Artist
Ubi Bava(Brazilian, 1915–1988)Brazilian, 1915–1988
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Sem título
- Untitled
Date1950s
Made inBrazil
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 24 1/2 × 49 1/2 in. (62.2 × 125.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2005.983
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 204
On view
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Department
Latin American ArtSpecial Collections
Object Type
The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art
Related ICAA documents:
Waldemar Cordeiro, "Teoria e práctica do concretismo carioca," 1957 (record ID 1087287)
ProvenanceThe artist; Adolfo Leirner, São Paulo; sold to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition HistoryUbi Bava. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. May-June 1989.
Vernissage. Galeria de Arte Ipanema. São Paulo, Brazil. May
Salão Preto e Branco. III Salão Nacional de Arte Moderna. 1959.
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.
Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil. The Adolpho Leirner Collection. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX. May-September 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No inscriptions
Not signed
2 printed labels on verso - see accession folder photocopy
1. 88 / Ubi Bava........
2. 88 / Ubi Bava...Museu de Arte Moderna.....
1. 88 / Ubi Bava........
2. 88 / Ubi Bava...Museu de Arte Moderna.....
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