Artist
Waldemar da Costa (Brazilian, 1904–1982)Brazilian, 1904–1982
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Estático semovente XXXV
- Moving Stationary XXXV
Date1968
Made inBrazil
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions33 1/4 × 25 5/16 in. (84.5 × 64.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2005.992
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtSpecial Collections
Object Type
The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructvie Art
Related ICAA documents:
Ferreira Gullar, "Arte Concreta no Brasil: estapas da pintura contemporânea XXXIX," 1960 (record ID 1090830)
Mozart Firmeza, "Verdadeiro nacionalismo," 1937 (record ID 1075643)
Paulo Mendes de Alemida, "Familia Artistica Paulistca: 1. a exposição do grupo dos artistas plasticos," 1937 (record ID 782825)
ProvenanceThe artist; [Irineu Angulo, São Paulo]; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo, September 1996; sold to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"Leilão de arte," A Galeria, São Paulo, August–September, 1976.
"Arte construtiva no Brasil: Coleção Adolpho Leirner," Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, October–December, 1998; Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, January–March, 1999.
"Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil: The Adolpho Leirner Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May–September, 2007.
"Modern Art from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, December 12, 2007–April 6, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No inscriptions
Marked on recto lower right: Waldemar da Costa / S.P. 968…
4 printed labels on verso:
1. 94 / Waldemar da Costa......
2. 94 / Waldemar...Museu de Arte Moderna.
3. 10
4. Estatico-semovente.......
1. 94 / Waldemar da Costa......
2. 94 / Waldemar...Museu de Arte Moderna.
3. 10
4. Estatico-semovente.......
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