Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Ariel Zúñiga for his assistance confirming the authenticity of this work.
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PROPERTY FROM THE AARON FAMILY COLLECTION, SAN ANTONIO
Francisco Zúñiga (Costa Rican/Mexican 1912-1998)
Desnudo de pié
Details
Francisco Zúñiga (Costa Rican/Mexican 1912-1998)
Desnudo de pié
signed and dated 'F. ZUÑIGA, 1956' (along the base)
Chiluca stone
37½ x 10¾ x 7½ in. (95 x 27.3 x 19.1 cm.)
Executed in 1956.
Unique.
Desnudo de pié
signed and dated 'F. ZUÑIGA, 1956' (along the base)
Chiluca stone
37½ x 10¾ x 7½ in. (95 x 27.3 x 19.1 cm.)
Executed in 1956.
Unique.
Provenance
Private collection, Mexico.
Galerias Moreno, Mexico City.
Acquired from the above.
Galerias Moreno, Mexico City.
Acquired from the above.
Literature
Francisco Zúñiga: Catálogo razonado volúmen I, escultura 1923-1993, Mexico City, Albedrío & Fundación Zúñiga Laborde, 1999, p. 145, no. 167 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, De artesanos y arlequines: Forjando una colección de arte mexicano, Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 2005, p. 46 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, De artesanos y arlequines: Forjando una colección de arte mexicano, Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 2005, p. 46 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Arte, De artesanos y arlequines: Forjando una colección de arte mexicano, July 2005- April 2006.
Austin, Mexic-Arte Museum, From Revolution to Renaissance: Mexican Art From the Aaron Collection, April 2007- January 2008.
San Antonio, Museo Alameda Smithsonian, Revolution and Renaissance, Mexico and San Antonio, 1910- 2010, November 2010- August 2012.
Austin, Mexic-Arte Museum, From Revolution to Renaissance: Mexican Art From the Aaron Collection, April 2007- January 2008.
San Antonio, Museo Alameda Smithsonian, Revolution and Renaissance, Mexico and San Antonio, 1910- 2010, November 2010- August 2012.