Geraldo de Barros
Concreto

Concreto

© Lenora and Fabiana de Barros

Concreto
Concreto
ArtistBrazilian, 1923–1998
CultureBrazilian
Titles
  • Concreto
  • Concrete Work
  • 4 Quadrados (Corte de Ouro)
  • Four Squares (Golden Section)
Date1952-1953
Made inBrazil
MediumEnamel on hardboard
Dimensions19 3/8 × 27 15/16 in. (49.2 × 71 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2005.979
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 204
On view

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The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art


Related ICAA documents:

Pietro Maria Bardi, "[Geraldo vê]," (record ID 1083049)


Lothar Charoux et al., “Ruptura,” 1952 (record ID 771349)

Lothar Charoux et al., "Ruptura," 1952 (record ID 1232213)

Waldemar Cordeiro, "Ponto parágrafo n a pintura brasileira," 1951 (record ID 1085281)

Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, "Atelier Abstração," 1956 (record ID 1232253)


ProvenanceThe artist; Adolfo Leirner, São Paulo; sold to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition HistoryBienal Brasil Século XX. Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, Parque Ibirapuera. São Paulo, Brazil. April–May 1994.

Arte construtiva no Brasil: Coleção Adolpho Leirner. Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil. October-December 1998.

Arte construtiva no Brasil: Coleção Adolpho Leirner. Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. January-March 1999.

Século 20: arte do Brasil. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. Lisbon, Portugal. October 2000-January 2001.

Mostra do redescobrimento: arte moderna - Brasil 500 anos artes visuais. Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, Parque Ibirapuera. São Paulo, Brazil. April-September 2000.

Brazil: Body & Soul. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. New York, New York. October 2001–January 2002.

Cuasi-corpus: arte concreto y neoconcreto de Brasil. MARCO Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Monterrey, México. July-October 2003.

Cuasi-corpus: arte concreto y neoconcreto de Brasil. Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo. Mexico City, Mexico. February-June 2003.

Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil. The Adolpho Leirner Collection. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX. May-September 2007.

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.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Circular imprint etched (probably) in the surface, recto lower right.
B I E N A L / B R A S I L / S È C U L O / X X / 24 DE ABRIL A 29 DE MAIO DE 1994 / Edemar Cid Ferreira / Presidente (logo) Nelson Aguilar / Curador / Fundaçã o Paulo

53 Geraldo de Barros / Concreto, 1958 / Esmalte s/Eucatex, 49 x 71 cm" / mam - Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo / exposição: Arte Construtiva Brasileira: Coleção Adolpho Leirner / de 1 de Outubro a 20 de Dezembro de 1998

53 Geraldo de Barros / Concreto, 1958 / Esmalte s/Eucatex, 49 x 71 cm

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