Gyula Kosice
Círculos lumínicos y línea de agua móvil

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Artist Gyula Kosice (Argentinean, 1924–2016)Argentinean, 1924–2016

CultureArgentinean

Titles

Círculos lumínicos y línea de agua móvil
Luminescent Circles and Line of Moving Water

Date1968

MediumPlexiglas, light, water pump, and formica

Dimensions31 1/2 × 15 3/4 × 4 in. (80 × 40 × 10.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment

Object number2004.1656

Not on view

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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceThe artist, Buenos Aires; purchased by MFAH, 2004.
Exhibition History"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.

"Constructing Abstraction: Selections from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007.

"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.

"North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 7–September 27, 2009.

"Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.

"Cosmic Dialogues," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 14–August 23, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscriptions in blue on verso panel:
"Circulos Luminicos / y Linea de / Agua móvil 1968"
"4 HORAS FUNCIONANDO / 1 hora DE DESCANSO"

Instructional paper panel on verso with inscriptions and drawings: "OBSERVACIONES / • NIVEL DE AGUA: 46 cm / • LLENAR CON AGUA DESTILADA / • GOTERO ADJUNTO: / • ENCHUFE 220 / • FONER TRANSFORMADOR"

Marked in blue on verso center: "... KOSICE"

Printed label on verso:
"DELMIRO MENDEZ E HIJO S. A. / TRANSPORTE DE OBRAS DE ARTE / JURAMENTO 1033 C1428DMI CIUDAD AUT. DE BS. AS. / REPUBLICA ARGENTINA / Exposición "Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America" / Obra No: 55 Cajón: K 03 Fecha: Abril'2004 / Título: Circulos Lumínicos y línea de agua móvil, 1924 / Autor: Gyula Kosice ... "

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