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Search:  Take a Peek, Artworks for Expo Chicago September 2016 Cernuda Arte is excited to announce our participation in the fifth international exposition of contemporary and modern art at Expo Chicago 2016. This will be Cernuda Arte’s fifth time exhibiting with Expo Chicago and their presentation of more than 140 galleries from around the world. Our showcase will display over 50 works by leading Cuban artists. If you're interested in any showpiece from this selection, please contact the gallery. LOCATION: Expo Chicago will take place at the Navy Pier, 600 E Grand Ave. Chicago, IL 60611. Please join us at Booth 451, we look forward to your visit! SHOW DATES & TIMES: Thursday, Sept. 22 12 pm - 6 pm | VIP Preview (By Invitation Only) 6 pm - 9 pm | Vernissage (VIP Passes Only) Friday & Saturday, Sept. 23 - 24 11 am - 7 pm Sunday, Sept. 25 11 am - 6 pm For more information please contact: Sergio Cernuda at 305-987-5642 Special Moments Photos WIFREDO LAM Untitled [Presences] (Sin Título [Presencias]), 1944 oil on canvas 42 ⅛ x 33 ½ inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Eleven, page 33. Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Private Collection, Paris, France. Private Collection, Coral Gables, FL. Illustrations: This painting is illustrated in Wifredo Lam: Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume I, 1923-1960, Acatos, Project Director: Eskil Lam, page 358, no. 44.63. Illustrated in the book Wifredo Lam, by Max-Pol Fouchet, Ediciones Polígrafa, S.A., Barcelona, Spain, First Edition 1976, page 234, no. 402 and illustrated in Wifredo Lam, by Max- Pol Fouchet, Ediciones Polígrafa, S.A., Barcelona, Spain, Second Edition 1989, page 254, no. 434. This painting is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity signed by the artist, dated Paris, April 20, 1971. WIFREDO LAM Birds (Pajaros), ca 1950 oil on canvas 39 x 40 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: CDS Gallery, New York. Private Collection, Caracas, Venezuela. Exhibitions: Exhibited in Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela, 1955. Exhibited in Wifredo Lam, at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, September 29 through December 14, 1992. Also traveled to the Fundación Joan Miró, Barcelona, January 21 through March 28, 1993. Exhibited in Wifredo Lam in North America at the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Oct. 2007 - Jan. 2008. An Exhibition that also traveled to the Miami Art Museum, Florida, Feb. - May 2008, Exhibited at Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California, June - Aug. 2008, And exhibited at Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, Oct. 2008 - Jan. 2009. Illustrations: Illustrated in Oeuvres Recientes de Wifredo Lam, Cahiers d’Art, num. XXVI, Paris, 1951, page 186. Illustrated in Wifredo Lam: Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume I, 1923-1960, Acatos, Project Director: Eskil Lam, page 432, no.50.45. Illustrated in Wifredo Lam in North America, published by the Haggerty Museum of Art on page 121, ill. 47. Illustrated in Wifredo Lam, published by Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, on page 122. This painting is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity signed by the artist, dated November 21, 1955. WIFREDO LAM At The End of The Question (Al Final de la Pregunta), ca. 1971 oil on canvas 19 ¾ x 27 ½ inches Provenance: Private Collection, Milan, Italy. Exhibitions: Exhibited in Lam, Galleria Gissi, Turin, Italy, 1978, ill. no. 4. Illustrations: Illustrated in Wifredo Lam: Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume II, 1961-1982, Project Director: Eskil Lam, Acatos, 2002, page 348, no. 71.04. WIFREDO LAM Untitled [New Presence] (Sin Título [Nueva Presencia]), 1974 oil on canvas 23 ½ x 19 ¾ inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen, page 30. Exhibitions: Exhibited in Lam, Gissi Gallery, Turin, Italy, 1978, no. 18. Illustrations: Illustrated in Wifredo Lam: Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume II, 1961-1982, Project Director: Eskil Lam, Acatos 2002, page 461, no. 74.109. This painting is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity signed by the artist, dated 1977. WIFREDO LAM Composition (Composición), 1973 oil on canvas 21 5/8 x 18 1/8 inches Provenance Private Collection, Italy. Illustrations: Illustrated in Wifredo Lam: Catalogue Raisonné of the Painted Work, Volume II, 1961-1982, Acatos, Project Director: Eskil Lam, Page 431, no. 73.220. Illustrated in the book Wifredo Lam, by Max-Pol Fouchet, Ediciones Polígrafa, S.A. Barcelona, First Edition 1976, Page 247, no. 623. Illustrated in Wifredo Lam, by Max-Pol Fouchet, Ediciones Polígrafa, S.A., Barcelona, Second Edition 1989, Page 267, no. 655. This Painting is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity signed by Madame Lou Laurin Lam, Dated April 22, 2002, no. 02-22. WIFREDO LAM Untitled [Bird of the Sun] (Sin Título [Pájaro del Sol]), 1977 one-of-a-kind ceramic plate 20 ¼ inches diameter Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen, page 31. Signed and dated on the front; On the back,“Ceramiche S. Giorgio, Albisola”. Provenance: Picona Galleria, Savona, Italy; Private Collection, Genoa, Italy; Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida. Exhibitions: Exhibited in Wifredo Lam, Cuba-Italia, Un Percorso, Galleria Gruppo Credito Valtellinese, Milan, Italy; also shown at Palazzo Sertoli and Museo de Storia e Arte, Palazzo Sassi De’Lavizzari, Sondrio, Italy, November 2002-January 2003. Illustrated on page 158 of the corresponding catalog. This work is registered in the Archives Wifredo Lam, Paris, France. MARIO CARREÑO Mother and Son (Madre e Hijo), 1940 oil on canvas 41 x 31 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Exhibitions: Mario Carreño, Perls Galleries, New York, New York, March 3rd to April 5th, 1941, illustrated in the cover of the corresponding exhibition catalog, listed as no. 2. Mario Carreño, Perls Galleries, New York, New York, March 13th to April 15th, 1944, listed in the catalog as no. 4. This exhibit also traveled to the San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California. Mario Carreño - Retrospective Exhibition, New School for Social Research, New York, New York, January 18 to February 8, 1950, and listed in the catalog as no 4. Bibliography: Estol, Florencia. “Carreño.” Norte, New York, [illus.], page 25, U.S.A., April, 1941. MARIO CARREÑO Lady Bathers (Bañistas), 1947 oil on canvas 19 ½ x 15 ½ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Perls Galleries, New York Private Collection, Georgia. A photo certificate signed by the artist accompanies this work. Exhibitions: Carreño: Recent Paintings, Perls Galleries, New York, 1947, no.17. Carreno: Retrospective Exhibition, The New York School for Social Research, New York, 1950, no.12. Revistas Cubanas: Three Decades of Cuba’s Cultural Life, Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Miami, 1984. Exhibited in Sotheby’s Latin American Art Auction, New York, May 20 and 21, 1986, lot no. 120 and illustrated in the exhibition catalog. MARIO CARREÑO Woman in the Garden (Mujer en el Jardín), 1946 mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board 11 ½ x 9 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: From the Anselmo Reyes collection, Texas. MARIO CARREÑO Sugar Cane Cutter in the Field (Cortador de Caña en el Campo), 1948 mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board 13 ¼ x 10 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Ray Reyes Family Collection, Virginia. RENÉ PORTOCARRERO Flowers (Flores), 1969 oil on canvas 16 ¾ x 12 ⅞ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. RENÉ PORTOCARRERO Cathedral in Blue (Catedral en Azul), 1975 mixed media on heavy paper laid down on canvas 30 x 21 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. RENÉ PORTOCARRERO Woman with Doves (Mujer con Palomas), 1970 mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board 28 ½ x 20 inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen, page 71. RENÉ PORTOCARRERO Shooting Range (Tiro al Blanco), 1952 mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board 9 ⅜ x 12 ⅝ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Ray Reyes Family Collection, Virginia. RENÉ PORTOCARRERO Flower Vase in Blue Background (Florero en Fondo Azul), 1959 mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board 19 ½ x 12 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. ROBERTO FABELO Crazy for Suyu (Locos por Suyu), 2010 oil on canvas 62 x 46 ½ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. ROBERTO FABELO Daydreaming (Ensoñación), 2016 mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board 39 ⅜ x 27 ½ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. ROBERTO FABELO Erotica Nostra (Erótica Nostra), 2016 mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board 39 ¼ x 27 ½ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. ROBERTO FABELO Ovo 2016 (Ovo 2016), 2016 acrylic on silk 63 ½ x 48 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. MANUEL MENDIVE The Market (El Mercado), 2005 acrylic on canvas 54 ¾ x 68 ⅝ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Mr. Juan Ignacio Sainz García Collection, Bilbao, Spain. MANUEL MENDIVE My Energy and I (Mi Energía y Yo), 2015 bronze sculpture, 7 of 7 30 x 13 ½ x 9 ¼ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. MANUEL MENDIVE Crowned Head (Cabeza Coronada), 2004 oil on canvas 39 x 33 ¾ inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Nine, page 104. Illustrated: Mendive, Shangó y La Vida, Hortensia Montero Méndez, Mitología Poética, 2000, pages 47- 48. MANUEL MENDIVE Ile Nigbe (Ile Nigbe), 2006 acrylic on canvas 42 1/2 x 62 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Mr. Juan Ignacio Sainz García Collection, Bilbao, Spain. MANUEL MENDIVE Natural Refuge (from the series, Vital Energies) Refugio Natural (de la serie, Energías Vitales), 2010 mixed media metal sculpture 38 x 22 x 44 inches MANUEL MENDIVE Eggun and Eleguá (Eggun y Eleguá), 2015 acrylic on royal palm trunk 32 x 13 ¾ x 6 ¾ inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Nine, page 104. MANUEL MENDIVE This Sacred Place (Este Lugar Sagrado), 2009 acrylic on canvas 38 ¾ x 32 ½ inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen, page 131. ALFREDO SOSABRAVO The Ship of Memories (La Nave de los Recuerdos), 2014 oil and collage on canvas 39 ½ x 31 ½ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. ALFREDO SOSABRAVO Dressed for a Party (Vestida de Fiesta), 2016 oil and collage on canvas 47 1/8 x 47 1/4 inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. ALFREDO SOSABRAVO Circus People (Gente de Circo), 2016 oil and collage on canvas 47 1/8 x 35 3/8 inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. GINA PELLÓN The Writing (El Escrito), 2008 mixed media on canvas 39 ½ x 31 ¾ inches GINA PELLÓN Take Me to the Carnival (Llévame al Carnaval), 2013 mixed media on canvas 28 ¾ x 23 ½ inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Eleven, page 105. This work is part of the most recent series of artworks executed by Gina Pellón and inspired in the Venice Carnivals. JOEL BESMAR Utopia (Utopía), 2015 oil on canvas 35 ⅜ x 38 inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen, page 141. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. JOEL BESMAR The Wasteland (La Tierra Baldía), 2016 oil on canvas 41 ⅜ x 59 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. JOEL BESMAR The Marvelous Hunt (La Caza Maravillosa), 2016 oil on canvas 58 ½ x 39 ¼ inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. JOEL BESMAR The Prison of Clay (La Prisión de Arcilla), 2016 oil on canvas 78 ⅝ x 57 ⅝ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. MIGUEL FLORIDO Words Are Not Enough, My Love (No Bastan Palabras, Mi Amor), 2015 oil on canvas 50 ¾ x 70 ¾ inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen, page 138. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist MIGUEL FLORIDO Love Me Free (Quiéreme Libre), 2016 mixed media on canvas 49 ¼ x 10 ¼ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. MIGUEL FLORIDO Love Signals (Señales de Amor), 2016 acrylic on canvas 70 ½ x 50 ¾ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. MIGUEL FLORIDO Loving You So Much (De Quererte Tanto), 2015 oil on canvas 9 ¾ x 13 ¾ inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. MIGUEL FLORIDO You Are My Refuge, My Everything (Eres mi Refugio, Mi Todo), 2016 oil on canvas 9 ¾ x 13 3/4 inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. IRINA ELÉN GONZÁLEZ Under the Winds of Change (A la Luz de los Nuevos Vientos), 2016 mixed media on canvas 63 x 47 ¼ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. IRINA ELEN GONZÁLEZ Plagued of Love (Plagada De Amor), 2016 acrylic on canvas 59 X 43 ¼ inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. IRINA ELÉN GONZÁLEZ Saving Love (Salvando el Amor), 2011 acrylic on canvas 38 ¼ x 26 ½ inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Ten, page 115. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. DAYRON GONZÁLEZ Return (Regreso), 2015 oil on canvas 47 x 37 inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen, page 150. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. DAYRON GONZÁLEZ Self Portrait With Head of a Lion (Autorretrato con Cabeza de León), 2016 oil on canvas 60 x 54 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. DAYRON GONZÁLEZ Portrait With Blue Jacket (Retrato Con Abrigo Azul), 2016 oil on canvas 20 X 16 inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. DAYRON GONZÁLEZ Masquerade (Mascarada), 2016 oil on canvas 18 x 18 inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. DAYRON GONZÁLEZ Freedom is An Idea (La Libertad es Una Idea), 2015 oil on canvas 71 ¾ x 80 ½ inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. JUAN ROBERTO DIAGO Flying Far Away (Volando Lejos), 2006 mixed media on canvas 31 ½ x 23 ½ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. JUAN ROBERTO DIAGO Living Today (Viviendo Hoy), 2009 mixed media on canvas 78 ¾ x 59 inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. JUAN ROBERTO DIAGO The Skin that Speaks No. I (La Piel Que Habla No. I), 2014 mixed media on canvas 31 ½ x 23 ⅝ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. JUAN ROBERTO DIAGO The Skin that Speaks No. II (La Piel Que Habla No. II), 2014 mixed media on canvas 31 ½ x 23 ⅝ inches Illustrated in the upcoming IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen. JUAN ROBERTO DIAGO Looking for You on the Road (Buscándote en el Camino), 2012 mixed media on canvas 79 x 59 ½ inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen, page 164. LILIAN GARCÍA-ROIG Palmage (Palmar), 2015 oil on canvas, diptych 30 x 54 inches Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. LILIAN GARCÍA-ROIG Orange Tree Trunks (Troncos de Naranja), 2014 oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen, page 174. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist.

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