Lot Essay
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Fundación Oswaldo Vigas, signed by Jeannine Castès de Vigas.
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Iniciación
Details
Oswaldo Vigas (1926-2014)
Iniciación
signed 'VIGAS' (lower right) signed, dated, and titled 'O. VIGAS, Paris 54, Iniciación' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 ¼ x 19 ¾ in. (64 x 50 cm.)
Painted in Paris in 1954.
Iniciación
signed 'VIGAS' (lower right) signed, dated, and titled 'O. VIGAS, Paris 54, Iniciación' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
25 ¼ x 19 ¾ in. (64 x 50 cm.)
Painted in Paris in 1954.
Provenance
Acquired directly from artist.
Private collection, Caracas.
Private collection, Miami.
Private collection, Caracas.
Private collection, Miami.
Exhibited
Caracas, Sala de Exposiciones Fundación Eugenio Mendoza, 1953-1957 O. Vigas, 25 de Octubre de 1957 – 10 Noviembre de 1957. This exhibition also travelled to Valencia, Venezuela, Ateneo de Valencia, December 1957.
Washington D.C, Pan American Union, Oswaldo Vigas of Venezuela, 15 April-14 May 1958.
Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Oswaldo Vigas, ideografías de París 1952-1957, 2002.
Maracaibo, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del Zulia, Oswaldo Vigas, ideografías de París 1952-1957, 10 November-26 February 2005.
Caracas, Galería Arte Ascaso, Vigas constructivistas Paris 1953 – 1957, 6 November-16 December 2013.
Miami, Ascaso Gallery, Vigas constructivistas Paris 1953 – 1957, 28 November 2012-30 March 2013.
Washington D.C, Pan American Union, Oswaldo Vigas of Venezuela, 15 April-14 May 1958.
Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Oswaldo Vigas, ideografías de París 1952-1957, 2002.
Maracaibo, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo del Zulia, Oswaldo Vigas, ideografías de París 1952-1957, 10 November-26 February 2005.
Caracas, Galería Arte Ascaso, Vigas constructivistas Paris 1953 – 1957, 6 November-16 December 2013.
Miami, Ascaso Gallery, Vigas constructivistas Paris 1953 – 1957, 28 November 2012-30 March 2013.