PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED MEXICAN COLLECTION
Francisco Corzas (1936-1983)
Fleur du mal
Details
Francisco Corzas (1936-1983)
Fleur du mal
signed and dated 'Francisco Corzas 65' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51 1/4 x 67 in. (130.2 x 170.2 cm.)
Painted in 1965.
Fleur du mal
signed and dated 'Francisco Corzas 65' (lower left)
oil on canvas
51 1/4 x 67 in. (130.2 x 170.2 cm.)
Painted in 1965.
Provenance
Edmundo Silberstein collection.
Anon sale, Christie's, New York, 31 May 1984, lot 57.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Anon sale, Christie's, New York, 31 May 1984, lot 57.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
B. Taracena, Francisco Corzas, Mexico City, Sep/Setentas, 1973, n.p. (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, 100 pintores mexicanos, Monterrey, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, 1993, p. 94 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, 100 pintores mexicanos, Monterrey, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, 1993, p. 94 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Sala Nacional, Retrospectiva Francisco Corzas, June - September 1972, no. 54 (titled 'El desnudo').
Monterrey, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, 100 pintores mexicanos, October 1993 - April 1994.
Monterrey, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, 100 pintores mexicanos, October 1993 - April 1994.