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Lygia Pape

1927–2004

WA-00004041

SculptureContemporary

Representation

None documented

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Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ3773732

MoMA

Field Verification (6 fields)

5 cross-verified · 1 single-source

NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%✓
Birth yearWikidata + Duplicate Merge+1· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Duplicate Merge+1· 92%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Gallery Generic· 88%✓
DeceasedGallery Generic· 72%✓
LocationGallery Hauser· 80%

Source Registry (4)

Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/lygia-pape
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
White-Cubehttps://whitecube.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/8196
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Mendes-Wood-Dm
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%

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Movement

Contemporary

Medium

Sculpture

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (6)

WattsOS

Lygia Pape : obras

1976

16 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color); Height: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Livro Noite e Dia (Book of Night and Day)

1963 · Acrylic on wood, 30 parts

Each: 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (15.9 × 15.9 × 2.9 cm) Overall ESTIMATED: 54 × 66 in. (137.2 × 167.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled

1959 · Pen and black ink on cream Japanese paper

44.8 × 65.1 cm (17 11/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Weaving (Tecelar)

1955 · Woodcut in black on cream Japanese paper

46.3 × 60 cm (18 1/4 × 23 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

WattsOS

Relevo (Relief)

1954 · Gouache and tempera on fiberboard on wood

15 3/4 × 15 3/4 × 2 1/16 in., 5.2 lb. (40 × 40 × 5.2 cm, 2.4 kg)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Weaving (Tecelar)

1953 · Woodcut monoprint in black on Japanese paper

Image: 23.4 × 28.5 cm (9 1/4 × 11 1/4 in.); Sheet: 53 × 45.5 cm (20 7/8 × 17 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork sources (3)

6 published of 13 catalogued · 10 with image

The Met
3 published
Art Institute Chicago
3 published3 img
+ 1 more source · 7 catalogued, not yet published

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Images

11 assets

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Movements1

Contemporary

Collections2

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

Background

Education

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

master's degree, aesthetics · 1980

Escola Nacional de Belas Artes

Visual Arts

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