Artist
Víctor Grippo (Argentinean, 1936–2002)Argentinean, 1936–2002
CultureArgentinean
Titles
- Fuego
- Fire
Date1984
MediumLead, wood, paint, glass and branches
Dimensions21 1/2 × 14 3/4 × 5 3/4 in. (54.6 × 37.5 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineJorge and Marion Helft Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2011.1068
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Cantos Paralelos," Argentina?, January 1999
"Cantos Paralelos," The University of Texas at Austin, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas, no dates given
"Art From Argentina in Oxford," September 1994
"Contingent Beauty." Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. November 22, 2015 - February 28th, 2016
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Titled on object recto, incised in object surface in rectangle at lower center: FUEGO
Signed and dated on object recto, incised in object surface at lower right: GRIPPO 1984
Printed gallery labels on verso backboard upper right with additional information in ink:
GABINETE / DF ARTE / RAQUEL / ARNAUD / Autor: VICTOR GRIPPO / Título: FUEGO / Data: 1984 / Técnica: CHUMBO E RAMO DE ROSAS / Dimensões: 55 x 38 cm / Proprietário:
Printed labels(3) on verso backboard down left side with additional information typed:
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN / Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art / 23rd & San Jacinto / AUSTIN, TEXAS 78712-1205 / Cantos Paralelos / 39. Victor Grippo / Fuego [Fire], 1984 / Dried rosebush branches, lead / sheet, lead rose, text on lead, glazed wooden box / POSTMASTER: THIS MAY BE OPENED FOR POSTAL INSPECTION IF NECESSARY
DELMIRO MENDEZ E HIJO S.A. / TRANSPORTE DE OBRAS DE ARTE / JURAMENTO 1033 / 1428 BUENOS AIRES / A R G E N T I N A / Tel. 783-4454/784-1093 / TLX.24898 DELART AR / Exposición: "CANTOS PARALELOS" / Obra No. 30 Cajón: 09 Fecha: ENE'99 / Titulo: "Fuego" 1984 / Autor: VICTOR GRIPPO
Delmiro Mendez e Hijo / TRANSPORTE DE OBRAS DE ARTE / JURAMENTO 1033 / 1428 BUENOS AIRES / A R G E N T I N A / Tel. 783-4454/784-1093 / TLX.24898 DELART AR / Exposición: ART FROM ARGENTINA IN OXFORD / Obra No. 42 Cajón: 25 Fecha: Sep/94 / Titulo: "Rose with twigs" / Autor: VICTOR GRIPPO
GABINETE / DF ARTE / RAQUEL / ARNAUD / Autor: VICTOR GRIPPO / Título: FUEGO / Data: 1984 / Técnica: CHUMBO E RAMO DE ROSAS / Dimensões: 55 x 38 cm / Proprietário:
Printed labels(3) on verso backboard down left side with additional information typed:
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN / Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art / 23rd & San Jacinto / AUSTIN, TEXAS 78712-1205 / Cantos Paralelos / 39. Victor Grippo / Fuego [Fire], 1984 / Dried rosebush branches, lead / sheet, lead rose, text on lead, glazed wooden box / POSTMASTER: THIS MAY BE OPENED FOR POSTAL INSPECTION IF NECESSARY
DELMIRO MENDEZ E HIJO S.A. / TRANSPORTE DE OBRAS DE ARTE / JURAMENTO 1033 / 1428 BUENOS AIRES / A R G E N T I N A / Tel. 783-4454/784-1093 / TLX.24898 DELART AR / Exposición: "CANTOS PARALELOS" / Obra No. 30 Cajón: 09 Fecha: ENE'99 / Titulo: "Fuego" 1984 / Autor: VICTOR GRIPPO
Delmiro Mendez e Hijo / TRANSPORTE DE OBRAS DE ARTE / JURAMENTO 1033 / 1428 BUENOS AIRES / A R G E N T I N A / Tel. 783-4454/784-1093 / TLX.24898 DELART AR / Exposición: ART FROM ARGENTINA IN OXFORD / Obra No. 42 Cajón: 25 Fecha: Sep/94 / Titulo: "Rose with twigs" / Autor: VICTOR GRIPPO
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