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Metamorfosis (Alquimia)
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Manuel Rivera (1927-1995)
Metamorfosis (Alquimia)
signed twice, titled and dated 'MANUEL RIVERA- "METAMORFOSIS" (ALQUIMIA) 1962 -M. Rivera-' (on the reverse)
wire, mesh relief and steel mounted on board
51½ x 34 7/8in. (130.8 x 88.5cm.)
Executed in 1962
Metamorfosis (Alquimia)
signed twice, titled and dated 'MANUEL RIVERA- "METAMORFOSIS" (ALQUIMIA) 1962 -M. Rivera-' (on the reverse)
wire, mesh relief and steel mounted on board
51½ x 34 7/8in. (130.8 x 88.5cm.)
Executed in 1962
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
Acquavella Modern Art, Reno.
Alfred Hoh, Germany.
Horst Bittmann, Germany.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquavella Modern Art, Reno.
Alfred Hoh, Germany.
Horst Bittmann, Germany.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Ministerio de Cultura. Dirección General de Bellas Artes, Archivos y Bibliotecas, 1956-1981 Manuel Rivera, Madrid 1981 (illustrated, p. 72).
M. Rivera, Aproximación a un catálogo razonado, 1943-1994, Madrid 1997 (illustrated, p. 185).
A. de la Torre, Catálogo Razonado de Pinturas Manuel Rivera, Madrid 2009, no. 285 (illustrated in colour, p. 195).
M. Rivera, Aproximación a un catálogo razonado, 1943-1994, Madrid 1997 (illustrated, p. 185).
A. de la Torre, Catálogo Razonado de Pinturas Manuel Rivera, Madrid 2009, no. 285 (illustrated in colour, p. 195).
Exhibited
San Sebastián, Museo de San Telmo, II Exposición de arte actual, July-September 1962, no. 17 (illustrated, p. 19).
Essen, Museum Folkwang Manuel Rivera. Metamorphosen. Espejos 1956-1966, June-September 1994. This exhibition later travelled to Altenburg, Lindenau-Museum, October-November 1994, no. 33 (illustrated, p. 115).
Essen, Museum Folkwang Manuel Rivera. Metamorphosen. Espejos 1956-1966, June-September 1994. This exhibition later travelled to Altenburg, Lindenau-Museum, October-November 1994, no. 33 (illustrated, p. 115).
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