Jesús Rafael Soto

Galerie Denise René, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by Alexander Orlow for the Peter Stuyvesant Collection in 1968

Sankt Gallen, Kunstmuseum (& travelling), Le Musée dans l'Usine, 1970-1971
The Hague, Pulchri Studio, Peter Stuyvesant Collectie, 1972
Tilburg, Kultureel Centrum, Peter Stuyvesant Collectie, 1979
Hasselt, Provinciaal Museum, A Choice within a Choice, 1981-1982
Leiden, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal, Beelden Bekijken, 1984
Paris, Institut Néerlandais, l'Art dans l'Usine, 38 artistes de la Collection Peter Stuyvesant, 1986, pp. 46-47, illustrated
Zevenaar, Turmac, 30 Jaar Peter Stuyvesant Collectie: Hommage à Spinoza, 1990
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Art Works: International Modern Art in the Industrial Working Environment, an Experiment over more than Thirty Years: Peter Stuyvesant Foundation, 1991-1992, p. 159, illustrated in colour 
Barcelona, Fondación Miró; Zaragoza, Palacio de la Lonja; Valencia, Museo de la Ciudad, El Arte Funciona, 1992
Sevilla, World EXPO '92, Art in the Factory, 1992, no. 68, illustrated in colour
Zug, Huberte Goote Gallery, The Peter Stuyvesant Collection, 1992-1993

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although overall tonality is brighter and more vibrant in the original with a background tending more towards pristine white. The catalogue illustration also fails to convey the vibrancy of the metal rods. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are some very faint and unobtrusive handling marks in places along the edges. There are some very faint rub mark towards the right corner and some light wear to all four corner tips. There are two a minute speck of paint loss to the left circular banded half of the composition. All surface irregularities to the board are original and inherent to the artist's working process. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra violet light.
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