Untitled with Fallen Chairs
Liliana Porter
(Argentine, born in 1941, lives in Rhinebeck, NY)
2009
Medium/TechniqueAcrylic and assemblage on canvas
Dimensions44 x 60 x 4 inches (111.8 x 152.4 x 10.2 cm)
Credit LineLeigh and Stephen Braude Fund for Latin American Art, and funds donated by the Pinta Museum Acquisitions Program, and Leigh Bonilla Braude
Accession number2010.1
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Porter uses tiny figures to explore big ideas. This assemblage of toys trapped in white paint depicts a disaster frozen in time—was it a flood, a war, or some other blight? Museum purchase with the Leigh and Stephen Braude Fund for Latin American Art, funds donated by the Pinta
ProvenanceThe Artist, with Hosfelt Gallery, New York, NY, 2009; Museum purchase January 2010 (Accession date: January 20, 2010)
Copyright© Liliana Porter
