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The Banyan Tree
(El Jagüey)
Domingo Ravenet
1938
oil on wood
30 x 24 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Collection Mariano Brull, Havana, Cuba;
Cuban National Commission of Intellectual Cooperation, Havana, Cuba;
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York.
De-accession by Museum of Modern Art, New York, to Cernuda Arte.
This painting was exhibited at Exposición de Arte Cubano Contemporáneo, Capitolio Nacional, Havana, November 1941, and illustrated in the corresponding exhibition catalog.
Exhibited in The Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, New York, curated by Lincoln Kirstein, March to July 1943, listed on page 94 of the corresponding exhibition publication.
Entered into the San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California, on 2/20/1942, as per Museum label attached to the reverse of the artwork, and exhibited in Contemporary Latin American Art, San Francisco Museum of Art, date unknown.
Illustrated in the book RAVENET, Ana María Muñoz Bachs and Mariana Ravenet Ramírez, 2015, Fundación Arte Cubano, Artes Gráficas Palermo, Madrid, Spain,on the front cover and page 83.
This work will be illustrated in the upcoming catalog, Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eighteen, to be published in December 2021.
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Composition
(Composición)
Luis Martínez Pedro
ca 1958
oil on canvas in artist made frame
40 x 13 3/4 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Private Collection, Prague, Czech Republic.
Illustrated in Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Seventeen, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, page 62.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Flower Vase in Blue Background
(Florero en Fondo Azul)
René Portocarrero
1959
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board
19 1/2 x 12 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
This painting comes from the collection of the Tanyu-Levent family, Istanbul, Turkey.
Illustrated in Important Cuban Artworks Volume Fourteen, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, page 84.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Key Biscayne, Florida.
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Untitled [Figure and Bird]
(Sin Título [Figura y Pájaro])
Wifredo Lam
1977
one-of-a-kind terracotta, hand painted by artist
16 inches in diameter
AVAILABLE
Signed lower-right, dated lower-right.
Exhibited at the Danmark Keramikmuseum, Museum of International Ceramic Art, Denmark, 2007, and illustrated in the corresponding catalog, page 96.
This work will be illustrated in the upcoming catalog, Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eighteen, to be published in December 2021.
This work will be exhibited at Art Miami 2021, November 30 – December 5, 2021, The Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, Florida.
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The Photographic Camera
(La Cámara Fotográfica)
Antonia Eiriz
ca. 1959
oil on canvas
69 x 79 inches
SOLD
This painting is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity signed by Manuel Gómez, the widower of the artist, dated April 4, 2003. The work belonged to the collection of Ada Santamaría.
Exhibited in Antonia Eiriz: A Painter and Her Audience, MDC Museum of Art + Design, Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College, September 13 – November 17, 2013, and illustrated in the accompanying exhibition catalog, page 46.
Illustrated in Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Six, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, page 44.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Portrait of Monsignor Angel Gaztelu
(Retrato de Monseñor Angel Gaztelu)
Jorge Arche
1937
oil on canvas
34 x 28 1/2 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Private Collection, Coral Gables, Florida.
Illustrated in the book Cuban Art: Remembering Cuba Through its Art, Arte al Día International, 2004, page 175.
Exhibited in Cuban Art & Identity: 1900-1950, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, Florida, October 19, 2013 - February 2, 2014, curated by Dr. Juan A. Martínez, and illustrated in the accompanying catalog, page 20.
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Peasants
(Campesinos)
Domingo Ravenet
ca 1945
oil on canvas
30 x 35 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Private Collection Miami, Florida.
This painting was exhibited in Exposición de Pintura, Víctor M. García, Amelia Peláez,
Domingo Ravenet, Carlos Enríquez at Lyceum, Havana, Cuba, August 1936.
Illustrated in the book Ravenet, published by Fundación Arte Cubano,
Artes Gráficas Palermo,
Madrid, España, 2015, page 61.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Fisher Island, Florida.
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Figures
(Figuras)
José Mijares
ca. 1980
oil on canvas
39 1/4 x 34 1/2 inches
SOLD
This painting was part of the collection of Bernardo Viera Trejos who acquired it directly from the artist.
Illustrated in Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eight, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, on page 78.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Pinecrest, Florida.
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Impresión
(Impression)
Juan Tapia Ruano
1975
mixed media on heavy paper
laid down on wood
34 3/4 x 17 1/4 inches
SOLD
This painting comes from the collection of Architect Juan M. Bustamante and his son Dr. Jorge Bustamante, Palm Beach, Florida. The Bustamante Collection focused on creations by artists of the group of The Eleven, many of whom were friends of the retired architect.
Illustrated in Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Fourteen, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, page 97.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Coral Gables, Florida.
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To Live
(Vivir)
Juan Roberto Diago
1998
mixed media on canvas
40 3/4 x 29 1/2 inches
SOLD
This painting was exhibited in Prix Amédée Maratier 1999, Galerie Etats d'Art, Paris, France, and illustrated in the corresponding catalog, page 8.
Also exhibited in Juan Roberto Diago: 20 Years of Creation, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, Nov. 2019–Jan. 2020.
This work will be illustrated in the upcoming catalog, Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eighteen,
to be published in December 2021.
Acquired by a Private Collector
in Fisher Island, Florida.
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Banyan Forest III
(Bosque de Higuera de Bengala III)
Lilian García-Roig
2015
oil on canvas
48 x 48 inches
AVAILABLE
This painting was exhibited in Converging Dialogues in Contempoarary Art, Art Ovation Hotel, Sarasota, Florida, September 2020 - March 2021, Dr. Francine Birbragher, curator.
This work will be illustrated in the upcoming catalog, Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eighteen, to be published in December 2021.
This work will be exhibited at Art Miami 2021, November 30 – December 5, 2021, The Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, Florida.
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The Supper
(La Cena)
Vicente Hernández
2011
mixed media on canvas
39 1/4 x 63 inches
SOLD
Illustrated in the book Vicente Hernández, Toni Piñera, Ediciones s/g, 2016, page 75.
This work will be illustrated in the upcoming catalog,
Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eighteen, to be published in December 2021.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Panama City, Panama.
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Young Lady in Interior with Stained Glass
(Joven en Interior con Vitrales)
José Mijares
ca 1980
oil on canvas
24 x 20 inches
SOLD
This painting comes from the collection of Manuel López, the photographer of the book
José Mijares, Paintings, Palette Publications, 1997.
Illustrated in Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Seven, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, page 64.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Coral Gables, Florida.
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First Haircut
(Primer Corte de Pelo)
Demi
1987
acrylic on canvas
40 x 27 3/4 inches
AVAILABLE
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse.
Provenance:
Collection of the Ladner Family Trust, Boca Raton, FL.
Illustrated in the book, DEMI, edited by Oksana Salamatina, SKIRA editore, Milan, Italy, 2018, page 18.
This work will be illustrated in the upcoming catalog, Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eighteen,
to be published in December 2021.
This work will be exhibited at Art Miami 2021, November 30 – December 5, 2021, The Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, Florida.
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The Night
(La Noche)
Sandro De La Rosa
2021
oil on canvas
48 x 36 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
This work will be exhibited at Art Miami 2021, November 30 – December 5, 2021,
The Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, Florida.
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Elegua, Pretty Boy
(Elegua,Niño Bonito)
Clara Morera
ca 2008
mixed media on wood
23 1/2 x 15 inches
AVAILABLE
This work will be illustrated in the upcoming catalog, Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eighteen,
to be published in December 2021.
This work will be exhibited at Art Miami 2021, November 30 – December 5, 2021, The Art Miami Pavilion, Miami, Florida.
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Merry Go Round
(Carrusel)
Demi
1991
acrylic on canvas
46 1/2 x 54 inches
AVAILABLE
Signed, Dated and Titled on the reverse.
Provenance:
Collection of the Ladner Family Trust, Boca Raton, FL.
This work will be illustrated in the upcoming catalog, Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eighteen, to be published in December 2021.
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Old Man with a Beard
(Viejo con Barba)
Leopoldo Romañach
1915
oil on panel
11 1/4 x 9 inches
SOLD
Illustrated in Important Cuban Artworks Volume Nine,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, page 15.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Key Biscayne, Florida.
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Yearning
(Añoranza)
Humberto Calzada
1981
acrylic on canvas, diptych
45 x 60 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
The Collection of The Republic National Bank of Miami, Miami, Florida;
The Collection of Wells Fargo International Bank, Miami, Florida.
This work will be illustrated in the upcoming catalog, Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eighteen,
to be published in December 2021.
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Getting Ready
(Preparándose)
César Santos
2007
oil on canvas
12 x 15 3/4 inches
AVAILABLE
This painting was produced as part of a selection of eight thematic works by the artist, dedicated in honor of the XII International Ballet Festival of Miami.
It was exhibited in Ballerinas, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, August – September 2007.
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The Mayimbe
(La Mayimbe)
Clara Morera
2011
mixed media on canvas
56 1/2 x 35 inches
SOLD
This work will be illustrated in the upcoming catalog, Important Cuban Artworks, Volume Eighteen, to be published in December 2021.
Acquired by a Private Collector
in Fisher Island, Florida.
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