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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 2, 2022 | Morton Casa de Subastas | Mexico City | Subasta de Arte Latinoamericano | Latin American Art Auction | 92 | $****** - ****** | Sunset |
paintings
18 x 24 cm (7.09 x 9.45 in)
Oil on canvas on masonite
Unsigned
JOAQUÍN CLAUSELL
(San Francisco de Campeche, 1866 - Lagunas de Zempoala, Morelos, 1935)
Sunset
Unsigned
Oil on canvas on masonite
Published in: NAVARRETE BOUZARD, Sylvia et al. Joaquín Clausell, 1866-1935. Mexico. Editorial MOP, 1988, p. 101.
It shows oxidation and slight details of conservation.
He was a restless man with a rebellious and problematic character, so much so that he was expelled from his home state by the governor himself for causing political disturbances; Thus he arrived in Mexico City, where he began his studies to become a lawyer. However, he devoted part of his time to making political cartoons for the newspapers "El Universal", "El Monitor Republicano", "Diario el Hogar" and "El Demócrata", for which he wrote a journalistic article that almost sent him to jail, but he fled before the trial, traveling to New York and then to Paris. While in the city of lights, he visited art exhibitions, coming across the impressionist style and the works of Monet, Renoir and the landscapes of Courbet, from whom he learned the "plein air" technique, which allowed him to capture light and mix tones in the same landscape.
In 1896 he returned to Mexico and at the insistence of his friends Gerardo Murillo "Dr. Atl" and Diego Rivera, he decided to devote himself to painting and abandon law. Over time he began to participate in collective exhibitions and work on themes from nature, that is: valleys, mountains, forests, prairies, coasts, waterfalls, cliffs and seascapes. In 1921, he managed to show his work in New York, receiving great praise from critics. Later he was a member and founder of the Artistic Circle of Mexico, as well as a defense attorney for the fortunate few.
Although he was not an orthodox impressionist, he portrayed Mexican nature with great dedication. Juan O"Gorman referred to him as a painter of great impressionist gifts with works full of precision and color.
"A sensual painter in the purest and most direct meaning of the word, his paintings speak without eloquence, poetically to the senses of the viewer." Xavier Villaurrutia.
Sources consulted: TOVAR Y DE TERESA, Rafael, et al. Joaquín Clausell and the echoes of impressionism in Mexico. Mexico. National Museum of Art, 1995, p. 65 and MOYSSÉN, Xavier. Joaquín Clausell. Mexico. UNAM, 1992, pp. 12-15 and 31-35.
18x24cm
