Mar 13, 2024 11:00 EST

20th Century Abstraction / Latin American Art

 
  Lot 81
 

81

Alfredo Castaneda

Mexican, 1938-2010
No habitar ya la tierra,
1978
Signed and dated Castaneda 78 (lr)
Oil and collage on plywood
30 1/2 × 30 1/2 inches (77.5 × 77.5 cm)

Provenance:
Galeria del Arte Meixcano, Mexico City
De Graaf-Forsythe Gallery, Ann Arbor
Maurice Ottinger, New York
Thence by descent to the estate
Sale, Philip Weiss Auctions, Jan. 23, 2011, lot 2330
Private collection, New York

Exhibited:
Mexico, D.F., Galería de Arte Mexicano, Alfredo Castañeda: Del purgatorio:
Recordatorios, visiones y testimonios, Nov. - Dec., 1978, no. 11, illus. in catalogue

Framed dimensions: 32 1/4 x 32 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches

Estimated at $25,000 - $35,000

 

Mexican, 1938-2010
No habitar ya la tierra,
1978
Signed and dated Castaneda 78 (lr)
Oil and collage on plywood
30 1/2 × 30 1/2 inches (77.5 × 77.5 cm)

Provenance:
Galeria del Arte Meixcano, Mexico City
De Graaf-Forsythe Gallery, Ann Arbor
Maurice Ottinger, New York
Thence by descent to the estate
Sale, Philip Weiss Auctions, Jan. 23, 2011, lot 2330
Private collection, New York

Exhibited:
Mexico, D.F., Galería de Arte Mexicano, Alfredo Castañeda: Del purgatorio:
Recordatorios, visiones y testimonios, Nov. - Dec., 1978, no. 11, illus. in catalogue

Framed dimensions: 32 1/4 x 32 3/8 x 2 5/8 inches

Overall very good condition. Collaged elements are attached with no signs of losses or lifting. Areas of wear at upper center, lower center and center right are original to the work and as intended by the artist. No signs of restoration under UV inspection.

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Auction: 20th Century Abstraction / Latin American Art, Mar 13, 2024

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NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle presented an auction of 20th Century Abstraction on March 13, 2024. The sale showcased abstract art spanning the 1940s through the end of the century and will include paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints. From the American Abstract Expressionists, as well as several prototypical artists that predated them, the auction documented the global evolution of abstraction within and beyond the fabled New York School; including Color Field artists, hard-edge abstraction, CoBrA Group and much more.

 

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