Willys de Castro
Pintura

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Artist Willys de Castro(Brazilian, 1926–1988)Brazilian, 1926–1988

CultureBrazilian

Titles

Pintura
Painting

Date1957

PlaceBrazil

MediumOil on canvas

Dimensions22 7/8 × 30 3/4 in. (58.1 × 78.1 cm)

Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation

Object number2006.46

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 204

Exposé

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Department

Latin American Art

Special Collections

Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art

Object Type

PAINTING

Description

The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art

Related ICAA documents:

Willys de Castro, [a suppressão da face material dentro de artístico], 1960 (record ID 1090101)

Willys de Castro, [As obras expostas representam], 1959 (record ID 1090866)

Willys de Castro, "Novas tendências," 2005 (record ID 1110326)

Willys de Castro, "Volpi pinta vôlpis," 1960 (record ID 1090193)

ProvenanceThe artist; [...]; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo; sold to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"Bienal Brasil Sèculo XX." São Paulo, Brasil, Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, Parque Ibirapuera, abr - mai 1994

Arte construtiva no Brasil: Coleção Adolpho Leirner. Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil. October-December 1998.

Arte construtiva no Brasil: Coleção Adolpho Leirner. Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. January-March 1999.

Mira Schendel, Sergio Camargo e Willys de Castro. Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. March-May 2000.

Heterotopías: medio siglo sin-lugar: 1918-1968. Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía. Madrid, Spain. December–February 2001.

Cuasi-corpus: arte concreto y neoconcreto de Brasil. MARCO Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Monterrey, México. July-October 2003.

Cuasi-corpus: arte concreto y neoconcreto de Brasil. Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo. Mexico City, México. February-June 2003.

Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil. The Adolpho Leirner Collection. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX. May-September 2007.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked on verso across the center: "[signature] "PINTURA" - DEZ. /1957 ÓLEO/TELA 58 X 78 cm"

Marked on verso left center: "willys de castro"

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