Alfredo Ramos Martínez (Mexican 1871-1946)
Pensando
signed 'RAMOS MARTINEZ' (upper right)
tempera and Conté crayon on the Los Angeles Times newsprint laid on cardboard
23 x 17¼ in. (58.4 x 43.8 cm.)
Executed in 1935.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist.
Mrs. Edith Cunningham collection, Montecito, California.
Mrs. Hazel Ryon collection, Santa Barbara (gift from the above).
Private collection, Montecito, California (by descent from the above).
Exhibited
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, El Arte Moderno de Mexico from Regional Collections 1910-1979, 8 August- 11 October 1970, no. 69.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to María Ramos Martínez Bolster, Margarita Nieto and Louis Stern for their assistance in confirming the authenticity of this work.