Artist
Leo Matiz (Colombian, 1917–1998)Colombian, 1917–1998
CultureColombian
Titles
- UCV Escaleras, Venezuela
- University City Stairwell, Venezuela
Date1950
Place depictedVenezuela
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions9 5/16 × 7 5/16 in. (23.7 × 18.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caribbean Art Fund and the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2012.305
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryLeo Matiz: El sentido de lo moderno. Caracas, Venezuela: Fundación Previsora, 2007
El mundo abstracto de Leo Matiz, 2010 Miami Biennial
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil on verso upper center:U.C.V. 501
Signed in graphite on verso lower right: Leo Matiz
Stamped in black ink on verso: PROPIETE ET DROIT D'AUTEUR. 1991 ALEJANDRA MATIZ / INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY & (C) 1991 ALEJANDRA MATIZ / PROPEDAD INDUSTRIAL Y DERECHOS DE AUTOR 1991 ALEJANDRA MATIZ
Stamped in blue ink on verso center: FOTO LEO MATIZ / EDIFICIO TRINACRIA No.3 / AVENIDA ANAUCO / SAN BERNARDINO / TELEFONO 53.005 / CARACAS
Stamped in black ink in a rectangle, verso right side: FOTO / LEO MATIZ / Teléfono [illegible]
Stamped in blue ink on verso center: FOTO LEO MATIZ / EDIFICIO TRINACRIA No.3 / AVENIDA ANAUCO / SAN BERNARDINO / TELEFONO 53.005 / CARACAS
Stamped in black ink in a rectangle, verso right side: FOTO / LEO MATIZ / Teléfono [illegible]
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Leo Matiz
1939, printed 1998
Gelatin silver print
2012.306
