Enzo Cucchi
Circostanza eroica (Heroic Situation)

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Artist Enzo Cucchi (Italian, born 1950)Italian, born 1950

CultureItalian

Titles

Circostanza eroica (Heroic Situation)

Date1981

MediumOil on zinc, oil on canvas

DimensionsMetal, .A: 22 1/4 × 28 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (56.5 × 72.4 × 29.8 cm)
Canvas, .B: 81 × 34 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (205.7 × 86.7 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Alex Katz Foundation

Object number2018.286.A,.B

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceThe artist; [Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne]; [Akira Ikeda Gallery, Nagoya]; [Galerie Rudolf Zwirner, Cologne, 1984]; private collection; acquired by descent from previous owner; [Christie’s, London, Day Auction, October 7, 2017]; Alex Katz Foundation, New York; given to MFAH, 2018.
Exhibition History"Enzo Cucchi: New Works," Akira Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, May 14–June 9, 1984.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed on the reverse of the canvas: 1981 / Enzo Cucchi / Circostanza / EROICA

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