AMELIA PELAEZ

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AMELIA PELAEZ

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SINGED AND DATED A. PELAEZ 1935 LOWER LEFT--PENCIL AND BRUSH AND INK ON PAPER

22 X 27½IN. (56 X 70CM.)

DRAWN IN 1935
Provenance
PRIVATE COLLECTION, MIAMI

Lot Essay

AT THE CENTER, REPRESENTING HERSELF, RESTS A VOLUPTUOUS FEMALE FIGURE. HER HAND REACHES OUT FOR THE OVAL TROPICAL FRUITS ON THE TABLE, EMPHASIZING AMELIA'S INTEREST FOR HER NATIVE SURROUNDINGS. THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT AND COMPREHENSIVE WORK DEPICTING THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS IN THE ARTIST'S FUTURE PAINTINGS, RIGHT BEFORE THE INTEGRATION OF SOME ARCHITECTURAL AND STILL LIFE MOTIFS INTO THE COMPOSITION ITSELF, RATHER THAN AS SEPARATE OBJECTS.