Artist
Lothar Charoux (Brazilian, born Austria, 1912–1987)Brazilian, born Austria, 1912–1987
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Sem título
- Untitled
Date1950s
Made inBrazil
MediumIndia ink on paper mounted on wood
Dimensions12 7/8 × 13 in. (32.7 × 33 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2005.990
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:
Lothar Charoux et al., “Ruptura,” 1952 (record ID 771349)
Lothar Charoux et al., "Ruptura, Sao Paolo, 1952," 1952 (record ID 1232213)
Waldemar Cordeiro, "Ruptura," 1953, (record ID 1085337)
Lourival Gomes Macaho, "Bienal: signifição do novo," 1959 (record ID 1110723)
ProvenanceThe artist; Adolpho Leirner, São Paolo; 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.
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No inscriptions
Not signed
2 printed labels on verso:
1. 36 / Lothar Charoux...
2. 36 / Lothar Charoux...Museu de Arte Moderna...
1 printed & inscribed label on verso: Nome Lothar Charoux / Endereço......
1. 36 / Lothar Charoux...
2. 36 / Lothar Charoux...Museu de Arte Moderna...
1 printed & inscribed label on verso: Nome Lothar Charoux / Endereço......
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Terrell James
2019
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