Artist
Arnaldo Ferrari (Brazilian, 1906–1974)Brazilian, 1906–1974
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Composição vermelho-amarelo 51
- Red and Yellow Composition 51
Date1960
Made inBrazil
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 × 24 in. (76.2 × 61 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2005.998
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:
Ferreira Gullar, "Arte concreta no Brasil : etapas da pintura contemporânea XXXIX," 1960 (record ID 1090830)
ProvenanceThe artist; Lourdes Cedran, São Paulo; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo, 1985; 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.
Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil: The Adolpho Leirner Collection., Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX. May-September 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Faded/illegible white marks on verso upper right - see photo copy on file: Composição / Vermelho / amarelo / 51 (probably) / 61
Marked on recto lower right: Arnaldo Ferrari
Marked on verso canvas lower center: -- Arnaldo Ferrari -- 61 --
Marked on verso canvas lower center: -- Arnaldo Ferrari -- 61 --
3 printed labels on verso:
1. Conselho Estadual de Cultura....
2. 108 / Arnaldo...MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna......
3. 108 / Arnaldo Ferrari...
1. Conselho Estadual de Cultura....
2. 108 / Arnaldo...MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna......
3. 108 / Arnaldo Ferrari...
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