Artist
Waldemar Cordeiro (Brazilian, born Italy, 1925–1973)Brazilian, born Italy, 1925–1973
Artist
Luís Sacilotto (Brazilian, 1924–2003)Brazilian, 1924–2003
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Manifesto ruptura
- Ruptura Group Manifesto
Date1952
PlaceBrazil, South America
MediumLetterpress in colors on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 12 13/16 × 8 1/2 in. (32.5 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2007.16
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtSpecial Collections
Object Type
The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art
Related ICAA documents:
Lothar Charoux et al., “Ruptura,” 1952 (record ID 771349)
Lothar Charoux, "Ruptura," 1952 (record ID 1232213)
Waldemar Cordeiro, "Ruptura," 1953 (record ID 1085337)
Lourival Gomes Machado, "Ainda não é amanhã," (record ID 1110722)
ProvenanceThe artist; [...]; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo; sold to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Arte construtiva no Brasil: Coleção Adolpho Leirner," Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, October–December, 1998; Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro,January–March, 1999.
"Heterotopías: medio siglo sin-lugar: 1918-1968," Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, December, 2000–February, 2001.
"Grupo Ruptura: revisitando a exposição inaugural," Centro Universitário Maria Antonia, São Paulo, June–July, 2002.
"Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America, 1920–1970," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 20–September 12, 2004.
"Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil: The Adolpho Leirner Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007.
"Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art," Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich, November 12, 2009–February 21, 2010.
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Waldemar Cordeiro
1956
Letterpress and typewriter ink and postage stamps on wove paper
2007.17.A,.B
