Artist
Samson Flexor (Brazilian, born Romania, 1907–1971)Brazilian, born Romania, 1907–1971
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Abstrato
- Abstraction
Date1957
Made inBrazil
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions16 1/2 × 35 1/2 in. (41.9 × 90.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2005.1007
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; Marc Studer; [Dan Galeria, São Paulo]; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo, 1991; 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.
"Samson Flexor: modulações," Instituto Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro, May–June, 2003; Galeria do SESI, São Paulo, August–November, 2003.
"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.
"Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.
"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No inscriptions
Signed recto lower right: FLEXOR / 1957
Printed labels on verso stretcher:
FICHA DE IDENTIFICAÇÃO / Pintor FLEXOR ... / Obra ABSTRATO / Téc. O / S / T ... Data 1957 / DAN GALERIA / Rue Estados Unidos, ... / São Paulo - SP
25 Samson Flexor / Abstrato, 1957 / Óleo s/Tela ...
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FICHA DE IDENTIFICAÇÃO / Pintor FLEXOR ... / Obra ABSTRATO / Téc. O / S / T ... Data 1957 / DAN GALERIA / Rue Estados Unidos, ... / São Paulo - SP
25 Samson Flexor / Abstrato, 1957 / Óleo s/Tela ...
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