Federico Armando Beltran Masses Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1885 - d. 1949

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  • AR Federico Beltran Masses (Spanish, 1885-1949) Pola Negri y Rudolph Valentino
    Sep. 27, 2017

    AR Federico Beltran Masses (Spanish, 1885-1949) Pola Negri y Rudolph Valentino

    Est: £10,000 - £15,000

    AR Federico Beltran Masses (Spanish, 1885-1949) Pola Negri y Rudolph Valentino Pola Negri y Rudolph Valentino signed 'F. Beltran Masses' (lower left) oil on canvas 162 x 129.5cm (63 3/4 x 51in). Footnotes Provenance Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 16 November 2004, lot 209. Private collection, Spain. The Polish actress Pola Negri (1897- 1987) was born Barbara Apollonia Chalupiec. She was an only child and, growing up, lived an impoverished life. Her mother worked to maintain a small apartment in a Warsaw slum and her father never returned after being incarcerated for revolutionary activity. After briefly attending the Imperial Ballet school, she transferred (due to illness) to the Imperial Academy of Dramatic Arts – and thus began her illustrious career. She became one of Poland's leading actresses as well as a Hollywood star. She was incredibly beautiful, with piercing green eyes, milky white skin and jet black hair – a combination that enthralled men and women alike. Negri had a tumultuous love life (at one point she was engaged to Charlie Chaplin), which she continually dramatised and flaunted in public. One of her most controversial affairs was with the American heart-throb actor Rudolph Valentino, just before his premature death at the age of 31. In the wake of his death, fans lined the streets in mourning, and it is said that Negri sent more than 1,000 red and white roses spelling out 'POLA' to be placed near his coffin. Federico Beltran Masses was born in Cuba in 1885 and spent his childhood in Barcelona. He studied at the acclaimed Escola de la Llotja, under Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. Masses was known as a portrait painter of the rich and famous, depicting royals, leaders of high society and, in particular, women with a habit of attracting scandal. Masses' paintings were extremely popular during his lifetime and his distinctive style set him apart from his contemporaries. In the present lot, Masses depicts the two lovers in an ethereal night-time setting, capturing the couples' elegance and their penchant for drama. Negri's seductive, feminine qualities are highlighted through the splashes of red on her nails and lips, her famously elegant hands, and the large jewel sparkling on the fabric of her dress. Valentino, in a languorous pose to Negri's right, holds a guitar and, by gazing away from the viewer, adds to the dreamlike atmosphere of the scene.

    Bonhams
  • FEDERICO ARMANDO BELTRÁN MASSÉS (GUAIRA DE LA MELENA 1885-1949 BARCELONE)
    Sep. 19, 2017

    FEDERICO ARMANDO BELTRÁN MASSÉS (GUAIRA DE LA MELENA 1885-1949 BARCELONE)

    Est: €50,000 - €70,000

    FEDERICO ARMANDO BELTRÁN MASSÉS (GUAIRA DE LA MELENA 1885-1949 BARCELONE) Portrait de Madeleine Bonnardel (1899- 1952), comtesse de Montgomery signé ‘F. Beltran Masses’ (en bas à droite) huile sur toile, non rentoilée 196,5 x 132,6 cm. (77 3/8 x 52º in.)

    Christie's
  • Federico Beltran Masses (Spanish, 1885-1949) Portrait of a lady
    Oct. 18, 2016

    Federico Beltran Masses (Spanish, 1885-1949) Portrait of a lady

    Est: £1,200 - £1,800

    Federico Beltran Masses (Spanish, 1885-1949) Portrait of a lady

    Bonhams
  • Federico Armando Beltran Masses, Spanish/Cuban
    Sep. 10, 2013

    Federico Armando Beltran Masses, Spanish/Cuban

    Est: £200 - £400

    Federico Armando Beltran Masses, Spanish/Cuban 1885-1949 Portrait of a lady in a hat; black and coloured chalk on buff paper, signed, 21x14cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite) Provenance: Private Collection, Spain

    Roseberys
  • FEDERICO ARMANDO BELTRÁN MASSÉS
    Mar. 16, 2012

    FEDERICO ARMANDO BELTRÁN MASSÉS

    Est: $250,000 - $300,000

    1885-1949 ALEGORÍA DE CARMEN (ALLEGORY OF CARMEN) signed lower right oil on canvas 50 1/2 by 96 7/8 in; 128.3 by 246.1 cm

    Sotheby's
  • Federico Armando BELTRAN MASSES (1885-1949)
    Apr. 29, 2011

    Federico Armando BELTRAN MASSES (1885-1949)

    Est: €15,000 - €18,000

    Federico Armando BELTRAN MASSES (1885-1949) Ecole Espagnole Le sommeil d'Eve Huile sur toile, signée en bas à gauche 98 x 99 cm - 38 5/8 x 39 in. Oil on canvas, signed lower left

    Aguttes
  • Federico Armando Beltran Masses (1885-1949) Three sketches of elements of the female anatomy and another of a pomegranate being broken open Each pencil and crayon Each signed 29.5cm x 20.5cm; 30. 5cm x 20.5cm; 31.5cm x 21.5cm; 30cm x 20cm (see
    Sep. 21, 2005

    Federico Armando Beltran Masses (1885-1949) Three sketches of elements of the female anatomy and another of a pomegranate being broken open Each pencil and crayon Each signed 29.5cm x 20.5cm; 30. 5cm x 20.5cm; 31.5cm x 21.5cm; 30cm x 20cm (see

    Est: £200 - £250

    Federico Armando Beltran Masses (1885-1949) Three sketches of elements of the female anatomy and another of a pomegranate being broken open Each pencil and crayon Each signed 29.5cm x 20.5cm; 30. 5cm x 20.5cm; 31.5cm x 21.5cm; 30cm x 20cm (see illustration)

    Dreweatts 1759
  • Federico Armando Beltran-Masses (Spanish, 1885-1949)
    Aug. 26, 2004

    Federico Armando Beltran-Masses (Spanish, 1885-1949)

    Est: £700 - £1,000

    Barque de L'Amour signed 'F. Beltran-Masses' (lower left) and inscribed 'Federico Beltran-Masses/Barque de L'Amour' (on the reverse) oil on board 31 1/2 x 41 1/2 in. (78.8 x 104.2 cm.)

    Christie's
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