Artist
Jesús Rafael Soto(Venezuelan, 1923–2005)Venezuelan, 1923–2005
CultureVenezuelan
Titles
- Sin título
- Untitled
Date1959
MediumPainted wood and metal on canvas
Dimensions39 3/4 × 39 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (101 × 100 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2004.2213
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 102
Exposé
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"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.
"Modern Art from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, December 12, 2007–April 6, 2008.
"North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 7–September 27, 2009.
"Arte latinamericano 1910–2010," Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, September 21, 2011–March 5, 2012.
"Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.
"Contesting Modernity: Informalism in Venezuela, 1955–1975," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 28, 2018–January 21, 2019.
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