Eva HesseAmerican, 1936–1970Studies for Repetition #19
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Where is “Studies for Repetition #19” now? Collection: The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 22, 2026.
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- 1448.2018.a-b
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In the life of Eva Hesse
The whole life1960s
Befriends LeWitt, Judd and Kusama
Back in New York after Yale, she grows close to the young minimalist artists Sol LeWitt, Donald Judd and Yayoi Kusama. Her friendship with LeWitt lasts to the end of her life; they wrote to each other often.
1966
Divorce from Tom Doyle
Her marriage to Tom Doyle, which had begun to fall apart already in Germany, ends in divorce.
October 1969
Diagnosis: a brain tumor
In October 1969 Hesse is diagnosed with a brain tumor; within a year she undergoes three unsuccessful operations.
1970
Interview on discrimination: excellence has no sex
In a 1970 interview with Cindy Nemser she says that discrimination in art is beaten by art itself: excellence has no sex. She regarded her work as feminine but denied that it made feminist statements.
29 May 1970
Died
