Artist
Danilo Di Prete (Brazilian, born Italy, 1911–1985)Brazilian, born Italy, 1911–1985
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Sem título
- Untitled
DateEarly 1960s
Made inBrazil
MediumMixed media relief on wood
Dimensions14 × 13 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (35.5 × 35 × 12 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2005.993
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)
ProvenanceThe artist; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo; sold to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition History"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
Signed (illegible) on verso: DI PRETE, recto lower right.
Printed label on string tag on verso: mam - Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo / exposição: Arte Construtiva Brasileira: Coleção Adolpho Leirner / de 1 de Outubro a 20 de Dezembro de 1998
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