Afro (Afro Basaldella) Italian, 1912-1976
Le Jardin de l'Espoir, 1958
Mixed Media on paper mounted on canvas
66 x 102 cm (26 x 40 1/4 in.)
Signed and dated on the bottom right
Study for Le Jardin de l'Espoir, 1958, oil on canvas, which is now at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Study for Le Jardin de l'Espoir, 1958, oil on canvas, which is now at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Provenance
Artist Studio
Catherine Viviano Gallery
Collection of Mrs. John O'Boyle, acquired from the above on August 7th 1959
Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. John O'Boyle
Collection of Mr. Amerine, acquired from the Dallas Museum of Art
Private Collection, Italy
Private Collection, Italy
Exhibitions
2013 Galerie Jean-François Cazeau, Afro, Paris
2012 - 2013, Roma, Museo C. Bilotti, AFRO. Dal progetto all’opera 1951-1975, p. 56
2012, Rovereto, MART, Afro: il periodo Americano, cat. n° 43, P. 282-283
2011, Pordenone, Percorsi tra le Biennali di Venezia ‘48/’68, p. 262
1959, New York, Catherine Viviano Gallery, Afro. Sketches of Mural « Garden of Hope », 18 may 12 june 1959, cat. n° 2.