Preparatory drawing for Chromatic Rhythms III
1949 · Pencil, ink, colored pencil, and pastel on paper
6 3/8 × 6 1/4" (16.2 × 15.9 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Alfredo Hlito
Argentine, 1923
PaintingConstructivismAbstract Art
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- • Abstract Art
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Alfredo Hlito was an Argentine abstract painter and sculptor whose work emerged from the geometric and constructivist movements of postwar Latin America. Working primarily in oil and mixed media, he developed a rigorous language of interlocking planes and chromatic relationships that rejected both European formalism and representational tradition. His practice bridged painting and three-dimensional form, treating color and spatial composition as interdependent elements rather than decorative layers.
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