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Caio Fonseca Art

American, b. 1959
Caio Fonseca 1959 active New York City Pietrasanta Painting (P.95.122) 1995 Goauche and ink on paper 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm) Framed dimensions: 18 x 22 inches (45.7 x 56 cm) Signed: Caio lower right; Titled and dated verso Provenance: Knoedler & Company, NY Douglas Udell Gallery, Vancouver Private Collection, Canada Caio Fonseca was born in New York City in 1959. He comes from an artistic family in which his father, Gonzalo, is a renowned Uruguyan sculptor and his late brother, Bruno was also an accomplished painter. Always having been drawn to art, Fonseca left his formal education at Brown University for an artistic education in Europe. From 1978 to 1983, he studied in Barcelona, Spain under Augusto Torres, where he focused on the study of figurative painting. He then moved to Pietrasanta, Italy in 1985, where he developed his signature abstract style. After spending two years in Paris, France, he moved back to New York City in 1993. His first solo exhibition was that same year in Soho, Manhattan, at the Charles Cowles Gallery, leading to the purchase of two of his paintings by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He now divides his time between his two studios in Pietrasanta and Manhattan. Fonseca’s style is known for its lyricism and abstractness. Inspired by classical music, he often uses bold colors that contrast with an off-white or neutral-colored background. His works have been showcased in exhibitions in every region of the United States as well as various areas of Europe. His art has been acquired by prestigious institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, the Modern Museum of Art in New York, the Smithsonian Institution, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, and others.
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Untitled (P95.93) White Brown abstract
By Caio Fonseca
Located in New York, NY
From his most desirable period, this restrained in color palette Fonseca is for a collector and room where sophistication is key. Long held that his works on heavy paper are the mos...
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1990s Abstract Caio Fonseca Art

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

PIETRASANTA PAINTING, late 20th century American gouache and ink
By Caio Fonseca
Located in New York, NY
Caio Fonseca 1959 active New York City Pietrasanta Painting (P.95.122) 1995 Goauche and ink on paper 12 x 16 inches (30.5 x 40.6 cm) Framed dimensions: 18 x 22 inches (45.7 x 56 c...
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1990s Abstract Caio Fonseca Art

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Ink, Gouache

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