Ricardo Martínez (Mexican 1918-2009)

Mujer sentada

Details

Ricardo Martínez (Mexican 1918-2009)
Mujer sentada
signed and dated 'Ricardo Martinez, 62' (lower right)
oil on canvas
41¼ x 31½ in. (104.8 x 80 cm.)
Painted in 1962.

Provenance

Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City (acquired directly from the artist).
Muriel Berkson.
Gallery of Modern Art, Phoenix.
Private collection, Phoenix.
By descent to the present owner.

Literature

R. Bonifaz Nuño, Ricardo Martínez, Mexico City, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1965, no. 48 (illustrated).

Exhibited

São Paulo, Bienal de São Paulo, September-December 1963.
New York, The Contemporaries, Ricardo Martínez, Recent Paintings, 14 April - 2 May 1964.
Mexico City, Galería de Arte Mexicano, 29 óleos, 10 September - 31 October 1964.

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Lot Essay

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

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

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