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Luis Cruz Azaceta

Self-Portrait as Mechanized Doggie

Maker

Luis Cruz Azaceta (Cuban-American, b. 1942)

Title

Self-Portrait as Mechanized Doggie

Year

1984

Medium

  • Acrylic on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Acrylic on canvas

Materials

acrylic paint

Supports

  • canvas,
  • two panels

Dimensions

182.9 x 304.8 cm (72 x 120 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed and dated LL:1984, Azaceta.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art

Object Number

85.085

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

A painting of distorted, elongated humanoid and animal-like figures rendered with a light, muted color palette, their forms blending surreally into a shaded, textured background.
  • Books

Artistic Expressions of the Human Spirit: Selections from the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art. November 21, 1997 - April 26, 1998

  • Books

The First America: Selections From the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Latin American Art: An Exhibition of Works from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Alt Author: Author Stringer, John, New England Foundation for the Arts.

Exhibition History

Artistic Expressions of the Human Spirit
Selections from the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art
Nov 21, 1997 – Apr 26, 1998
"De Donde Vengo"
Selections from the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art
Mar 15, 1996 – Apr 28, 1996
From the Reserve II
Twentieth-Century Painting
Jun 24, 1994 – Aug 27, 1994
The Art of this Century
Painting, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection
Feb 01, 1991 – Jun 02, 1991
Del Nuevo Mundo
The Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Latin American Art
Jun 17, 1988 – Sep 04, 1988
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Luis Cruz Azaceta (Cuban-American, b. 1942)
Self-Portrait as Mechanized Doggie, 1984
Acrylic on canvas
182.9 x 304.8 cm (72 x 120 inches)
Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art 85.085

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