Lot
140, "Untitled," oil on canvas, 12 1/8 by 10 1/8 inches, 1962, top
left; Lot 39, "Untitled," oil on canvas, 25 by 24 1/4 inches, 1965,
bottom left; Lot 42, "The Copyist," oil on canvas, 71 1/4 by 76 1/4
inches, 1974, center; Lot 38, "Man with Cane," bronze, 40 1/2
by 21 by 12 inches, 1986, right; all by Fernando Botero
The auction
has many works by Botero including Lot 38, "Man with Cane," a bronze
sculpture that is 40 1/2 inches high and was created in 1986; Lot 140,
an untitled portrait that is an oil on canvas that measures 12 1/8 by
10 1/8 and was painted in 1962, Lot 39, a portrait oil on canvvas from
1965 that measures 25 by 24 1/4 inches; and Lot 42, "The Copyist," an
oil on canvas from 1974 that measures 71 1/4 by 76 1/4 inches.
Lot 139 has an estimate of $50,000 to $70,000. It sold for $98,500. Lot
140 has an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It sold for $40,000. Lot 38 has an estimate of
$300,000 to $400,000. It sold for $386,500. Lot 42 has a modest estimate of
$450,000 to $650,000. It sold for $602,500.
Lot 47, "Dos
Personajes," by Rufino Tamayo, oil and sand on canvas, 37 1/2 by 51 1/8
inches, 1984
Lot
47 is a fabulous painting of two people by Rufino Tamayo
(1899-1991). An oil and sand and canvas that measures 37 1/2
by 51 1/8 inches, it was painted in 1984. It has an estimate
of $400,000 to $600,000.
It was sold at Sotheby's May 24 2006 for
$419,200 when it had an estimate of $300,000 to $400,000. It sold for $842,500.
Lot 10,
"Danza al sol," by Rufino Tamayo, oil and sand on canvas, 40
by 30 inches,1948
Lot 10 is a
very strong oil and sand painting on canvas by Tamayo
entitled "Danza al sol." It measures 40 by 30 inches and was
painted in 1948. It has an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000. It sold for $662,500.
Lot 51, "Claustrophobia," by
Tamayo, oil on canvas, 32 by 39 1/2 inches, 1957
Another superb
painting by Tamayo is Lot 51, "Claustrophobia." An oil on
canvas, it was painted in 1957 and measures 32 by 39 1/2 inches.
It has an estimate of $600,000 to $800,000. It sold for $782,500.
Lot 53,
"Invocacion," by Remedios Varo, acrylic on cardboard laid down on
masonite, 19 1/2 by 17 3/4 inches, 1963
Lot 53 is an
excellent acrylic on cardboard laid down on masonite by Remedios Varo
(1908-1963). It measures 19 1/2 by 17 3/4
inches and was painted in 1963. It has an estimate
of $450,000 to $650,000. It was passed at $380,000.
Lot
54, "Mi general aspirina y sus hombres," by Leonora Carrington, oil on
canvas, 30 by 39 7/8 inches
Lot 54 is an
interesting work by Leonora Carrington (b.1917) that is entitled "Mi
general aspirina y sus hombres." An oil on canvas, it
measures 30 by 39 7/8 inches. It has an estimate of $150,000
to $200,000. It sold for $206,500.
Lot
26, "Untitled," by Matta, oil on canvas, 28 by 35 3/4 inches, 1942
The cover
illustration of the catalogue is Lot 26, an untitled oil on canvas by
Matta (1911-2002). It measures 28 by 35 3/4 inches and was
painted in 1942. It has an estimate of $800,000 to
$1,200,000. It sold for $842,500.
The catalogue
entry provides the following commentary by Abby McEwen, assistant
professor at the University of Maryland at College Park:
"In the
present work, Matta channels the explosive animus of the landscape
through a metamorphic architecture of membranous, organic forms, and
angular geometries. Similar in feeling to the monumental
canvas The Hanged Man
(1942), for which it may have been a preparatory study, Untitled renders
abstracted silhouettes of the female anatomy in lambent transparencies
of grey cast within a vaporous, embryonic space....The distillation of
combustible, volcanic energy within the fertile huiman body epitomizes
the artist's belief in the essential oneness of man and nature..."
Lot 125, "Untitled
(appartenant au cycle des 'Aubes'" by Matta, oil on canvas, 24 1/8 by
24 7/8, 1954
Lot 125 is a
nice abstraction by Matta entitled "Untitled (appartenant au cycle des
'Aubes'." An oil on canvas, it measures 24 1/8 by 24 7/8
inches. It was painted in 1954 and has an estimate of $60,000
to $80,000. It sold for $86,500.
Lot 138, "Ecrire sur un mur de
flamme," by Matta, oil on canvas, 41 by 36 inches, 1974
Lot 138 is a
brightly colored composition by Matta entitled "Ecrire sur un mur de
flamme." An oil on canvas, it measures 41 by 36 inches and
was painted in 1974. It has an estimate of $50,000 to $70,000. It sold for $62,500.
Lot 55, "S'Enroséer," by Matta,
oil on canvas, 51 by 80 1/8 inches, 1956
Lot 55 is a
large and very impressive oil on canvas by Matta that is entitled
"S'Enroséer." It measures 51 by 80 1/8 inches and was painted
in 1956. It was once in the collection of Baron Elie de
Rothschild of Paris. It has an estimate of $250,000 to
$350,000. It sold for $866,500.
Lot
27, "Eux les convaincus (Accidentuality)," by Matta, oil on canvas, 57
7/8 by 76 inches,1947
Lot 27 is a
large work by Matta that has recognizable human forms.
Entitled "Eux les convaincus (Accidentuality)," it is an oil
on canvas that measures 57 7/8 by 76 inches and was painted in 1947.
It has an estimate of $400,000 to $600,000. It was passed at $320,000.
Lot
25, "Paraiso," by Alejandro Xul Solar, watercolor, gouache and ink on
paper laid down on cardboard, 8 1/4 by 4 3/4 inches, 1922
Lot 25 is a
very fine watercolor, gouache and ink on paper laid down on cardboard
by Alejandro Xul Solar (1887-1963). Entitled "Paraiso," it
measures 8 1/4 by 4 3/4 inches and was painted in 1922. It
has an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000. It sold for $60,000.
Lot 11, "Gato
del té," by Francisco Toledo, oil, ink and sand on masonite, 22 3/8 by
30 1/8 inches,1978
Lot 11 is a
good oil, ink and sand on masonite by Francisco Toledo (b.
1940) that is entitled "Gato del té." It measures 22 3/8 by
30 1/8 inches and was executed in 1978. It has an estimate of
$200,000 to $300,000. It sold for $458,500.
Lot
245, "Fish Woman," by Francisco Toledo, oil and sand on paper laid down
on masonite, 23 1/4 by 30 7/8 inches, 1969
Lot 245 is a
very dramatic work by Toledo entitled "Fish Woman." An oil
and sand on paper laid down on masonite, it measures 23 1/4 by 30 7/8
inches and was created in 1969. It has a modest estimate of
$60,000 to $80,000. It sold for $62,500.
Lot
264, "Edge," by Marcelo Bonevardi, painted wood assemblage, acrylic on
textured substrate on canvas, with cutouts on wood stretcher, 24 by 15
1/4 1 1/2 inches, 1970
Lot
264, "Edge," by Marcelo Bonevardi, is a striking painted wood
assemblage, acrylic on
textured substrate on canvas, with cutouts on wood stretcher.
It measures 24 by 15
1/4 1 1/2 inches and was created in 1970. It has a
modest estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 280,
"Recuerdos," by Rogelio Polesello, acrylic on canvas, 58 1/2 by 78 1/8
inches, 1990
Lot 280 is a strong abstraction by Rogelio Polesello (b. 1939).
An acrylic on canvas, it measures 58 1/2 by 78 1/8 inches and
was executed in 1990. It has a modest estimate of $15,000 to
$20,000. It passed.
Lot 145,
"Figures and Tower," by Armando Morales, oil on canvas laid down on
masonite, 21 1/2 by 18 inches, 1969
Lot 145 is a
quite bright and fine oil on canvas laid down on masonite by Armando
Morales (*b. 1927). Entitled "Figures and Tower," it measures
21 1/2 by 18 inches and was executed in 1969. It has an
estimate of $35,000 to$45,000. It passed.
Lot 254.
"Sandia," by Ana Mercedes Hoyos, iron-plate, 46 by 119 1/2 by 38
inches, 2001
Lot 254 is a
very impressive and handsome iron-plate sculpture by Ana Mercedes Hoyos
(b. 1942). It measures 46 by 119 1/2 by 38 inches and was
executed in 2001. It has a modest estimate of $30,000 to
$40,000. It passed.
Lot 75,
"Seuil de Perception, Continuel-lumiére-Mobile," by Julio Le Parc,
painted wood, metal, nylon strings, and light bulbs, 69 7/8 by 63 by 7
3/4 inches, 1962
Lot 75, "Seuil
de Perception, Continuel-lumiére-Mobile," by Julio Le
Parc (b.1928), is a painted wood, metal, nylon strings, and light bulbs
work of art that measures 69 7/8 by 63
by 7 3/4 inches. It was created in 1962 and has an estimate
of $50,000 to $70,000. It sold for $506,500, one of many contemporary works at the auction that did extraordinarily well.
Lot 229,
"Desnudo," by Juan Soriano, oil on canvas, 23 1/4 by 48 3/4 inches, 1960
Lot 229 is a
superb oil on canvas by Juan Soriano (1920-2006). Entitled
"Desnudo," it measures 23 1/4 by 48 3/4 inches and was executed in
1960. It has a modest estimate of $30,000 to $40,000. It passed.