Francisco Zúñiga (Mexican/Costa Rican 1912-1998)
Desnudo de pie (Marta)
signed, dated, and numbered 'ZUÑIGA, 1974, III/VI' (on the base)
bronze with green patina
25 x 8 x 6 in. (63.5 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm.)
Executed in 1974.
Edition three of six.
Provenance
Private collection, New York.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 23 November 1999, lot 102 (illustrated in color).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Francisco Zúñiga: Catálogo razonado volúmen I, escultura 1923-1993, Mexico City, Albedrío & Fundación Zúñiga Laborde, 1999, p. 416, no. 714 (another cast illustrated).
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Ariel Zúñiga for his assistance confirming the authenticity of this work.