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Jesús-Rafael Soto is a visual artist ( sculptor and painter ), born June 5, 1923 in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, and died January 14, 2005 in Paris.

He is famous for his paintings and geometric constructions, playing with optical effects. An emblematic artist of the Op Art /Kinetic Art movements, Jesús-Rafael Soto notably explored the question of the viewer's involvement in the work with his "Pénétrables".

Jesús-Rafael Soto's objects are virtual volumes installed in space that seem to interact with their environments (nature, urban space, etc.). In 2019, the Louis Vuitton Foundation exhibited one of his works from its series of virtual forms, “les Pénétrables", composed of metal rods and nylon threads suspended in the open air; within the permanent collection of the Louis Vuitton Foundation.


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All artworks of Jesús-Rafael Soto
Print, Sans titre, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Sans titre

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 70 x 50 cm

$1,581

Sculpture, Multiple S, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Multiple S

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Sculpture - 42 x 42 x 10 cm

$32,750

Print, Composition, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Composition

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 60 x 60 cm

$2,202

Print, No title, Jesús-Rafael Soto

No title

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 39 x 39 cm

$1,395

Print, Miroir d'Artistes, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Miroir d'Artistes

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 50.2 x 50.2 x 5.1 cm

$24,000

Print, Carré virtuel rouge à droite, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Carré virtuel rouge à droite

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 60 x 60 cm

$2,033

Print, No title, Jesús-Rafael Soto

No title

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 42 x 42 cm

$1,395

Print, Composition, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Composition

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 60 x 60 cm

$2,202

Print, Composition, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Composition

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 60 x 60 cm

$2,202

Sculpture, Maquette Esfera Theospacio, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Maquette Esfera Theospacio

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Sculpture - 53 x 34 x 40 cm

$107,284

Print, Ovalo Verde, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Ovalo Verde

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 55.9 x 76.2 cm

$3,500

Sculpture, Permutacion Museo Moltiplicato, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Permutacion Museo Moltiplicato

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Sculpture - 25 x 21 x 15 cm

$6,776

Print, Irritated Purple, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Irritated Purple

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 71 x 27 cm

$2,643

Sculpture, Maquette Sphère Lutecia, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Maquette Sphère Lutecia

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 60 cm

$76,792

Sculpture, Tes azules y Negras, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Tes azules y Negras

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 12 cm

$25,974

Sculpture, Spirales, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Spirales

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Sculpture - 34 x 34 x 18 cm

$15,246

Sculpture, Paralelas Vibrantes, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Paralelas Vibrantes

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Sculpture - 43 x 25 x 24 cm

$15,810

Sculpture, Permutacion, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Permutacion

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Sculpture - 70 x 30 x 15 cm

$15,810

Print, Untitled, (Black And Silver), Jesús-Rafael Soto

Untitled, (Black And Silver)

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 98.5 x 77.5 x 0.2 cm

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Print, Composition pour les JO, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Composition pour les JO

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 63 x 90 cm

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Print, Pour Garcia Lorca, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Pour Garcia Lorca

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 68 x 48 cm

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Print, Square rouge, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Square rouge

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 60 x 60 x 1 cm

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Sculpture, Bordeaux, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Bordeaux

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Sculpture - 57 x 26 x 16.5 cm

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Print, Le Tour Jaune, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Le Tour Jaune

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 55.9 x 76.2 cm

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Print, Ovalo Rojo, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Ovalo Rojo

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 55.9 x 76.2 cm

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Painting, Cuadrados Vibrantes, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Cuadrados Vibrantes

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Painting - 39 x 39 cm

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Print, Square bleu, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Square bleu

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Print - 60 x 60 x 1 cm

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Who is the artist?

Jesús-Rafael Soto is a visual artist ( sculptor and painter ), born June 5, 1923 in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, and died January 14, 2005 in Paris.

He is famous for his paintings and geometric constructions, playing with optical effects. An emblematic artist of the Op Art /Kinetic Art movements, Jesús-Rafael Soto notably explored the question of the viewer's involvement in the work with his "Pénétrables".

Jesús-Rafael Soto's objects are virtual volumes installed in space that seem to interact with their environments (nature, urban space, etc.). In 2019, the Louis Vuitton Foundation exhibited one of his works from its series of virtual forms, “les Pénétrables", composed of metal rods and nylon threads suspended in the open air; within the permanent collection of the Louis Vuitton Foundation.

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What is Jesús-Rafael Soto’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Op' Art, Geometric Sculptors, South American Art

When was Jesús-Rafael Soto born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1923