Artist
Heinz Kühn (Brazilian, born Germany, 1908–1987)Brazilian, born Germany, 1908–1987
CultureBrazilian
Titles
- Sem título
- Untitled
Date1963
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions31 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (80 × 69.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2005.1009
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtSpecial Collections
Object Type
The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Constructive Art
Related ICAA documents:
Ferreira Gullar, "Arte concreta no Brasil: etapas da pintura contemporânea XXXIX," 1960 (record ID 1090830)
ProvenanceThe artist; [...]; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo; 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
Marked on verso lower center: "Heinz Kühn 1963"
2 printed labels on verso- see accession folder photocopy :
1. "109 / Heinz Kuhn......"
2. "109 / Heinz...MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna......"
1. "109 / Heinz Kuhn......"
2. "109 / Heinz...MAM - Museu de Arte Moderna......"
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