Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Ariel Zúñiga for his assistance in confirming the authenticity of this work.
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Mujer de cuclillas con tocado
Details
Francisco Zúñiga (Costa Rican/Mexican 1912-1998)
Mujer de cuclillas con tocado
signed and dated 'ZUÑIGA 1971' (on the figure's head) inscribed with signature, date and edition 'FRANCISCO ZUÑIGA, 1971 II/III, FUNDICION MOISES DE LA AGUILA' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
32 x 27 x 27 in. (81.3 x 68.6 x 68.6 cm.)
Executed in 1971.
Edition two of three.
Mujer de cuclillas con tocado
signed and dated 'ZUÑIGA 1971' (on the figure's head) inscribed with signature, date and edition 'FRANCISCO ZUÑIGA, 1971 II/III, FUNDICION MOISES DE LA AGUILA' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
32 x 27 x 27 in. (81.3 x 68.6 x 68.6 cm.)
Executed in 1971.
Edition two of three.
Provenance
Frank Ribelin collection, Dallas.
Acquired from the above (1987).
Acquired from the above (1987).
Literature
Contemporary Mexican Artists, Palm Springs, B. Lewin Galleries, n/d (another cast illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Francisco Zúñiga: An Exhibition of Drawings and Sculpture, San Diego, Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1971, p. 8 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Francisco Zúñiga: An Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawing, Syracuse, New York, Everson Museum of Art, 1977, p. 15-16 (another cast illustrated).
C.F. Echeverría, Zúñiga, Ediciones Galería de Arte Misrachi, Mexico City, 1980, p. 140-141, no. 142 (another cast illustrated in color).
J. Lassaigne, Francisco Zúñiga, Editions Brewster, New York, 1982, p. 50, (another cast illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Francisco Zúñiga: Homenaje Nacional, Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1994, p. 22 (another cast illustrated).
Francisco Zúñiga: Catálogo Razonado, Volúmen I, Escultura 1923-1993, Albedrío & Fundación Zúñiga Laborde, Mexico City, 1999, p. 347, no. 588 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Francisco Zúñiga: An Exhibition of Drawings and Sculpture, San Diego, Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1971, p. 8 (another cast illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Francisco Zúñiga: An Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawing, Syracuse, New York, Everson Museum of Art, 1977, p. 15-16 (another cast illustrated).
C.F. Echeverría, Zúñiga, Ediciones Galería de Arte Misrachi, Mexico City, 1980, p. 140-141, no. 142 (another cast illustrated in color).
J. Lassaigne, Francisco Zúñiga, Editions Brewster, New York, 1982, p. 50, (another cast illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Francisco Zúñiga: Homenaje Nacional, Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1994, p. 22 (another cast illustrated).
Francisco Zúñiga: Catálogo Razonado, Volúmen I, Escultura 1923-1993, Albedrío & Fundación Zúñiga Laborde, Mexico City, 1999, p. 347, no. 588 (another cast illustrated).
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Virgilio Garza