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    Jandyra Waters

    Brazilian, b. 1921

    Geometric Composition, 1979

    Oil on canvas
    23.62 x 27.56 x 1.18 in. (60 x 70 x 3 cm.)
    Signed and dated 'JANDYRA WATERS 1979' on the stretcher bar and again on the reverse; variously inscribed on the stretcher bar

    Lot ID

    135871
    Ended Tuesday, January 25, 2022
    Estimate
    Johannes Vogt
    Head Of Contemporary Art

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    About This Lot

    Jandrya Waters was born in 1921 in Sertãozinho, São Paulo, Brazil. The artist, a painter, sculptor, engraver and poet, studied studio art and art history in England at the Country Council Art School in Sussex from 1945-50, at later at the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado and at the University of São Paulo both in São Paulo in 1952. Taught by masters like Yoshiya Takaoka, André Osze, Darel, Marcelo Grassmann, and Clóvis Gracian the artist became a leader of the abstract movement in Brazil, first showing her work in group exhibitions in 1956. Although trained as a figurative painter, Waters became known for her work that prominently features symmetrical patterns and bold, high contrast colors. Waters's work is characterized by compositions that form a poetic dissonance of unexpectedly complimentary color choices only further emphasized by striking shapes and lines. Fascinated by the emotionality of color and its ability to form sacred, transformative geometries, Waters was most intrigued by the ability for her work, on canvas and on the page as poetry, to be read as multi-layered. The Constructivist’s work was shown at the 6th, 7th, 12th and 13th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna held in Sao Paulo, held each year from 1957-1965. In 1979 the artist was featured in the solo exhibition Jandyra Waters. Paintings and objects held at the Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo and continues to be shown internationally to date.

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    This work appears to be in very good condition overall.

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    Provenance:
    • The Collection of Theon Spanudis
    • Arte 7 Escritório de Arte, São Paulo, October 26, 2021, lot 33
    • Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
    • Ships From: Brazil
    • Shipping Dimensions: 23.62 x 27.56 x 1.18 in. (60 x 70 x 3 cm.)
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