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Public Collections

Michael Hafftka's work in major museums worldwide.

The Museum of Modern Art, NY

Incisions

Exhibited at the MOMA at the "Naked/Nude" show 1986, A boxed set of twelve etching monoprints, 12" x 9" copper plates, Fabriano Tiepolo paper

Incisions etching monoprint 1
Incisions etching monoprint 2
Incisions etching monoprint 3
Incisions etching monoprint 4
Incisions etching monoprint 5
Incisions etching monoprint 6
Incisions etching monoprint 7
Incisions etching monoprint 8
Incisions etching monoprint 9
Incisions etching monoprint 10
Incisions etching monoprint 11
Incisions colophon

Fix

1/7 and 7/7 are in the MOMA collection, Triptych of drypoint monoprints, each 30"x22" copper plate, 32.75"x23.5" Fabriano Tiepolo paper, 1986

Fix triptych left panel
Fix triptych center panel
Fix triptych right panel

Overtones

A portfolio of 4 etching monoprints, each copper plate 12"x9", 18.5"x15" Fabriano Tiepolo paper, 1985

Overtones etching monoprint 1
Overtones etching monoprint 2
Overtones etching monoprint 3
Overtones etching monoprint 4

The Metropolitan Museum, NY

Undertones

A portfolio of four etching monoprints, each 12"x9" copper plate, 18.5"x15" Fabriano Tiepolo paper, 1985

Undertones etching monoprint 1
Undertones etching monoprint 2
Undertones etching monoprint 3
Undertones etching monoprint 4

Portrait of Ben

Etching monoprint, 12"x9" copper plate, 19.5"x13.75" Fabriano Tiepolo paper, 1986

Portrait of Ben etching monoprint

Mixed media with oil & watercolor on paper

1988

Mixed media oil and watercolor on paper 1988

Woodcut monoprints

1986

Woodcut monoprint 1 1986
Woodcut monoprint 2 1986

Not Vital

Etching monotype, 1986

Not Vital etching monotype 1986

When I Was Born

Etching monotype, 1986

When I Was Born etching monotype 1986

Four Heads

Etching monotypes, 1986

Four Heads etching monotype 1
Four Heads etching monotype 2

Vilma

Etching monotype, 1993

Vilma etching monotype

Treasure

Etching monotype, 1986

Treasure etching monotype

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA

Portrait of Lawrence D. "Butch" Morris

78"x62" oil on canvas, 1985

Portrait of Lawrence D. Butch Morris oil on canvas

The British Museum, London, England

Incisions

A boxed set of twelve etching monoprints, 12" x 9" copper plates, Fabriano Tiepolo paper

Incisions etching monoprint 1
Incisions etching monoprint 2
Incisions etching monoprint 3
Incisions etching monoprint 4
Incisions etching monoprint 5
Incisions etching monoprint 6
Incisions etching monoprint 7
Incisions etching monoprint 8
Incisions etching monoprint 9
Incisions etching monoprint 10
Incisions etching monoprint 11
Incisions colophon

Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX

Triptych

78"x224" oil on canvas, 1984

Triptych oil on canvas 1984

Carnegie Museum of Art, PA

Hold On

85"x76" acrylic on canvas, 1983

Hold On acrylic on canvas 1983

Portrait of John Caldwell

16"x14" oil on canvas, 1993

Portrait of John Caldwell oil on canvas 1993

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Undertones

A portfolio of 4 etching monoprints, each 12"x9" copper plate, 18.5"x15" Fabriano Tiepolo paper, 1985

Undertones etching monoprint 1
Undertones etching monoprint 2
Undertones etching monoprint 3
Undertones etching monoprint 4

Overtones

(coming soon)

Library of Congress, Washington, DC

Yonat and Vilma

Etching monotypes, 1/7 and 7/7, each 30"x22" copper plate, 39"x27.5" Fabriano Tiepolo paper

Yonat and Vilma etching monotype 1/7
Yonat and Vilma etching monotype 7/7

Yeshiva University Museum, NY

The Hill

78"x224" oil on canvas, 1985

The Hill oil on canvas 1985

Arizona State University Art Museum

Fat Man

58"x48" encaustic on panel, 1988

Fat Man encaustic on panel 1988

Secret

58"x48" encaustic on panel, 1988

Secret encaustic on panel 1988

Housatonic Museum of Art, CT

Altar

78"x62" oil on canvas, 1984

Altar oil on canvas 1984

Portrait of Donald S. Dworken

78"x62" oil on canvas, 1984

Portrait of Donald S. Dworken oil on canvas 1984

Old Jail Art Center, Albany, TX

Last Night's Drunk

78"x62" oil on canvas, 1984

Last Night's Drunk oil on canvas 1984

Art Museum of S. Texas, Corpus Christi, TX

Tender Steps

78"x62" oil on canvas, 1984

Tender Steps oil on canvas 1984

Hercules and the Kerkopes

78"x62" oil on canvas, 1984

Hercules and the Kerkopes oil on canvas 1984

The Escalette Permanent Collection of Art | Chapman University, CA

Aleph Bet

A set of 22 Hebrew letters, various sizes (approximately 15"x11"), watercolors, crayons, pencil & ink on paper, 2007

Aleph Bet - Aleph
Aleph Bet - Bet
Aleph Bet - Gimel
Aleph Bet - Dalet
Aleph Bet - Heh
Aleph Bet - Vav
Aleph Bet - Zayin
Aleph Bet - Chet
Aleph Bet - Tet
Aleph Bet - Yod
Aleph Bet - Kaph
Aleph Bet - Lamed
Aleph Bet - Mem
Aleph Bet - Nun
Aleph Bet - Samech
Aleph Bet - Ayin
Aleph Bet - Peh
Aleph Bet - Tzadik
Aleph Bet - Qof
Aleph Bet - Resh
Aleph Bet - Shin
Aleph Bet - Tav

Haqdamat Sefer HaZohar

30"x22.5" ink, watercolors & pencil on paper 2009

Haqdamat Sefer HaZohar ink watercolors and pencil on paper 2009

University Museum at Texas Southern University, Houston, TX

Green

Oil on canvas, 1984

Green oil on canvas 1984

McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX

In The Penal Colony

1987

In The Penal Colony 1 1987
In The Penal Colony 2 1987
In The Penal Colony 3 1987
In The Penal Colony 4 1987

Central High School, PA

Wait

Wait

New York Public Library

Print Portfolio

Print portfolio 1
Print portfolio 2
Print portfolio 3
Print portfolio 4
Print portfolio 5

The Brooklyn Museum, NY

Print

Brooklyn Museum print

OECD, Paris, France

The Promised Land

1998

The Promised Land 1998

Fresno Museum of Art, Fresno, CA

Portrait of Phil Levine

2011

Portrait of Phil Levine

Mishkan Museum, Ein Harod, Israel

Lotan

2021

Lotan 2021

Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ

Portrait of S. Janssen

1987

Portrait of S. Janssen 1987

Syracuse University Art Museum, Syracuse, NY

Nona and Queen

2017

Nona and Queen 2017
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