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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 25, 2023 | Morton Casa de Subastas | Mexico City | Subasta de Arte Latinoamericano | 63 | $****** - ****** | Two seated women |
sculpture
10 x 18 x 11 cm (3.94 x 7.09 x 4.33 in)
Terracotta sculpture
Unsigned
FRANCISCO ZÚÑIGA
(San José, Costa Rica, 1912 - Mexico City, 1998)
Two seated women, 1957
Unsigned
Terracotta sculpture, unique piece
We thank Mr. Ariel Zúñiga for verifying the authenticity of this work, March 2023.
Published in: ZÚÑIGA, Ariel et al. Francisco Zúñiga. Catalogue Raisonné. Volume I: Sculpture 1923-1993. Mexico. Editorial Albedrío, Fundación Zúñiga Laborde A.C., 2003, p. 154, cataloged 185.
It presents details of conservation due to the technique used.
In the work of Francisco Zúñiga, female figures posing in a seductive manner predominate, mostly accompanied by a singular motif: the rebozo. The above is related to other commissions with nationalist overtones that resonate with the predilection for Mexican realism.
Source consulted: CONCHEIRO, Elvira and PACHECO, Victor Hugo. (Compilers) Raquel Tibol. Criticism and militancy. Mexico. Center for Studies of the Workers" and Socialist Movement, A. C. 2016, p. 110.
10 x 18 x 11 cm
