Julio Galn (b.1958)

Sin ttulo (Arlequn)

Details
Julio Galn (b.1958)
Sin ttulo (Arlequn)
signed 'Julio Galn' lower right
oil on canvas
63 x 47in. (161.9 x 119.4cm.)
Painted in 1980
Provenance
Riva Yares Gallery, Santa Fe

Lot Essay

Galn often ironically questions traditional Mexican culture in his work, drawing inspiration upon a wide variety of sources including Surrealism, the cinema, Mexican retablo imagery and kitsch. He repeatedly portrays his own image, often feminized, calling into question conventional conceptions of gender and sexuality.