Artist
Leo Matiz(Colombian, 1917–1998)Colombian, 1917–1998
CultureColombian
Titles
- Pavo real del mar, Ciénaga Grande, Magdalena, Colombia
- Peacock of the Sea, Ciénaga Grande, Magdalena, Colombia
Date1939, printed 1998
Place depictedColombia
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 1/8 × 14 in. (28.3 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (31.8 × 39.4 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (31.8 × 39.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caribbean Art Fund and the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2012.306
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Department
Latin American ArtSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History“The Will to Architecture,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 1–July 6, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in graphite across the lower verso edge:
Pavo Real Del Mar. Ciénaga Grande, Columbia 1939 3/7 Papel Bergere fibra mate, virado [?] al Sepia, baño al Selenio 1:8 LAB: M Agüero/06 / Colombia -
Inscribed on verso lower left: Foto de / Leo Matiz
Pavo Real Del Mar. Ciénaga Grande, Columbia 1939 3/7 Papel Bergere fibra mate, virado [?] al Sepia, baño al Selenio 1:8 LAB: M Agüero/06 / Colombia -
Inscribed on verso lower left: Foto de / Leo Matiz
Circular embossed: Leo Matiz Foundation stamp on recto lower right:: LEO MATIZ FOUNDATION © ALEJANDRA MATIZ / SINCE 1988 / M (inside circle)
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