Pluriobject
1980 · Copper foil on wood
71 5/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4" (182 × 7 × 7 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Willys de Castro
Brazilian, 1926–1988
WA-00031391
Uberlândia, Brazil
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16
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34
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- BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
- Birth yearWikidata· 92%✓
- Death yearWikidata· 92%✓
- DeceasedWikidata· 92%✓
- LocationArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
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- MoMA bulk 2026-05-04Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Willys de Castro was a Brazilian painter and sculptor working in geometric abstraction from the 1950s onward, developing strictly ordered compositions grounded in constructivist principles. His practice centered on precise color relationships and non-representational form within the broader Latin American modernist movement. De Castro's work emerged during the postwar period and established him as a significant figure in Brazilian geometric abstraction.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago
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