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VY
Ventura Y
1969 · Laminated wood
47 x 45 x 55" (119.4 x 114.3 x 139.7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Gabriel Kohn
American, 1910
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Constructivism
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None documented
8
Institutional Exhibitions
22
Works in Collection
47
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7
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90%
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Sculpture from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1972
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Tamarind: Homage to Lithography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1969
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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
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Americans 1963
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1963
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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1959–1960
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Gabriel Kohn was an American sculptor who worked primarily in wood, creating abstract forms that emphasized the material's grain, weight, and spatial presence. Active in the postwar period, he developed a distinctive approach to carved and laminated wood sculpture that bridged gestural abstraction and constructivist principles. His work engaged with the sculptural developments of his era while maintaining a deep material focus on wood's inherent properties.
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