Artist
Rhod Rothfuss(Uruguayan, 1920–1969)Uruguayan, 1920–1969
CultureUruguayan
Titles
- Composición Madí
- Madí Composition
Date1948
MediumEnamel on wood
Dimensions40 3/4 × 35 1/4 in. (103.5 × 89.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2004.1657
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
Exposé
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America, 1920-1970," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 20 - September 12, 2004.
"Brought to Light: Recent Acquisitions in Latin American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 13, 2005–January 2, 2006.
"Constructing Abstraction: Selections from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007.
"North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 7–September 27, 2009.
"Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Underlined, "Rhod Rothfuss / 1948" a line after 1948
Printed back label: "DELMIRO MENDEZ E HIJO S.A. / TRANSPORTE DE OBRAS DE ARTE... / Exposicion "Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America" / Obra No 100 ... / Fecha Abril' 2004"
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