Waldemar Cordeiro, “Visible Idea,” 1956, wood plastered with paint, 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.
In building his collection, Adolpho Leirner created a new st and ard of collecting,” said Marzio. “The collection’s strength and international impact derives from its highly focused and disciplined accretion of works, from the earliest examples of geometric abstraction to the later avant-garde work originating in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro . As such, the collection is unsurpassed. The addition of this inspiring collection to the MFAH will invigorate the ongoing investigation of the contributions of Latin American artists to the art of our time. It represents a key chapter in the global story of Modernism.” Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=11&int_new=20286&int_modo=1

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