Liliana Porter

SELECTED WORKS
Reconstruction (Portuguese Bird)
2022
Floating archival pigment print in frame with shelf and porcelain figurine, unique

11 1/2 x 15 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches (29.2 x 40.3 x 12.1 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated on reverse of frame
(Inventory #34066)

Grey Stuff
2023
Unique assemblage of found figurine and acrylic paint on paper

Paper size: 18 x 24 inches (45.7 x 61 cm)
Signed and dated lower right recto, titled lower left
(Inventory #35887)

Conversation with White Bird
2022
Unique assemblage of found objects, wood base, and shelf

4 3/4 x 23 7/8 x 8 inches  (12.1 x 60.6 x 20.3 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated on bottom of shelf in ink
(Inventory #35377)

Forced Labor (To go Back / Black)
2009
Wooden shelf, resin figurine and ceramic

Signed, titled and dated on the underside of the shelf
9 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 42 7/8 inches (25 x 26 x 109 cm)
(Inventory #23368)

La Clairvoyance
1999
Unique installation of marble and postcard on museum board

Approximately: 4 x 5 7/8 x 1 1/8 inches (10 x 15 x 3 cm)
Installation dimensions vary
Signed and dated verso on postcard
(Inventory #38169)

Untitled (With Man Painting)
2022
Unique assemblage of found figurine, acrylic paint, and graphite on canvas

11 x 14 x 1 1/2 inches (27.9 x 35.6 x 3.8 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated on reverse
(Inventory #34068)

To Dance – red dress
2020
Figurines with graphite on paper with deckled edge, unique

Image/paper size: 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.1 cm)
Signed lower right, titled and dated lower left in graphite
(Inventory #31625)

To find it
2023
Unique assemblage of found figurine, glitter, and torn paper on paper

Paper size: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (31.8 x 24.8 cm)
Titled lower left recto, signed and dated lower right recto
(Inventory #35888)

To Take a Break
2020
Wood and found figurine

9 x 12 x 3/4 inches (22.9 x 30.5 x 1.9 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated on reverse
(Inventory #33158)

To Clean Up (Black Shoes)
2023
Unique assemblage of found figurine and acrylic paint on paper

Image size: 7 5/8 x 5 3/4 inches (19.4 x 14.6 cm)
Paper size: 9 7/8 x 8 inches (25.1 x 20.3 cm)
Signed and dated lower right; Titled lower center; Numbered lower left in graphite
(Inventory #38165)

The Artist
2025
Unique installation of cast bronze figurine, wooden base with markings on wall

Installation dimensions vary
Signed and dated on shelf underside in ink
(Inventory #38170)

To Try His Best
2023
Unique assemblage on paper

Diameter: 6 1/4 inches (15.9 cm)
Signed and dated lower right; titled lower left
(Inventory #38173)

The Gift
2020
Acrylic paint and glass diamond on found book

6 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 1 inches (17.1 x 13.3 x 2.5 cm)
Signed, dated, and titled on reverse
(Inventory #33161)

The Strange Task (Holes)
2024
Unique assemblage of found figurine and wood

Overall size: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (11.4 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Signed and dated on underside in ink
(Inventory #38168)

Where Are You?
2000
Lithograph and collage

Edition of 30
Image/Paper size: 30 x 22 1/2 inches (76.2 x 57.2 cm)
Signed and dated lower right, numbered and titled lower left
(Inventory #31544)

Dreamer
2013
Woodcut on Somerset satin, white, with satin pillow

Image size: 25 x 19 inches (63.5 x 48.3 cm)
Paper size: 30 1/8 x 22 1/4 inches (76.5 x 56.5 cm)
Edition of 29
Signed and dated ‘Liliana Porter 2013’ lower right, titled lower center and numbered lower left
(Inventory #38053)

El Camino (The Way)
2023
Etching with collage on Super Alfa paper with deckled edge

Image/plate size: 10 7/8 x 8 1/8 inches (27.75 x 20.5 cm)
Paper size: 21 1/4 x 17 1/8 inches (54 x 43.5 cm)
Edition of 20
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, and numbered lower center in graphite
(Inventory #35886)

Bird
2000
Lithograph and branch on white Somerset satin paper with deckled edge

Image/paper size: 16 7/8 x 16 5/8 inches (42.9 x 42.2 cm)
Edition of 25, 3 AP, 1 PP
Signed and dated lower right, titled and numbered lower left in graphite
(Inventory #38050)

Trabajo forzado (Forced Labor)
2004
Etching with metal figurine on paper with deckled edge

Image/plate size: 9 3/8 x 7 inches (23.8 x 17.8 cm)
Paper size: 22 1/2 x 15 inches (57.2 x 38.1 cm)
Edition of 50, 5 AP
Signed and dated lower right, titled and numbered lower left in graphite
(Inventory #38177)

La Tarea (Homework)
2023
Etching with collage on Super Alfa paper with deckled edge

Image/plate size: 10 7/8 x 8 1/8 inches (27.75 x 20.5 cm)
Paper size: 21 1/4 x 17 1/8 inches (54 x 43.5 cm)
Edition of 20
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, and numbered lower center in graphite
(Inventory #38179)

Untitled (Circle IV)
1973-1974, printed 2013
Wall installation of graphite on wall and gelatin silver print made from the original negative on Ilford Multi-grade paper and selenium toned

Photograph size: 7 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches (19.7 x 22.2 cm)
Overall size: Approximately 70 inches (diameter)
Edition of 5 , 2 AP
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered on reverse of print in graphite
(Inventory #32552)

Nail
1972, printed 2012
Modern gelatin silver print made from the original film negative with string

Image size:  9 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches  (23.5 x 19.1 cm)
Paper size:  14 x 11 inches  (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
Frame size:  27 1/8 x 24 3/8 inches  (68.9 x 61.9 cm)
Edition of 3, 2 AP
Signed, dated, and numbered
(Inventory #26625)

Untitled (hook and folded corner with string)
1970
Unique work with silkscreen, string and folded paper with deckled edge

Paper size: 20 1/2 inches x 27 1/2 inches (52.1 x 69.9 cm)
Frame size: 24 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches (62.2 x 80 cm)
Signed and dated on lower right in graphite
(Inventory #35386)

Shadow
1970
Etching on cut and folded paper with deckled edge

Edition of an unknown size, most likely under 10
Plate size: 7 x 6 inches (17.8 x 15.2 cm)
Paper size: 15 3/8 x 13 3/4 inches (39.1 x 34.9 cm)
Signed and dated on lower right
(Inventory #35382)

Additional Information

Born in Argentina, 1941. Resides in New York since 1964.

Liliana Porter works in various mediums including printmaking, works on canvas, photography, video, installations and public art projects. Porter was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1980, three New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowships (1985, 1996, 1999), the Mid Atlantic/NEA Regional Fellowship (1994) and seven PSC- CUNY research awards (from 1994 to 2004).
Professor at Queens College, City University of New York, from 1991 to 2007.

Her work has been shown nationally and internationally and is represented in many public and private collections, among them:
TATE Modern Collection, London, UK;
Museum of Modern Art, New York;
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York;
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela;
Philadelphia Museum of Art;
La Biblioteque Nationale, Paris, France;
The New York Public Library;
Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Museo de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile;
Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogota, Colombia;
Blanton Museum, Austin, TX;
Museo del Barrio, New York;
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York;
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington DC;
The Bronx Museum for the Arts, New York;
Museo Tamayo, México D.F.;
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain;
Daros Collection Zurich, Switzerland;
Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires;
Brooklyn Museum, NY, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX