Willys de Castro
Pintura

Pintura

© Estate of Willys de Castro

Pintura
Pintura
ArtistBrazilian, 1926–1988
CultureBrazilian
Titles
  • Pintura
  • Painting
Date1958
Made inBrazil
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions28 1/4 × 28 1/4 in. (71.8 × 71.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2005.987
Not on view

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The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art

Related ICAA documents:

Willys de Castro, [a suppressão da face material dentro de artístico], 1960 (record ID 1090101)

Willys de Castro, [As obras expostas representam], 1959 (record ID 1090866)

Willys de Castro, "Novas tendências," 2005 (record ID 1110326)

Willys de Castro, "Volpi pinta vôlpis," 1960 (record ID 1090193)




ProvenanceThe artist; [Galeria de Arte Espaço 1030, São Paulo]; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo, 1984; sold to MFAH, 2005.

Exhibition HistoryPrêmio Leirner de Arte Contemporânea. Galeria de Arte das Folhas. São Paulo, Brazil. November 1959.

O mundo de Mário Schenberg. Casa das Rosas. São Paulo, Brazil. June 1996.

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.

Mira Schendel, Sergio Camargo e Willys de Castro. Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. March-May 2000.

"Sèculo 20: Arte do Brasil." Lisbon, Portugal, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, October 2000–January 2001.

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 right center: 'pintura' - 1958 diagonal / 50 50 cm óleo/tela / [signature]
Marked on verso right center: willys de castro
3 printed labels on verso - see accession folder photocopy
1. 75 / Willys de Castro...
2. Fundação Nacional de Arte.......
3. Exposição: O Mundo de Mario Schenberg......

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