René Portocarrero (Cuban 1912-1985)

Figura en blanco y negro

Details

René Portocarrero (Cuban 1912-1985)
Figura en blanco y negro
signed and dated 'PORTOCARRERO, 63' (lower right)
ink and gouache with paper collage on paper
29¾ x 21 7/8 in. (75.5 x 55.5 cm.)
Executed in 1963.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist.
Property of a European Collector, Christie's, New York, 23 November 1999, lot 94 (illustrated in color).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Literature

G. Pogolotti and R. Vázquez Díaz, René Portocarrero, Henschelverlag Berlin, Letras Cubanas, Havana, 1987 (illustrated).

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Lot Essay

We are grateful to the Fundación de Arte Cubano for confirming the authenticity and assisting in the cataloguing of this work.

This work will be included in the forthcoming book, Obras escogidas: René Portocarrero to be published by the Fundación de Arte Cubano in 20xx.

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