Selections from The Museum of Modern Art: c. 1900–1990

Selections from The Museum of Modern Art: c. 1900–1990

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Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program

Roberto Crippa

Composition

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October 21, 06:58 PM GMT

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40,000 - 60,000 USD

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30,000 USD

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Description

Property of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Sold to Benefit its Acquisitions Program

Roberto Crippa 

1921 - 1972


Composition 

signed twice, titled and dated twice 59 (on the reverse)

oil, glue, bark and plywood collage on wood

79 by 79 in.

200.7 by 200.7 cm.

Executed in 1959.

Alexander Iolas, New York 

Acquired as a gift from the above in 1961 by the present owner

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Recent Acquisitions, December 1961 – February 1962

Alfred H. Barr, Jr., “Painting and Sculpture Acquisitions: January 1, 1961 through December 31, 1961,” The Bulletin of the Museum of Modern Art, vol. 29, no. 2-3, 1962, p. 38, illustrated and p. 59

Exh. Cat. Milan, Schwarz galleria d'arte, Crippa, 1962, pl. 8, illustrated