Caja mágica
Artist
Mario Abreu(Venezuelan, 1919–1993)Venezuelan, 1919–1993
CultureVenezuelan
Titles
- Caja mágica
- [Magic Box]
Date1981
MediumAssembly of miscellaneous materials
Dimensions97 × 49 × 8 in. (246.4 × 124.5 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Luis A. Benshimol
Object number2017.471
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Contesting Modernity: Informalism in Venezuela, 1955–1975," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 28, 2018–January 21, 2019.
Published References A similar “magic box” was published in the following catalogue: Guevara, Robero, and Juan Liscano. Mario Abreu: Exposición antológica. Maracay, Venezuela: Galería Municipal de Arte, Maracay, 1990. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The work is signed in the front, right-hand corner.
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