Artist
Elsa GramckoVenezuelan, 1925–1994
CultureVenezuelan
Titles
- El sol ha descendido
- The Sun Has Descended
Date1966
MediumCar headlight, metal grate, and mixed media on wood
Dimensions24 1/2 × 24 1/8 × 4 in. (62.2 × 61.3 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of María Cristina Manrique and Pablo Henning
Object number2018.486
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in black marker, top and left center: [arrow pointing up] ARRIBA [underlined] / "EL SOL HA DESCENDIDO" / ELSA / GRAMCKO / 1966
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