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Armonía Ambigua

Artist Jesus Rafael Soto (Venezuelan, 1923 - 2005)

Date1982

MediumWood and metal

DimensionsOverall: 102 7/16 × 82 5/8 × 6 3/8 inches (260.19 × 209.87 × 16.19 cm)
Each: 102 7/16 × 41 1/2 × 6 3/8 inches (260.19 × 105.41 × 16.19 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund

Object number2025.76.1,2

SignedSigned on verso, center of PR panel: "Soto"

InscribedInscribed on verso, center of PR panel in black: "'ARMONIA AMBIGUA' / Soto / 1982"

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DescriptionThis is a vertically oriented sculpture comprised of square shapes which are extended directly out from the surface of the sculpture on small rods. There is a grid-like structure which also protrudes from the surface of the sculpture. The bottom of the sculpture is a white grid-like structure with light brown, black, red, and yellow squares. The middle part of the sculpture is a flat dark grey, with various squares jutting out mostly in primary colors. The upper part of the sculpture is a dark grey grid-like structure with one large dark brown square on the proper right and one large white square on the proper left.

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