Artist
Anatol Wladyslaw (Brazilian, born Poland, 1913–2004)Brazilian, born Poland, 1913–2004
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Composição linear
- Linear Composition
Date1953
Made inBrazil
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions27 1/2 × 27 5/8 in. (69.9 × 70.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2005.1044
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtSpecial Collections
Object Type
The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art
Related ICAA docs:
Lothar Charoux et al., “Ruptura,” 1952 (record ID 771349)
Lothar Charoux et al., "Ruptura," 1952 (record ID 1232213)
Waldemar Cordeiro, "Ruptura," 1953 (record ID 1085337)
Lourival Gomes Machado, "Ainda não é amanhã," 1956 (record ID 1110722)
ProvenanceThe artist; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo; sold to MFAH, 2005.
Exhibition HistoryProjeto Construtivo Brasileiro NAART (1950-1962). Pinacoteca do Estado, São Paulo, Brazil, June 14–July 3, 1977.
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
No inscriptions
Marked recto lower right: WLADYSLAW 53
2 printed labels on verso- see accession folder photocopy:
1. Anatol Wladislaw...
2. Projeto Construtivo Brasileiro NA Arte...
1. Anatol Wladislaw...
2. Projeto Construtivo Brasileiro NA Arte...
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