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Cerco de Noches
Details
David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896-1974)
Cerco de Noches
signed 'Siqueiros' (lower right)--inscribed, signed again and dated 'CERCO DE NOCHES en que las sombras va [sic] aprisionando a la luz, SIQUEIROS, C.P. Mex 4-9 -1964' (on the reverse)
Label affixed to the reverse reads:
"CERCO DE NOCHES".- Los momentos sucesivos, en toda la extensión esférica de la tierra, en que las sombras van aprisionando a la luz. Negro azul o verde arriba y negro rojo abajo. Negro frío en la alta atmósfera y negro caliente en la tierra.
pyroxylin on wood
23 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (60.3 x 45 cm.)
Painted in 1964.
Cerco de Noches
signed 'Siqueiros' (lower right)--inscribed, signed again and dated 'CERCO DE NOCHES en que las sombras va [sic] aprisionando a la luz, SIQUEIROS, C.P. Mex 4-9 -1964' (on the reverse)
Label affixed to the reverse reads:
"CERCO DE NOCHES".- Los momentos sucesivos, en toda la extensión esférica de la tierra, en que las sombras van aprisionando a la luz. Negro azul o verde arriba y negro rojo abajo. Negro frío en la alta atmósfera y negro caliente en la tierra.
pyroxylin on wood
23 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (60.3 x 45 cm.)
Painted in 1964.
Provenance
The Bernard and Edith Lewin collection of Mexican Art.
Property of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (gift from the above).
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 20 November 2008, lot 287.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Property of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (gift from the above).
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, 20 November 2008, lot 287.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mexican Masterpieces from The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, 23 November 1997 - 16 February 1998.