Artist
Mario Abreu(Venezuelan, 1919–1993)Venezuelan, 1919–1993
CultureVenezuelan
Titles
- Soles y vegetales
- Suns and vegetables
Date1949
MediumOil on cardboard
DimensionsPanel: 36 5/8 × 25 9/16 in. (93 × 65 cm)
Credit LineGift of Luis A. Benshimol
Object number2017.472
Non exposé
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Contesting Modernity: Informalism in Venezuela, 1955–1975," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 28, 2018–January 21, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated on verso: Mario Abreu, 1949
Recto: Signed and dated, bottom right corner: Mario Abreu / 1949
Verso frame: Signed and dated, center: Mario Abreu / 1949
Verso frame: Signed and dated, center: Mario Abreu / 1949
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