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Liber Fridman
'Noah's Ark', Argentine Outsider artist, Buenos Aires Modern of Modern Art, Peru

Circa 1940

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A stunningly original mixed-media collage showing an Ark containing various life-forms and a dove resting in the waves. Fridman has used oil paint, papyrus and pre-columbian textiles to fashion a powerful interpretation of this fundamental symbol of Christian iconography. Signed lower left, 'Liber Fridman' (Argentinian, 1910-2003) and created circa 1940. This listed Argentine artist explored the juxtaposition of pre-Columbian and post-contact modes of expression with his multimedia approach in art. Fridman's work exalts pre-Columbian textile as art. Liber Fridman traveled extensively throughout South America during his career as an artist, studying and painting in Paraguay, Brazil, Venezuela and Peru. Over the course of a long career, Liber Fridman exhibited widely and with success and was the recipient of numerous prizes, medals and juried awards. His work is held in the the permanent collections of national and international museums including the Phoenix Museum of Fine Arts, the Tel Aviv Museum of Modern Art, the Buenos Aires Modern Art Museum, the Rio de Janeiro Museum of Modern Art, the Stockholm Museum of Modern Art, Miami Museum of Modern Art, Amsterdam Museum of Modern Art, Punta del Este Museum of American Art, Curitiba Museum of Contemporary Art among others Individual exhibitions: CASA ARGENTINA, Asuncion, Paraguay, 1946 PUBLIC LIBRARY, Bahia, Brazil, 1946 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1948 SALON PEUSER, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1948 VIAU GALLERY, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1950 CLUB LOS CORTIJOS, Caracas, Venezuela, 1955 INSTITUTO CULTURAL PERUANO BRITÁNICO, Lima, Peru, 1958 WITCOMB GALLERY, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1962 ART CENTER, Lima, Peru, 1964 CAMELBACK GALLERIES, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 1964 ATELIER CHAPMAN KELLEY, Dallas, Texas, USA, 1964 331 GALLERY, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 1964 SAVANNAH ART ASSOCIATION, Savannah, Georgia, USA, 1964 SPELMAN COLLEGE, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 1964 GALLERI LATINA, Stockholm, Sweden, 1965 GALLERY MALURA. Munich, Germany, 1965 KUNST KABINETT, Ingolstadt, Germany, 1965 GALERÍA RIOBOO, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1965 INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Lima, Peru, 1966 AUSTIN GALLERY, SANTA BARBARA, California, USA, 1966 GALLERI GAMMEL STRAND, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1966 GALLERI LATINA, Stockholm, Sweden, 1966 VONDERAU MUSEUM, Fulda, Germany, 1966 DEL MONTE GALLERY, Montecito, California, USA, 1967 GALLERY MONCLOA, Lima, Peru, 1968 MIAMI MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Miami, Florida, USA, 1968 ART GALLERY INTERNATIONAL, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1969 GALLERY JORACI, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1972 ATICA GALLERY, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1973 A GALLERY, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1975 STATE MUSEUM, Bahia, Brazil, 1975 MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Curitiba, Brazil, 1975 HUAMANGAGA GALLERY, Lima, Peru, 1976 MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 1978 GALLERY SEPIA, Asuncion, Paraguay, 1978 GALLERY ENCUENTROS, Pinamar, Argentina, 1979 GALERÍA FEDERICO URSOMARZO, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1980 PROVINCIAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS "Emilio Caraffa," Cordoba, Argentina, 1981 BEIT ARIELA LIBRARY, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1983 CASA ARGENTINA, Rome, Italy, 1983 CASA D 'EUROPA DELLA CULTURE E DELLA COOPERAZIONE, Ferrara, Italy, 1983 MODERN ART MUSEUM, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1985 JUNG INSTITUTE, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1986 ARGENTINA TELEVISORA COLOR, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1987 SOCIEDAD HEBRAICA ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1987 GALERÍA MAGISTER, Asuncion, Paraguay, 1988 NATIONAL EXHIBITION ROOMS, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1989 CULTURAL CENTER EUGENIO F. VIRLA, Tucumán, Argentina, 1991 CENTRO CULTURAL BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA, Rosario, Argentina, 1992 CENTER OF CONGRESSES AND CONVENTIONS OF COSQUIN, Córdoba, Argentina, 1992 COLECTIVA DE ARTE ARGENTINA, Tucson, Arizona, USA, 1992 GALLERY ELIZABETH ANTONOVA, Miami, Florida, USA, 1993 MUSEUM OF PLASTIC ARTS POMPEO BOGGIO, Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1995 Group exhibitions: GAMALDE GRAPHIK, Stadtteater, Ingolstadt, Germany, 1966 INTERNATIONAL SALON OF THE PETIT FORMAT, Galleri Latina Stockholm, Sweden, 1968 II SAMPLE OF LATIN AMERICAN ART, Italian Art Museum, Lima, Peru, 1987 ART BA '92, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1992 Biographical information and image of the artist courtesy of Latin American Art Gallery.
  • Creator:
    Liber Fridman (1910 - 2003, Argentinian)
  • Creation Year:
    Circa 1940
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)Width: 19.75 in (50.17 cm)Depth: 0.13 in (3.31 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    canvas laid down on masonite; minor restoration totaling less than 5% of surface area, age-appropriate craquelure; unframed; shows well.
  • Gallery Location:
    Santa Cruz, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU34415563752

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