Gego (Gertrude Louise Goldschmidt)

1912-1994

Dibujo sin Papel 85/1, 1985

Various types of wire, string, wood, and aluminum tubes

29 x 37 x 3 1/2 inches (74 x 94 x 9 cm)

SOLD

Provenance

Private collection

Exhibitions

Cinco/Ochenta y Cinco, Museo de Barquisimeto, Barquisimeto, July 1, 1985 - August 1, 1985.

Gego, 1955-1990. A Selection, Museo de Bellas Artes (MBA), Caracas, November 16, 2000 - April 29, 2001. Traveled to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), March 17, 2002 - May 19, 2002.

Desafiando Estructuras, Museu Serralves de Arte Contemporána, Porto, July 28, 2006 - October 12, 2006. Traveled to Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Barcelona (MACBA), Barcelona, November 8, 2006 - January 14, 2007.

Literature

Peruga, Iris et al. Gego 1955-1990, Una Seleción. Caracas, Fundación Museo de Bellas Artes, 2002, pg. 61, 145.

Espinoza, Eugenio. Cinco/ochenta y cinco. Caracas, Museo de Barquisimeto, 1985. pg. 1.

Additional Information

Gego began work on Dibujo sin Papel series in 1976. This body of work are conceived of as drawings in space that use wire, string, metal and other materials to create lines and other physical characteristics that recall drawing. When hung at a slight distance in front of a wall, they further appear as works on paper.