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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2023 | Morton Casa de Subastas | Mexico City | Subasta de Arte Mexicano. | 120 | $****** - ****** | Project for a window |
Works on Paper
23 x 16 cm (9.06 x 6.3 in)
Colored pencils, crayon and graphite pencil on albanene paper
Signed twice and dated 1974 and 74
CARLOS MÉRIDA
(Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1891 - Mexico City, 1984)
Project for a window
Signed twice and dated 1974 and 74
Colored pencils, crayon and graphite pencil on albanene paper
Origin: acquired at the Galería de Arte Mexicano.
As it is a sketch, it presents normal details of conservation due to use.
“The planetary system of Mérida is complete. There are, without a doubt, laws that govern it and that he does not fully know. The horizon opens at every step, like the door of a cathedral. Transports of serene lyricism, tender and great sensitivity. The natural poetic grace of a Creole song. Intelligently simple, synthetic painting: admirable additions and admirable subtractions. There is angelic geometry in which the brotherhood with which its lines are sustained [...]”. Luis Cardoza y Aragón.
Source consulted: CARDOZA Y ARAGÓN, Luis. Carlos Mérida: essay on the art of the tropics. Peru. Amauta Magazine, April 1928, no. 14, p. 33.
23 x 16 cm
