Artist
Francisco Matto (Uruguayan, 1911–1995)Uruguayan, 1911–1995
CultureUruguayan
Titles
- Caracol grande
- Large Snail
Date1985
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions64 × 12 × 11 in. (162.6 × 30.5 × 27.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, III and Marli Andrade, Mary and Roy Cullen, Marjorie H. Wortham, Joanna and Richard W. Wortham III, the Wortham Foundation, and the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.312
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
On view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art," Museum of Fine Arts Houston, October 18, 2003–February 8, 2004.
"Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America, 1920-1970," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 20–September 12, 2004.
"Brought to Light: Recent Acquisitions in Latin American Art," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 13, 2005–January 2, 2006.
"Francisco Matto: The Modern and The Mythic," Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin, June 12–September 27, 2009.
"Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in paint on verso top section: "MATTO / 85"
Printed labels on verso:
"36. FRANCISCO MATTO / Caracol, 1985 / madera pintada.../ CECILIA DE TORRES LTD."
"CECILIA DE TORRES, LTD. / 140 GREENE STREET N.Y., N.Y. 10012..."
"36. FRANCISCO MATTO / Caracol, 1985 / madera pintada.../ CECILIA DE TORRES LTD."
"CECILIA DE TORRES, LTD. / 140 GREENE STREET N.Y., N.Y. 10012..."
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