Julio Alpuy
Construcción con hombre rojo

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Artist Julio Alpuy (Uruguayan, 1919–2009)Uruguayan, 1919–2009

CultureUruguayan

Titles

Construcción con hombre rojo
Construction with Red Man

Date1945

MediumPainted wood

Dimensions73 1/2 × 36 × 9 in. (186.7 × 91.4 × 22.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Roy and Mary Cullen, Roy W. Cullen, Melinda J. Cullen, Robert L. Cullen, Meredith T. Cullen, and Dana and Hana Harper in memory of Katherine "Susie" Cullen

Object number2010.201

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 205

On view

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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceThe artist; Cecilia de Torres, New York; [Sicardi Gallery, Houston]; sold to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"The School of the South: El Taller Torres-Garcia and Its Legacy," The Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, The University of Texas at Austin, June 1991–April 1993.

"Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920s–50s," The Newark Museum, New Jersey, February 16–May 23, 2010; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, June 26–September 5, 2010.

"Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

No visible signature

Printed labels on verso:
01. JULIO ALPUY / Construcción con hombre rojo, 1945 / madera pintada, ... / CECILIA DE TORRES, LTD.

MUSEO RUFINO TAMAYO / Autor JULIO ALPUY, 1919 / Titulo CONSTRUCCION CON HOMBRE ROJO / Técnica MADERA PINTADA / Colección PRIVADA, NUEVA YORK / Museo Rufino Tamayo / Paseo de la Reforma y Gandhi / Bosque de Chapultepec, 11580 Mexico, D.F.

CECILIA DE TORRES, LTD. / 140 GREENE STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10012 / 212 431 5869 TEL 343 0235 FAX ARTSTTG@ATT.NET NEW YORK, NEW YORK / ... / JULIO ALPUY RETROSPECTIVA / ... Buenos Aires / Cat List N° 13 / Construcción con hombre rojo, 1945 / ... / Colecció Cecilia de Torres, Nueva York

Printed label on inside lid of crate:
The Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery / The University of Texas at Austin / Exhibition: The School of the South: El Taller Torres-Garcia and / Its Legacy / Dates: 6/91 - 5/93 / Catalogue Number: 27

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