Lot
96, "Oiseaux no. 4," by Angel Zarraga, oil on canvas, 16 by 10 1/2
inches, 1916
Lot
96 is a very fine small abstract oil on canvas by Angel Zarraga
(1886-1946). Entitled "Oiseaux no. 4," it measures 16 by 10 1/2
inches and was painted in 1916. It has an estimate of $40,000 to
$60,000. It sold for $50,000.
Lot 86, "Abstract
Composition," by Rene Portocarrero, watercolor, oil and ink on heavy
paper, 19 1/2 by 13 inches, 1953
Lot
86 is a wonderful, jewelly and golden "Abstract Composition" by Rene
Portocarrero (1912-1986). A watercolor, oil and ink on heavy
paper, it measures 19 1/2 by 13 inches and was painted in 1953,
It has a modest estimate of $18,000 to $22,000. It sold for $27,500.
Lot
19, "Man on a Horse," by Fernando Botero, bronze, 137 by 90 1/2 by 63
inches, 1999
Lot
19 is a very large bronze of a "Man on a Horse" by Fernando Botero (b.
1932). It measures 137 by 90 1/2 by 63 inches and is one of three
and was made in 1999. In 2000, it was exhibited in the Piazzo
della Signoria in Florence. In 2003, it was exhibited in the
Palazzo Ducale in Venice. In 2004, it was exhibited in the Yebisu
Garden Place in Tokyo. It has an estimate of $800,000 to
$1,200,000. It sold for
$1,824,500.
Lot 17, "Nina con collar," by Frida Kahlo (1910-1954), is an oil
on canvas that measures 22 1/2 by 18 1/4 inches. It was painted
in 1929. It has an estimate of $1,500,000 to $2,000,000. It sold for $1,812,500.
Contemporary
Art
Lot 43, "Mural a tres
columnas," by Jesus Rafael Soto, painted wood, metal and nylon wire, 80
1/2 by 60 inches, 1969
Lot
43 is an excellent kinetic sculpture by Jesus Rafael Soto (1923-2005)
entitled "Mural a tres columnas." The painted wood, metal and
nylon wire work measures 80 1/2 by 60 inches and was created in
1969. In an 1971 essay quoted in the catalogue entry for the
late, Arturo Uslar Pietri wrote of the artist that "by the
superimposition on different planes of thin lines and mobile objects,
he created an infinite possibility of vibration and variation: those
slender metal rods or wire spider webs which tremble unceasingly over
the black and white stripes of the background/ As the spectator
moves he enters into this play, provokes it and completes it."
The lot has an estimate of $650,000 to $850,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
34, "Physichrome (Baroque)," by Carlos Cruz-Diez, cardboard, casein,
and various objects mounted on plywood, 12 inches square, 1961
The
cover illustration of the Latin American Contemporary Art Auction
catalogue is Lot 34, "Physichrome (Baroque)," by Carlos Cruz-Diez (b.
1923). It is 12 inches square and was created in 1961. The
Latin American Modern Art auction catalogue had a separate catalogue
but the same sales number. This lot has an estimate of $400,000
to $600,000. It sold for $492,500.
Lot 53, "Untitled," by
Guillermo Kuitca, oil and graphite on linen, 75 by 90 inches, 1998
Lot 53
is a large, untitled oil and graphite on linen by Guillermo Kuitca (b.
1961) that measures 75 by 90 inches and was created in 1998. It
was included in 1999 show on the artist at the Sperone Westwater
Gallery. The catalogue entry includes the following provocative
quote from the artist: "Painting shows us that no identification is
reliable, nooder is sacred and no functon repeats itself eternally - in
other words, that no referentiality is definitive." It has an estimate
of $100,000 to $150,000. It
failed to sell.
Lot 178, "Untitled," by
Marco Maggi, cut papper (48 envelopes), 30 1/2 by 39 1/2 inches, 2012
Lot
178 is an interesting collage of 48 plain white envelopes with
different attachements by Marco Maggi (b. 1957). It measures 30
1/2 by 39 1/2 inches and was created in 2012. It has an estimate
of $25,000 to $30,000. It sold
for $31,250.
Lot 170, "Untitled," by
Enio Iommi, wire and wood on stone base, 7 by 5 1/2 by 21 1/2 inches,
1950
Lot
170 is a very attractive, untitled wire and wood sculpture by Enio
Iommi (b. 1926). It measures 7 by 5 1/2 by 21 1/2 inches and was
created in 1950. It has an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000. It failed to sell.
