Francisco Ziga (1913-1998)
Francisco Ziga (1913-1998)

Amantes

Details
Francisco Ziga (1913-1998)
Ziga, F. (Costa Rica)
Amantes
signed and dated 'Ziga 1975' on the man's left leg
black marble
Height: 13in. (33.7cm.)
Length: 25in. (64.8cm.)
Executed in 1975
Provenance
Galera Tascende, Acapulco
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculptures, June 3, 1999, lot 116 (illustrated in color)
Exhibited
Syracuse, Emerson Museum of Art, Francisco Ziga: An Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings, Apr.-June, 1977, n. 20. This exhibition later traveled to: Lincoln, De Cordova and Dana Museum and Park, June-Aug. 1977; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City Art Center, 1979; Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1979; La Jolla, Tascende Gallery, Aug. 1979

Lot Essay

'En la luz encontr desde pequeo los mayores misterios, esos elementos tan naturales ejercieron sobre m una atraccin extraa...por eso es que mis ltimas obras, son nada ms que luz.'(Emilio Pettoruti)
(Since childhood I found the biggest mysteries in the light, those natural elements had a mysterious attraction for me...that is why in my last works, there is nothing but light.)

This quote from the artist condenses and expands the beauty and mystery of the present painting. Pettoruti is like a magician that translates into canvas the effects of the rankings of light and the fluorescence of its tones. He abstracts himself from any figuration to grant an emotional and living meaning to geometric forms.
This painting is sold with a photo certificate of authenticity signed by Natalio Jorge Povarche

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