Abstract Expressionism
- • Expressionism
- • Geometric Abstraction
- • Figuration
- • Constructivism
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Drawing in Austria and Germany
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985
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Drawings: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
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John S. Newberry: A Memorial Exhibition
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
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Contemporary Painters and Sculptors as Printmakers
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
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Drawings from the Museum Collections: A Selection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964–1965
About
Why this artist matters now
Bernhard Heiliger was a German sculptor whose abstract bronze forms emerged from the postwar modernist tradition. Working primarily in cast bronze, he developed a vocabulary of biomorphic and geometric abstraction that rejected representational figuration. His monumental public works and smaller chamber pieces explore the tension between organic growth and architectural rigor. Heiliger's practice bridged European constructivism and American abstract expressionism during the Cold War era.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Abstract Expressionism
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Sculpture
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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