Artist
Hércules Barsotti(Brazilian, 1914–2010)Brazilian, 1914–2010
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Sem título
- Untitled
Date1959
PlaceBrazil
MediumIndia ink on paper
DimensionsSheet: 8 1/4 × 13 in. (21 × 33 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2005.982
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:
Willys de Castro, [As obras expostras representam], 1959 (record ID 1090866)
Willys de Castro, [As supressão da fase material dentro de artístico], 1960 (record ID 1090101)
ProvenanceThe artist; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo; sold to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition HistoryArte 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.
Hércules Barsotti Não Cor Cor. Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil. Septebmer-October 2004.
Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil. The Adolpho Leirner Collection. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX. May-September 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on verso center backboard: Desenho nanquim / [signature] - 59
Signed in pencil on recto lower right: HB - 59;
Signed on verso center backboard: HBarsotti - 59
Signed on verso center backboard: HBarsotti - 59
3 Printed labels on verso:
1. 78 / Hercules Barsotti........
2. Museu de Arte Moderna......
3. Bienal Brasil Seculo.....
1. 78 / Hercules Barsotti........
2. Museu de Arte Moderna......
3. Bienal Brasil Seculo.....
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