Juan O'Gorman

Lot 295: Juan O'Gorman (Mexican 1905-1982)

Name: Juan O'Gorman (Mexican 1905-1982)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: ee05e9870b

Est: $60,000 USD - $80,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USNovember 15, 2011

Item Overview

Description

Juan O'Gorman (Mexican 1905-1982)
Proceso de transformación de la materia en energía (Ensayo 1)
signed and dated 'Juan O'Gorman 1966.' (lower right) signed and dated again, and titled 'Juan O'Gorman 1966, PROCESO DE TRANSFORMACIÓN DE LA MATERIA EN ENERGÍA. ENSAYO 1' (on the reverse)
oil and tempera on panel
10 x 11 in. (25.4 x 28 cm.)
Painted in 1966.

Artist or Maker

Juan O'Gorman

Exhibited

Mexico City, INBA, Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas, n/d.

Literature

A. Luna Arroyo, Juan O'Gorman, Mexico City, 1973, p. 513 (illustrated as 'Resultado de explosión nuclear').
O'Gorman, Grupo Financiero Bital, Américo Arte Editores, Mexico D.F., 1999 (illustrated in color).

Provenance

Private collection, Mexico City.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 28 May 2008, lot 31 (illustrated in color).
Throckmorton Fine Art, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Auction Details

Latin American Paintings

Christie's

November 15, 2011, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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