Edgar Negret (COLOMBIAN, 1920–2012) Painted Aluminum Constructivism Sculpture. Sculpture Measures 41 1/2 inches high x 39 1/2 inches wide. Base Measures 54 inches x 52 inches. Edgar Negret (October 11, 1920 – October 11, 2012) was a Colombian abstract sculptor. Negret was born in Popayán, Colombia. He attended the School of Fine Arts in Cali, Colombia. Initially working in stone in styles reminiscent of European modernists like Jean Arp and Constantin Brâncu?i. By the early 1950s, he began working in metal in constructivist tradition. In 1955, his art was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art. In 1963, he won the Salón de Artistas Colombianos, and therein became one of the most prominent Colombian sculptors of the 20th century. In 1968, he was awarded the David E. Bright Sculpture Prize, at the Thirty-fourth Venice Biennial. In 1985, the Museum Negret opened. In 2010. Property From A Miami Beach Estate.