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Florero en Fondo Azul
(Flower Vase in Blue Background)
René Portocarrero
1960
oil on canvas
24 1/8 x 18 inches
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“The eloquence of the flower does not reach us by its form or its fragrance, but when we are aware of its identity ... A painting is like a child or like a flower. But if we only know the child is named Juan, and that the flower is a rose or a hibiscus, then we know nothing of the child or the flower. And the same of a painting, if we only pay attention to its representation.”
René Portocarrero,
Anotaciones en Orden a la Pintura, Revista Islas, No. 22, 1966
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Diálogo Secreto
(Secret Dialogue)
Wifredo Lam
1960
pastel on paper laid down on board
27 1/4 x 39 1/2 inches
SOLD
Acquired by a private collector in Chicago, IL.
This painting is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist, Wifredo Lam, number 11B262. |
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Mujer con Pájaro
(Woman with Bird)
Amelia Peláez
ca. 1940
oil on canvas
38 1/4 x 29 5/8 inches
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This painting is signed “A Peláez” on the reverse.
Provenance:
Mr. & Mrs. David Harriton Collection, New York, NY.
David Harriton was a painter and master designer who produced glazed and etched glass art. Among his most noted accomplishments were the windows in the ceilings of the House and Senate Chambers at the U.S. Capitol. He was an important patron of the arts whose interest was awakened by artists such as Mario Carreño, Amelia Peláez and Cundo Bermúdez during the groundbreaking exhibition Modern Cuban Painters in 1944 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Harriton quickly began acquiring works by these artists.
Mujer con Pájaro is an excellent - autobiographical - representation of Amelia's inner world. The viewer closely experiences the painter’s home which served as her sanctuary, where she lived, worked and shared with her family, garden, and birds. It is a beautiful reflection of her surroundings, immersed in tranquility, peace, and all of the things that the artist loved. In this painting, one can see the cubist style that Amelia would adopt in the late 1930s and early 1940s, in which she accentuates the forms and concrete spaces within her signature colors. |
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Figuras de Carnaval Bailando
(Carnival Figures Dancing)
René Portocarrero
1948
pastel on paper laid down on board
23 x 18 1/2 inches
SOLD - in 30 days
Acquired by a private collector in Brazil.
Provenance:
Elena Hernández Catá Collection, Madrid, Spain.
Much admired by a wide contingent of art connoisseurs and collectors, Portocarrero is considered a leading figure of modern Cuban art whose work is part of permanent collections in museums and institutions worldwide. A passionate and determined artist, Portocarrero had no fear – as they say – in attacking the blank surface, be it canvas or paper. In 1944, the artist gained significant recognition when he was invited to participate in the groundbreaking group exhibition at the MOMA entitled, Modern Cuban Painting. In 1945, he also held his first one-person show at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York. One important theme in the artist’s body of work is popular Cuban festivities and dances. In the late forties, this wealth of culture was unfurled in a series of pastels. Immersed in the spirit of chance, energy and pure joy, these pastel renditions remind us of “live music”, with its atmosphere of expectations and full-force emotions. The amalgam of colors and sifted velvety textures give these compositions a jewel-like feel. The work Carnival Figures Dancing is a signature example of mastery at this technique. |
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Mujer Caballo y Pájaro
(Femme Cheval and Bird)
Wifredo Lam
1974
pastel on paper laid down on board
30 x 22 inches
SOLD
Acquired by a private collector in Miami Beach, FL.
This artwork is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity signed by Madame Lou Laurin-Lam, signed and dated, October 20, 2011, no. 11.25. |
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Monja del Mar
(Nun from the Sea)
Fidelio Ponce de León
1939
oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches
SOLD - in 30 days
Acquired by a private collector in the Dominican Republic.
Provenance:
Cintio Vitier and Fina García Marruz Collection, Havana, Cuba.
Jesús de Navascués Collection, Madrid, Spain.
Exhibitions:
Exhibited in Sotheby’s, Latin American Art, New York, Friday, May 30, 1997, lot #00182, and illustrated in the accompanying catalog.
This painting was featured in the ground breaking exhibition, 300 Años de Arte en Cuba (300 Years of Art in Cuba), Havana, Cuba, 1940, University of Havana, and listed in the exhibition catalog no. 260, page 58. Monja del Mar was featured in this exhibition alongside San Ignacio de Loyola and Niños.
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Figura
(Figure)
Servando Cabrera Moreno
1957
mixed media on paper laid down on heavy board
25 x 19 inches
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Figuras de Carnaval
(Carnival Figures)
René Portocarrero
1948
pastel on paper laid down on board
23 x 18 1/2 inches
SOLD - in 30 days
Acquired by a private collector in Brazil.
Provenance:
Elena Hernández Catá Collection, Madrid, Spain.
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Máscara
(Mask)
Wifredo Lam
1970
bronze sculpture, #22/92
20 1/4 inches in diameter
SOLD
Acquired by a private collector in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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Retrato Hereditario
(Hereditary Portrait)
Pedro Pablo Oliva
1989
oil on canvas
50 x 43 3/4 inches
SOLD
Acquired by a private collector in Weston, FL.
Illustrations:
Illustrated in Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Nine, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2010, page 80. |
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Natural Brush
Lilian García-Roig
2007
oil on canvas
48 x 36 inches
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