Hijo pródigo I

Details

Ricardo Martínez (Mexican 1918-2009)
Hijo pródigo I
signed and dated 'Ricardo Martínez 66' (lower left)
oil on canvas
78¾ x 43 3/8 in. (200 x 110.2 cm.)
Painted in 1966.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist.
Thence by descent to the present owners.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Cento anni di pittura messicana, Rome, Istituto Italo-Latino Americano, October 1967, no. 27.
Exhibition catalogue, Pintura de Ricardo Martínez, Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, February- April 1969, no. 26.

Exhibited

Rome, Istituto Italo-Latino Americano, Cento anni di pittura messicana, October 1967, no. 27.
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Pintura de Ricardo Martínez, February- April 1969, no. 26.

Lot Essay

We are grateful to the estate of the artist and the Fundación Ricardo Martínez for their assistance in confirming the authenticity of this work.

We are grateful to Dr. Mark Ruben for his assistance cataloguing this work.

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