American, Latvian · 1939–
Vija Celmins
Vija Celmins is a Latvian American visual artist best known for photo-realistic paintings and drawings of natural environments and phenomena such as the ocean, spider webs, star fields, and rocks.
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- on view now
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- collections
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Gun with Hand #1
1964 · The Museum of Modern Art
Heater
1964 · Whitney Museum of American Art
Rhinoceros
1965 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
House #1
1965 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Puzzle
1965-66 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Tulip Car #1
1966 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Pencil
1966 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Flying Fortress
1966 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Pink Pearl Eraser
1967 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Airplane Disaster
1968 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Bikini
1968 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Clipping with Pistol
1968 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (Moon Surface Luna 9, #1)
1969 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled
1970 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Untitled
1970 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (Ocean)
1970 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Moon Surface (Surveyor I)
1971-72 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Desert
1971 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (Ocean with Cross #1)
1971 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (Ocean)
1972 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Untitled
1973 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Untitled (Irregular Desert)
1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Ocean: 7 Steps #2
1973 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Glacier Bay
1975 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Sky from Untitled Portfolio
1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Desert from Untitled Portfolio
1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled Portfolio
1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Galaxy from Untitled Portfolio, Galaxy \from Untitled Portfolio\
1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Ocean from Untitled Portfolio
1975 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
To Fix the Image in Memory
1977-82 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Star Field III
1982–83 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Constellation - Uccello
1983 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Jupiter Moon - Constellation
1983 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Drypoint - Ocean Surface
1983 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Strata
1983 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Concentric Bearings, D
1985 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (Comet)
1988 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Beetle
1990 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Whale
1990 · Not on view · National Gallery of Art
Beetle (plate, folio 51 verso) from A Bestiary
1990 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Whale (plate, folio 9 verso) from A Bestiary
1990 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Ocean Surface Woodcut 1992
1992 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Night Sky #5
1992 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (for Parkett no. 44)
1995 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Saturn Stamps
1995 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled #13 (Comet)
1996 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Web #3
2000-02 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (Web 2)
2001 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (Night Sky #22)
2001 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Web #8
2004 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled from The Stars
2005 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Amérique
2009-10 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Starfield
2010 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled #5
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled Ocean
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled #2
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled #4
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled #1
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled #3
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled Ocean
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (Large Night Sky)
2016 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Fragment from the portfolio The Met 150
2021 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Untitled (snow)
2024 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art
Explosion at Sea
1966 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Night Sky #2
1991 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Strata III
1962 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Untitled (Ocean)
1968 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Plane
1968 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums
Untitled (Desert)
1971 · Not on view · Minneapolis Institute of Art
Untitled (Desert)
1971 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums
Ocean
1972 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Untitled (Ocean)
1972 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums
Untitled (Sky)
1975 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled (Ocean)
1975 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled (Desert)
1975 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled (Ocean)
1975 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled (Galaxy)
1975 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Two Stones
1977/2014-2016 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Four Stones
1977/2014-16 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled (Sequoia and "moon")
1985 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Untitled (Saturn)
1985 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Untitled (Night sky)
1985 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Untitled (Tree and night sky)
1985 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Ocean Surface Woodcut
1992 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Ocean Surface Woodcut 1992
1992 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Comet
1992 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums
Untitled #6
1994 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Ocean Surface
2000 · Not on view · Whitney Museum of American Art
Ocean Surface
2000 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums
Untitled (Web 1)
2001 · Not on view · Harvard Art Museums
Untitled #5
2016 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled Ocean
2016 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled #3
2016 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled #2
2016 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled #4
2016 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago
Untitled (Ocean Drypoint)
2016 · Not on view · Art Institute of Chicago