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Unknown Artist

Artist

WA-00230419

Representation

None documented

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Works in Collection

664

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Publications Referenced

20%

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Authority Records (2)

MoMA Artsy

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/23390
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/unknown-artist-6
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Why this artist matters now

Anonymous works are works, such as art or literature, that have an anonymous, undisclosed, or unknown creator or author. In the case of very old works, the author's name may simply be lost over the course of history and time. There are a number of reasons anonymous works arise. Examples include Beowulf and The Arabian Nights.

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

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Artworks (7)

Letter of Congratulations to Karna Martensdottir

1852 · Watercolor, over graphite, heightened with gum arabic, on cream wove paper

21.9 × 16.3 cm (8 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Madonna and Child (recto), and Fragment of Woman's Torso (verso)

1800 · Brush and brown wash over graphite, on cream laid paper, laid down on tan laid card (recto/verso)

48 × 38.2 cm (18 15/16 × 15 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sketches of Patmos, Sardis, Obelisk of Heliopolis

1800 · Pen and black ink, with touches of brush and gray wash, on green wove paper

38 × 27.8 cm (15 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Journey to Emmaus

1549 · Engraving printed in black on paper

Sheet: 10.5 × 15.5 cm (4 3/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sailboats on Sea

1501 · Brush and black ink, with brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper

13.2 × 18.6 cm (5 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man of Sorrows

1460 · Woodcut hand-colored with brush and watercolor on cream laid paper, edge-mounted to vellum, laid down on wooden book cover covered in hand-tooled leather with tooled metal hinges

Image: 39.7 × 26.2 cm (15 11/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 40.5 × 26.9 cm (16 × 10 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Peter Martyr

1445 · Metal cut printed on paper

Plate: 261.7 × 185.5 cm (103 × 73 in.); Sheet: 279.4 × 190.5 cm (110 × 75 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork sources (2)

7 published of 664 catalogued · 201 with image

Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
+ 1 more source · 657 catalogued, not yet published

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