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Jesús-Rafael Soto

Jesús-Rafael Soto

Venezuela • 1923 - 2005 • 186 followers
Featured in: Master Artists

For me, art must be a transformation, not only aesthetic, but radical.

Nationality

Venezuelan

Categories

Sculptors, Printmakers

Artistic movements

Op Art, Geometric Sculpture, Latin American Art

Themes

Abstract, Geometric, Graphic

Biography

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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Sculpture, Tes azules y Negras, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Tes azules y Negras

Sculpture . 50 x 50 x 12 cm Sculpture . 19.7 x 19.7 x 4.7 inch

€23,000

Print, Miroir d'Artistes, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Miroir d'Artistes

Print . 50.2 x 50.2 x 5.1 cm Print . 19.75 x 19.75 x 2 inch

€22,443

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Print, La Tour Jaune, Jesús-Rafael Soto

La Tour Jaune

Print . 55.8 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 22 x 30 x 0 inch

€1,200

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Sculpture, Multiple S, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Multiple S

Sculpture . 42 x 42 x 10 cm Sculpture . 16.5 x 16.5 x 3.9 inch

€29,000

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Sculpture, Petite écriture noire, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Petite écriture noire

Sculpture . 26.2 x 34.6 x 9 cm Sculpture . 10.3 x 13.6 x 3.5 inch

€68,000

Print, La Tour Jaune, Jesús-Rafael Soto

La Tour Jaune

Print . 55.8 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 22 x 30 x 0 inch

€1,200

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Print, Ovalo Verde, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Ovalo Verde

Print . 55.9 x 76.2 cm Print . 22 x 30 inch

€3,142

Sculpture, Maquette Esfera Theospacio, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Maquette Esfera Theospacio

Sculpture . 53 x 34 x 40 cm Sculpture . 20.9 x 13.4 x 15.7 inch

€95,000

Print, Double écriture Rose, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Double écriture Rose

Print . 75 x 66 x 0.2 cm Print . 29.5 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€2,200

Sculpture, Permutacion, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Permutacion

Sculpture . 70 x 30 x 15 cm Sculpture . 27.6 x 11.8 x 5.9 inch

€16,000

Print, Double écriture Jaune, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Double écriture Jaune

Print . 75 x 66 x 0.2 cm Print . 29.5 x 26 x 0.1 inch

€2,200

Sculpture, Multiple #4 Vibracion Roja, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Multiple #4 Vibracion Roja

Sculpture . 51 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture . 20.1 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€24,000

Sculpture, Maquette Sphère Lutecia, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Maquette Sphère Lutecia

Sculpture . 55 x 45 x 60 cm Sculpture . 21.7 x 17.7 x 23.6 inch

€68,000

Print, La Tour Jaune, Jesús-Rafael Soto

La Tour Jaune

Print . 55.8 x 76.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 22 x 30 x 0 inch

€1,200

Print, Burdeos, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Burdeos

Print . 58.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print . 23 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€2,350

Print, La bande rose, Jesús-Rafael Soto

La bande rose

Print . 58.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print . 23 x 18.9 x 0 inch

€2,200

Print, Square bleu, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Square bleu

Print . 60 x 60 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

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Sculpture, Serie Sintesis, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Serie Sintesis

Sculpture . 30 x 69.9 x 12.7 cm Sculpture . 11.8 x 27.5 x 5 inch

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Print, Composition, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Composition

Print . 64 x 64 x 2 cm Print . 25.2 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Square rouge, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Square rouge

Print . 60 x 60 x 1 cm Print . 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

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Print, Le Tour Jaune, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Le Tour Jaune

Print . 55.9 x 76.2 cm Print . 22 x 30 inch

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Print, Pour Garcia Lorca, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Pour Garcia Lorca

Print . 68 x 48 cm Print . 26.8 x 18.9 inch

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Print, Plata, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Plata

Print . 58.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print . 23 x 18.9 x 0 inch

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Print, Ovalo Rojo, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Ovalo Rojo

Print . 55.9 x 76.2 cm Print . 22 x 30 inch

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Print, Oliva, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Oliva

Print . 58.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print . 23 x 18.9 x 0 inch

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Sculpture, Bordeaux, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Bordeaux

Sculpture . 57 x 26 x 11 cm Sculpture . 22.4 x 10.2 x 4.3 inch

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Sculpture, Paralelas Vibrantes, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Paralelas Vibrantes

Sculpture . 43 x 25 x 24 cm Sculpture . 16.9 x 9.8 x 9.4 inch

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Sculpture, Bordeaux, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Bordeaux

Sculpture . 57 x 26 x 16.5 cm Sculpture . 22.4 x 10.2 x 6.5 inch

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Print, Violeta y Tes, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Violeta y Tes

Print . 73.5 x 59 x 0.1 cm Print . 28.9 x 23.2 x 0 inch

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Sculpture, Vibraciones metalicas, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Vibraciones metalicas

Sculpture . 28 x 30 x 12 cm Sculpture . 11 x 11.8 x 4.7 inch

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Print, Composition pour les JO, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Composition pour les JO

Print . 63 x 90 cm Print . 24.8 x 35.4 inch

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Print, Araya, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Araya

Print . 75 x 56 x 0.1 cm Print . 29.5 x 22 x 0 inch

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Print, Lila, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Lila

Print . 58.5 x 48 x 0.1 cm Print . 23 x 18.9 x 0 inch

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Sculpture, Spirales, Jesús-Rafael Soto

Spirales

Sculpture . 34 x 34 x 18 cm Sculpture . 13.4 x 13.4 x 7.1 inch

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