Julio González
Sketch for "Madame" Cactus (Cactus Woman)

Sketch for "Madame" Cactus (Cactus Woman)

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Sketch for "Madame" Cactus (Cactus Woman)
ArtistSpanish, 1876–1942
CultureSpanish
Titles
  • Sketch for "Madame" Cactus (Cactus Woman)
Date1939
MediumPen and ink, ink wash, and graphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (36.8 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number73.28
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance[Gimpel Fils, London, until March 1973]; purchased by MFAH, 1973.
Exhibition History"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston May 21—September 3, 1988

"Space: Sculptors' Drawings, Drawings about Sculpture," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cameron Foundation Gallery, October 27, 2001—January 21, 2002.

"The Art of Exaggeration," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 1—September 23, 2012.

"Drawn to Three Dimensions," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Feb. 4, 2023-July 23, 2023 [Fourth Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]

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