Lot 55, "Man
on a Horse," by Fernando Botero, bronze, 47 inches high, edition of 6
Lot
55 is a fine equestrian bronze by Fernando Botero entitled "Man on a
Horse." It is 47 inches high and is from an edition of 6.
It has an estimate of $500,000 to
$700,000. It sold for $612,500.
Lot 23,
"Mujer con flores," by Alfredo Ramos Martinez, oil on canvas, 32 1/4 by
28 1/4 inches, circa 1932
Lot
23 is a large and handsome oil on canvas by Alfredo Ramos Martinez
(1871-1946) entitled "Mujer con flores." It measures 32 1/4 by 28
1/4
inches and was painted circa 1832.
The catalogue entry includes long commentary by Anna Indych-Lopez,
associate professor of Latin American Art History at the City College
of New York and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York:
She argued that the artist sought a utopia and was appreciated by many
in Hollywood such as Alfred Hitchcock, Charles Laughton, John Huston
and Edith Head.
"Ramos Martinez created a series of Gauguinesque and primitivized
female figures that promoted a romanticized and idealized vision of
Mexican culture as essentially bucolic and timeless."
The lot has an estimate of $800,000 to $1,200,000. It sold for $852,000.
Lot 53, "Lux
Perpetua (3 Reds and Green," by Claudio Bravo, oil on canvas, 76 3/4 by
50 3/4 inches, 1999
Lot
53, "Lux Perpetua (3 Reds and Green," is a large and fine oil on canvas
by Claudio Bravo (1936-2010). It measures 76 3/4 by 50 3/4 inches
and was painted in 1999. It has an estimate of $900,000 to
$1,500,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 5, "Papel
aluminio plata sobre tela amarilla," by Claudio Bravo, oil on canvas,
98 3/4 by 19 7/8 inches, 2010
Lot
5 is a strking vertical oil on canvas by Claudio Bravo entitled "Papel
aluminio plata sobre tela amarilla." It measures 98 3/4 by 19 7/8
inches. It was painted in 2010. It has an estimate of
$200,000 to $300,000. It sold for
$225,000.
Lot 37, "Tres
personnages en un interior," by Rufino Tamayo, oil and sand on canvas,
32 1/4 by 39 1/2 inches, 1970
Lot
37 is an excellent oil on sand on canvas by Rufino Tamayo
(1899-1991). Entitled "Tres personnages en un interior," it
measures 32 1/4 by 39 1/2 inches and was painted in 1970. "Tres
Personages en un
Interior," is a vibrant and very strong work by Tamayo
(1899-1991). When it was offered at Christie's in the Fall of
2012, it had a modest estimate of $300,000 to $400,000 and sold
for $698,500. At this auction, it has an estimate of $600,000 to
$800,000. It sold for $708,500.
Lot 32,
"Gemelos," by Rufino Tamayo, oil on canvas, 37 1/2 by 51 1/2 inches,
1984
Lot
31, "Gemelos," is an oil on canvas by Tamayo that measures 37 1/2 by 51
1/2 inches. It was painted in 1984. It has an estimate of
$400,000 to $600,000. It sold
for $516,000.
Lot 15,
"Ascenso (El Hombre en el paisaje)," by David Alfaro Siqueiros,
pryoxilin on masonite, 33 1/2 by 24 inches, 1961
Lot 15 is a very strong and fine
pryoxilin on
masonite by David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974). Entitled "Ascenso
del Hombre en El Paisaje," it measures 33 1/8 by 23 7/8 inches
and was painted in 1961. When it was offered at the Spring 2006 Latin
American Art at Sotheby's, it had a modest estimate of $60,000 to
$80,000. It then
sold for $132,000. At this auction it has an modest
estimate of $200,000 to $300,000. It sold for $250,000.
Lot 29,
"Apolo y las musas," by Juan Soriano, oil on canvas, 52 by 81 1/2
inches, 1954
Lot
29 is a large oil on canvas by Juan Soriano (1920-2006) entitled "Apolo
y law musas." It measures 52 by 81 1/2 inches and was painted in
1954. It has been widely exhibited. It has an estimate of
$250,000 to $350,000. It sold
for $250,000.
Lot 43,
untitled double-sided folding screen with ten panels by Augusto and
Horacio Torres, 19 feet long, 1960-1
Lot
43 is a beautiful, 10-part screen in oil and incised wood and gold leaf
that measures 19 feet wide and 9 feet high and was created in 1960-1 by
Augusto Torres (1913-1992) and Horatio Torres (1924-1976). It has
a modest estimate of $120,000 to $180,000. It sold for $300,000.
Lot 137, "La
vida del arlequin I and II," by Federico Cantu, oil on canvas, left 68
1/2 by 74 7/8, right 68 3/8 by 59 inches, 1934
Lot
137 consists of two differently sized canvases by Federico
Cantu (1908-1989) about the life of a harlequin. The canvas which
at 68 inches high were painted in 1934. The lot has an estimate
of $60,000 to $80,000. It sold
for $118,750.
Lot 67,
"Objecto Cinético CK-8," by Abraham Palatnik, stainless steel,
industrial paint, wood and motor, 47 1/4 inches high, edition of 7,
1966-2005
Lot
67, "Objecto Cinético CK-8," is a very handsome, motorized
stainless-steel and wood sculpture by Abraham Palatnik (b. 1928).
It is 47 1/4 inches high and is part of an edition of 7 created between
1966 and 2005. It has an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. It sold for $125,000.
