Gonzalo Fonseca
Muro Bianco

Muro Bianco

© Estate of Gonzalo Fonseca

Muro Bianco
Muro Bianco
ArtistUruguayan, 1922–1997
CultureUruguayan
Titles
  • Muro Bianco
  • White Wall
Date1977
MediumRoman travertine
DimensionsOverall: 92 7/8 × 181 1/16 × 32 5/8 in. (235.9 × 459.9 × 82.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2024.287
Current Location
The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden
Sculpture Garden
On view

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Department
Latin American Art
Object Type
ProvenanceArtist, Pietrasanta, Italy, 1977; [Arnold Herstand and Company, New York, 1991]; Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection, Caracas, Venezuela, 1991; purchased by MFAH, 2024.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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