Lygia Pape
Brazilian · 1927–2004 · Painter, Printmaker
Lygia Pape was a Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, engraver, and filmmaker, who was a key figure in the Concrete movement and a later co-founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Twelve Elements from The Night and Day Book (Book of Light)Phillips · $461,000≈ £275,850≈ €338,672Sign up to see
Livro noite e dia (Book of Night and Day)Phillips · $430,000≈ £331,688≈ €384,169Sign up to see
Untitled (Desenho I)Phillips · $187,500≈ £150,554≈ €174,956Sign up to see
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Lygia Pape was a Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, engraver, and filmmaker, who was a key figure in the Concrete movement and a later co-founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement in Brazil during the 1950s and 1960s. Along with Hélio Oiticica and Lygia Clark, she was an important artist in the expansion of contemporary art in Brazil and pushed geometric art to include aspects of interaction and to engage with ethical and political themes.
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concrete art
Also known as Ligia Pape, Lugia Pape
Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.