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Metamorfosis (Marco Aurelio)
Details
Manuel Rivera (1927-1995)
Metamorfosis (Marco Aurelio)
signed twice, titled and dated 'MANUEL RIVERA- "METAMORFOSIS" (MARCO-AURELIO) 1962 -M. Rivera-' (on the reverse)
wire and mesh relief on copper mounted on board
51½ x 34 7/8in. (130.8 x 88.5cm.)
Executed in 1962
Metamorfosis (Marco Aurelio)
signed twice, titled and dated 'MANUEL RIVERA- "METAMORFOSIS" (MARCO-AURELIO) 1962 -M. Rivera-' (on the reverse)
wire and mesh relief on copper 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, New York.
Alfred Hoh, Germany.
Horst Bittmann, Germany.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquavella Modern Art, New York.
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).
A. de la Torre, Catálogo Razonado de Pinturas Manuel Rivera, Madrid 2009, no. 285 (illustrated in colour, p. 195).
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. 16 (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. 35 (illustrated, p. 119).
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Manuel Rivera, April-June 1997 (illustrated in colour, p. 64). This exhibition later travelled to Santillana del Mar, La Casa del Águila y de la Parra, July-September 1997 and Granada, Palacio de los Condes de Gabia, September-November 1997.
Rome, Academia di Spagna, Manuel Rivera (1924-1995), May-June 1999, no. 7 (illustrated, p. 3).
Essen, Museum Folkwang, Manuel Rivera. Metamorphosen. Espejos 1956-1966, June-September 1994. This exhibition later travelled to Altenburg, Lindenau-Museum, October-November 1994, no. 35 (illustrated, p. 119).
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Manuel Rivera, April-June 1997 (illustrated in colour, p. 64). This exhibition later travelled to Santillana del Mar, La Casa del Águila y de la Parra, July-September 1997 and Granada, Palacio de los Condes de Gabia, September-November 1997.
Rome, Academia di Spagna, Manuel Rivera (1924-1995), May-June 1999, no. 7 (illustrated, p. 3).
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