Abraham Palatnik Lucite Cat Sculpture, Mid-Century

Item Details

Abraham Palatnik (Brazilian, b. 1928)
Untitled (animal), mid-century
Lucite
Unsigned

Considered a pioneer of kinetic art in Brazil, Abraham Palatnik studied art in Tel Aviv, Israel at the Municipal Art Institute. In 1947, he returned to Rio de Janeiro and began exploring the relationship between light and color, which resulted in his first Kinechromatic Device – a motorized light sculpture that casts a play of shadow and light into its surrounding space. Palatnik’s work has been exhibited and collected by several institutions including São Paulo Biennale; the Venice Biennale; the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo; the Sicardi Gallery in New York; the Howard Wise Gallery; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, among many others.

Condition

- slight yellowing; light surface scuffs and scratches.

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Item #

ITMG126841