Gunther Gerzso (1915-2000)
Gunther Gerzso (1915-2000)

Lugar Desconocido

细节
Gunther Gerzso (1915-2000)
Lugar Desconocido
signed 'Gerzso' lower right--signed again and dated '47' on the reverse
oil on board
16½ x 23½in. (42 x 59.7cm.)
Painted in 1947
来源
Edward Frank Willis James, Chichester
Private collection, Mexico City

拍品专文

Lugar Desconocido was among the works by Gerzso's first exhibition at the Galería de Arte Mexicano. Gerzso's ever-growing interest in destruction had taken on a new form that belied what motivated them and marked a milestone in his development as a painter. Wolfgang Paalen, who had arrived in Mexico in 1939 invited by Frida Kahlo and made it his final home, expressed interest in Gerzso's new work. Paalen linked it to the emotional content in Kafka's writing that conveys situations that appear grounded but in reality are endless struggle traps. In the preface to Gerzso's exhibition catalogue he quoted the author:
"For we are like tree trunks in the snow. In appearance they lie [sic] sleekly and a light push should be enough to send them rolling. No, it can't be done, for they are firmly wedded to the ground. But even that is only appearance."

Salomon Grimberg

October 4, 2001