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Artists›Karl Kasten

Karl Kasten

1916–2010

WA-00027832

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ6371975

MoMA

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3 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Duplicate Merge· 85%✓
Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
Primary mediumDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
BiographyMoMA· 93%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3012
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York

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Artworks (17)

Ostia

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 21 3/4 × 19" (55.3 × 48.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Reliquary L'Abbé

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 28 9/16 × 22 1/16" (72.5 × 56 cm); sheet: 29 15/16 × 22 1/16" (76 × 56 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Reliquary Paimpont

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 25 13/16 × 21 3/4" (65.6 × 55.2 cm); sheet: 30 1/16 × 21 3/4" (76.4 × 55.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Reliquary Paimpont II

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 25 3/4 × 21 11/16" (65.4 × 55.1 cm); sheet: 30 1/16 × 21 11/16" (76.4 × 55.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Tarquinia

1968 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 17 1/2 × 16" (44.5 × 40.6 cm); sheet (slightly irreg.): 18 1/16 × 16" (45.8 × 40.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Arborum Dinarii

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 21 13/16 × 19" (55.4 × 48.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Parma

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 19 1/8 × 21 3/4" (48.5 × 55.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Urbino

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 19 1/16 × 21 13/16" (48.4 × 55.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Civitaveccia

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 17 13/16 × 24" (45.2 × 61 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Civitaveccia II

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 17 15/16 × 24 1/16" (45.6 × 61.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Lebannon

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 20 3/16 × 14 15/16" (51.2 × 38 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Amalfi

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 18 1/2 × 21 3/8" (47 × 54.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Reliquary Lozingot

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 30 1/16 × 22 7/16" (76.3 × 57 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Reliquary Quest

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 30 1/16 × 21 3/4" (76.4 × 55.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Purple Egg

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 19 1/16 × 21 7/8" (48.4 × 55.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Star

1968 · Lithograph

composition and sheet: 19 3/16 × 21 13/16" (48.7 × 55.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

WattsOS

The Model

1957 · Color etching and aquatint

Platemark: 37.7 x 47.8 cm (14 13/16 x 18 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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17 published of 33 catalogued · 32 with image

MoMA
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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1 entries · 1 sources

The Model
1957 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum of Modern Art

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Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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