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Irene Rice Pereira

Irene Rice Pereira

American, 1907–1971

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Irene Rice Pereira, known professionally as I. Rice Pereira, was an American abstract artist, poet and philosopher who played a major role in the development of modernism in the United States. Pereira is known for her work in the genres of geometric abstraction, abstract expressionism and lyrical abstraction, as well as her use of the principles of the Bauhaus school. Her paintings and writings were significantly influenced by the complex intellectual currents of the 20th century.

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Works in Collection

6 works
21 Etchings and Poems

21 Etchings and Poems

Pierre Alechinsky

1951–60, published 1960

Exploration with a Pencil

Exploration with a Pencil

Irene Rice Pereira

1940

In-text plate (folio 16) from 21 Etchings and Poems

In-text plate (folio 16) from 21 Etchings and Poems

Irene Rice Pereira

1960

Red and White Rectangles

Red and White Rectangles

Irene Rice Pereira

1936

Shadows with Painting

Shadows with Painting

Irene Rice Pereira

1940

White Lines

White Lines

Irene Rice Pereira

1942

Exhibitions

15 exhibitions

Mar 10, 1941 – May 03, 1941

New Acquisitions: American Painting and Sculpture

22 artists

Jun 30, 1942 – Aug 09, 1942

New Rugs by American Artists

11 artists

Jun 17, 1943 – Jul 25, 1943

Recent Acquisitions: The Work of Young Americans

13 artists

Feb 16, 1944 – May 10, 1944

Modern Drawings

120 artists · 3 curators

May 24, 1944 – Oct 15, 1944

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

133 artists · 1 curator

Jun 20, 1945 – Feb 13, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture

174 artists

Sep 10, 1946 – Dec 08, 1946

Fourteen Americans

15 artists · 1 curator

Apr 15, 1947 – Jun 01, 1947

Drawings in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art

83 artists

Dec 23, 1948 – Mar 13, 1949

American Paintings from the Museum Collection

115 artists · 1 curator

Oct 05, 1949 – Dec 04, 1949

Modern Art in Your Life

164 artists · 1 curator

Dec 06, 1949 – Mar 26, 1950

Children's Holiday Carnival of Modern Art

14 artists

Dec 05, 1950 – Jan 07, 1951

Children's Holiday Carnival of Modern Art

15 artists · 1 curator

Jan 23, 1951 – Mar 25, 1951

Abstract Painting and Sculpture in America

79 artists · 1 curator

Oct 19, 1954 – Feb 06, 1955

XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

260 artists

Aug 09, 1979 – Nov 13, 1979

Gifts of Drawing

54 artists · 1 curator