Untitled with Fallen Chairs

Liliana Porter (Argentine, born in 1941, lives in Rhinebeck, NY)

2009

Medium/Technique Acrylic and assemblage on canvas

Dimensions 44 x 60 x 4 inches (111.8 x 152.4 x 10.2 cm)

Credit Line Leigh and Stephen Braude Fund for Latin American Art, and funds donated by the Pinta Museum Acquisitions Program, and Leigh Bonilla Braude

Accession Number2010.1

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsContemporary Art

ClassificationsPaintings

Porter uses tiny figures to explore big ideas. This assemblage of toys trapped in white paint depicts a disaster frozen in time—was it a flood, a war, or some other blight? Museum purchase with the Leigh and Stephen Braude Fund for Latin American Art, funds donated by the Pinta

ProvenanceThe Artist, with Hosfelt Gallery, New York, NY, 2009; Museum purchase January 2010 (Accession date: January 20, 2010)