America

1970

Alfredo Halegua

Artist, American, born Uruguay, 1930

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Sculpture Garden, Southeast Quadrant
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Sculpture Garden, Southeast Quadrant


Artwork overview

More About this Artwork

A woman is shown from behind in a white dress with a black sweater hanging over her shoulders. She stands looking towards two abstract paintings hanging on a white wall. A two piece vibrant yellow painting hangs to the left. On the right is a painting with two triangles of kelly green one of which is inverted so they meet in the middle of the canvas. The remaining left and right of the canvas is a solid white.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist;[1] gift 1977 to NGA.
[1] The sculpture was on loan to the Baltimore Museum of Art from 1970 to 1974.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1974, no. XV, repro.

1983

  • Extended loan for use by George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, 1983-

Bibliography

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 106, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63854312


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