Artist
Samson Flexor (Brazilian, born Romania, 1907–1971)Brazilian, born Romania, 1907–1971
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Invenção baiana no. 1
- Invention from Bahia no. 1
Date1952
Made inBrazil
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 24 1/4 × 49 3/8 in. (61.6 × 125.4 cm)
Frame: 25 5/8 × 50 3/4 in. (65.1 × 128.9 cm)
Frame: 25 5/8 × 50 3/4 in. (65.1 × 128.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2005.1001
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:
León Degand, "Do Figurativismo ao abstracionismo," 1949 (record ID 1085735)
Samson Flexor, “Atelier Abstração,” 1956 (record ID 1232253)
Samson Flexor, "Pintores do Atelier Abstração: exposição 16 junho," 1956 (record ID 1085247)
Mário Schenberg, "A representação brasileira na IX Bienal de São Paulo," 1967, (record ID 1111146)
ProvenanceThe artist; Luciana Mello Baptista, São Paulo; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo,1984; sold to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition HistorySamson Flexor: Retrospectiva 1948-1958. Galeria de Arte das Folhas. São Paulo, Brazil. December 1958.
Morada Paulista. Museu da Casa Brasileira. São Paulo, Brazil. November-December 1986.
Bienal Brasil Século XX. Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, Parque Ibirapuera. São Paulo, Brazil. April-May 1994.
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.
Samson Flexor: modulações. Galeria do SESI. São Paulo, Brazil. August-November 2003.
Samson Flexor: modulações. Instituto Moreira Salles. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. May-June 2003.
Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil: The Adolpho Leirner Collection. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX. May-September 2007.
Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked on top stretcher: INVENÇAO BA...(covered by crossbar) 2 FLEXOR alameda Santos 463;
Written on verso top of canvas: Exp Paris
Written on verso top of canvas: Exp Paris
Old paper label hidden behind a crossbar on verso also lists the title as No. 2
Paper printed label on verso: 20 / Samson Flexor......
Paper printed label on verso: 20 / Samson Flexor......
Old paper label hidden behind a crossbar on verso also lists the title as "... No. 2..."
Paper printed label on verso - see accession folder photocopy:
"20 / Samson Flexor......"
Paper printed label on verso - see accession folder photocopy:
"20 / Samson Flexor......"
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