Maurício Nogueira Lima, “Rhythmic Object 2 (second version),” 1953, plastered paint on hardboard, The Adolpho Leirner Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

HOUSTON, TX.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has acquired the celebrated Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art, Dr. Peter C. Marzio, director of the MFAH, announced today. The collection, which consists of the finest examples of geometric abstraction in paintings, constructions, drawings, posters, and graphic materials by Brazil ’s foremost artists of the post-World War II era, has long been regarded as a brilliant window into the seminal decades of Brazil ’s modernization. Purchase of the collection is made possible by funds from the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund and a gift from the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation. Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19607