Artist
Alfredo Volpi (Brazilian, born Italy, 1896–1988)Brazilian, born Italy, 1896–1988
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Estudo para bandeiras
- Study for Flags
Datec. 1957
MediumCollage of tissue and ink on paper
DimensionsSheet: 6 1/4 × 9 5/16 in. (15.9 × 23.7 cm)
Mat: 16 7/16 × 19 9/16 in. (41.8 × 49.7 cm)
Mat: 16 7/16 × 19 9/16 in. (41.8 × 49.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2005.1038
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:
Aracy A. Amaral, "O poular como matriz," 1985 (record ID 1110503)
Willys de Castro, "Volphi pinta vôlpis," 1960 (record ID 1090193)
Ferreira Gullar, "I - O Grupo de São Paulo: Exposição Nacional de Arte Concreta," 1957 (record ID 1087166)
ProvenanceThe artist; [...]; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo; sold to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition HistoryHomenagem à Tarsila e Volpi. Collectio. São Paulo, Brazil. May 1972.
Alfredo Volpi: pintura (1914-1972). Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. October-November 1972.
Retrospectiva Alfredo Volpi. Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. São Paulo, Brazil. October 1975.
Volpi: as pequenas grandes obras - três décadas de pintura. A Ponte Galeria de Arte. São Paulo, Brazil. August-September 1980.
Volpi: projetos e estudos / décadas 40-70. Pinacoteca do Estado. São Paulo, Brazil. October 1993-January 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.
Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil The Adolpho Leirner Collection. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX. May-September 2007.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil recto lower right: A Volpi
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