Mario Abreu
Cometa (objeto mágico)

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Artist Mario Abreu (Venezuelan, 1919–1993)Venezuelan, 1919–1993

CultureVenezuelan

Titles

Cometa (objeto mágico)
Kite (magic object)

Date1992

MediumPaint, cardboard, various plastics, galvanised iron chain, sheet metal, decorative rubber cement adhesive on wood

Dimensions24 × 19 1/4 × 6 1/2 in. (61 × 48.9 × 16.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Luis A. Benshimol

Object number2017.473

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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

ASSEMBLAGE

ProvenanceThe artist; […]; Luis Benshimol; given to MFAH, 2017.
Exhibition History"Contesting Modernity: Informalism in Venezuela, 1955–1975," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 28, 2018–January 21, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Verso: Inscribed, signed, and dated in white paint, center: TITULO [underlined] / COMETA / objeto magico [cursive] / Mario Abreu [cursive] / 1992

Recto: Signed and dated in white paint, left center: Mario Abreu [cursive] / 1992
Recto: Signed in white paint, upper center: Mario Abreu [cursive]
Verso: Inscribed, signed, and dated in white paint, center: TITULO [underlined] / COMETA / objeto magico [cursive] / Mario Abreu [cursive] / 1992

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