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Hermann Haller

Hermann Haller

Artist
WA-00027472
SculptureArt Nouveau
Representation
None documented
4
Institutional Exhibitions
3
Works in Collection
8
Assets Indexed
0
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Authority Records (3)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Twentieth Century Portraits
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1942–1943
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Summer Exhibition: The Museum Collection and a Private Collection on Loan
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1935
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Modern Works of Art: 5th Anniversary Exhibition
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1934–1935
No image
Gifts and Loans from the Collection of Mrs. Sadie A. May
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1933

Source Registry (1)

About

Why this artist matters now

Hermann Haller was a Swiss sculptor and painter active throughout the twentieth century. Working primarily in bronze and stone, he developed a modernist formal language that moved from Jugendstil influences toward increasingly abstracted figural forms. His work spans public monuments, portrait heads, and architectural sculpture across Switzerland and Europe. Haller's practice bridged early modernism and mid-century abstraction, establishing him as a significant transitional figure in Alpine sculptural tradition.

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

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Movement
Art Nouveau
Medium
Sculpture
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Museum Collections

Canonical record

Artworks (3)

Artwork sources (3)

3 published of 4 catalogued · 2 with image
  • MoMA
    1 publishedof 2 catalogued2 img
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    1 published
  • The Met
    1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources
  • Head of Marie Laurencin
    1915 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Images

Hermann Haller (migrated)
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Henry Ossawa Tanner (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Henry Ossawa Tanner (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

4
Movements1
Art Nouveau
Collections3
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtCleveland Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern Art
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionTwentieth Century Portraits
New York · 1942
Group ExhibitionSummer Exhibition: The Museum Collection and a Private Collection on Loan
New York · 1935
ExhibitionSummer Exhibition: The Museum Collection and a Private Collection on LoanMuseum of Modern Art
New York · 1935
Group ExhibitionModern Works of Art: 5th Anniversary Exhibition
New York · 1934
Group ExhibitionGifts and Loans from the Collection of Mrs. Sadie A. May
New York · 1933