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Lot 97: Fernando Castillo (Mexican 1895-1940)

Est: $20,000 USD - $30,000 USDSold:
Christie'sNew York, NY, USMay 28, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Fernando Castillo (Mexican 1895-1940) >Retrato de mis hijos <br>signed 'F. Castillo' (upper right) >oil on canvas <br>26 3/8 x 20 in. (67 x 50.8 cm.) >Painted circa 1937. <br>

Exhibited

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Mexican Art Today, 1943, no. 33. >Paris, Museé National d'Art Moderne, Art mexicain du precolombien a nos jours, May- July 1952. >Austin, Mexic-Arte Museum, From Revolution to Renaissance: Mexican Art from the Aaron Collection, April 2007- January 2008. >San Antonio, Museo Alameda Smithsonian, Revolution and Renaissance: Mexico and San Antonio 1910-2010, November 2010- August 2012.

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Mexican Art Today, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1943, p. 94, no. 33 (illustrated). >Exhibition catalogue, Art mexicain du precolombien a nos jours, tome II, Paris, Museé National d'Art Moderne, Les Presses Artistiques Esiteurs, 1952, p. 81, no. 909 (illustrated). >G. Fernández Ledesma, Fernando Castillo, pintor popular 1895-1940, Mexico City, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1984, fig. 9 (illustrated in color).

Provenance

Eduardo Villseñor collection, Mexico City. >Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Fairmount.
Anon. sale, Doyle, New York, 8 November 2006, lot 116. >Acquired from the above.

Auction Details

Latin American Art

by
Christie's
May 28, 2014, 12:00 AM EST

219 East 67th Street, New York, NY, 10021, US