Lot Essay
This painting is part of the National Heritage of Mexico and cannot be removed from that country. Accordingly, it is offered for sale in New York from the catalogue and will not be available in New York. Delivery of the painting will be made in Mexico in compliance with local requirements. Prospective buyers may contact Christie's Representative in Mexico for an appointment to view the work.
Untitled (1911) was painted one year before Velasco's death. His whole life, the artist has tried to paint and draw this part of Mexico shown in the painting. It was his way to achieve his studies in the science of biology and zoology. It is very probable that this painting might have been taken from quick drawings that he had collected through the years or that it was taken directly from memory.
This painting represents a trail through Tacubaya on the way to Molina del Rey surrounded by bushes and an indigenous girl with a red dress holding a child by one hand and another small child on the girl's back. Also represented in this paisaje is the Sierra Mountains covered with white and grey clouds. The composition is based on aerial lines. A strong characteristic of this painting is the excessive use of loose brush strokes.
We would like to thank Ma. Elena Altamirano Piolle for her assistance in the cataloguing of this lot.
This painting is sold with a certificate of authenticity from Ma. Elena Altamirano Piolle dated 'ciudad de México, el veinticinco de julio de mil novecientos noventa y seis' and numbered 013.
Untitled (1911) was painted one year before Velasco's death. His whole life, the artist has tried to paint and draw this part of Mexico shown in the painting. It was his way to achieve his studies in the science of biology and zoology. It is very probable that this painting might have been taken from quick drawings that he had collected through the years or that it was taken directly from memory.
This painting represents a trail through Tacubaya on the way to Molina del Rey surrounded by bushes and an indigenous girl with a red dress holding a child by one hand and another small child on the girl's back. Also represented in this paisaje is the Sierra Mountains covered with white and grey clouds. The composition is based on aerial lines. A strong characteristic of this painting is the excessive use of loose brush strokes.
We would like to thank Ma. Elena Altamirano Piolle for her assistance in the cataloguing of this lot.
This painting is sold with a certificate of authenticity from Ma. Elena Altamirano Piolle dated 'ciudad de México, el veinticinco de julio de mil novecientos noventa y seis' and numbered 013.