Gregorio Vardanega
Couleurs Sonores

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© Estate of Gregorio Vardánega, courtesy Sicardi Gallery, Houston

Couleurs Sonores
Image provided by MFAH Conservation
ArtistArgentinean, 1923–2007
CultureArgentinean
Titles
  • Couleurs Sonores
Date1963–1979
Made inParis, France
MediumMetal, light bulbs, and electric motor
Dimensions180 3/8 × 36 3/4 × 36 3/4 in. (458.2 × 93.3 × 93.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of the artist and Sicardi Gallery
Object number2013.665.A-.G
Non exposé

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Department
Latin American Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Paris, until 2007; [Sicardi Gallery, Houston, April 2007]; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, 2013
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Back panel of base, inscribed in blue paint: Paris 1963/77
Inside base, inscribed in paint: Paris 1963–1979
Back panel of base, signed in blue paint: vardanega / gregorio

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