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VÍCTOR MANUEL GARCÍA<br>
Young Lady and Flower<br>
<i>(Muchacha con Flor)</i>, ca.1950<br>
gouache on heavy paper laid down on board<br>
21 x 14 inches<br><br>
Illustrated in <i>IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, <br>
Volume Eleven,</i> page 70<br><br>
<i>Provenance:<br>
Time, Dimension and Color Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida.<br><br>
“With the Italian masters of the Quattrocento, [Víctor Manuel]<br>
assimilated a gentle Renaissance atmosphere. The lessons of <br>
subtle luminous volumes, deprived of the burdensome <br>
chiaroscuro and the elegant simplicity of the discreetly curious<br>
contours, he learned from the Japonisme of Monet and the <br>
French post impressionists. From Modigliani, he took the <br>
juxtaposition of the tonal contrast, the sustained neatness of<br>
the harmonious facial features and the preferred taste for the<br>
Asian eyes. But all of these ingredients are transformed by <br>
Víctor Manuel in the elaboration of his unique, totally personal<br>
form of expression.”</i> <br><br>
<i>Marcelo Pogolotti, Víctor Manuel<br>
Dirección General de Cultura, Ministerio de Educación,<br>Cuba, 1959, page 26.</i>

VÍCTOR MANUEL GARCÍA
Young Lady and Flower
(Muchacha con Flor), ca.1950
gouache on heavy paper laid down on board
21 x 14 inches

Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Eleven, page 70

Provenance:
Time, Dimension and Color Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida.

“With the Italian masters of the Quattrocento, [Víctor Manuel]
assimilated a gentle Renaissance atmosphere. The lessons of
subtle luminous volumes, deprived of the burdensome
chiaroscuro and the elegant simplicity of the discreetly curious
contours, he learned from the Japonisme of Monet and the
French post impressionists. From Modigliani, he took the
juxtaposition of the tonal contrast, the sustained neatness of
the harmonious facial features and the preferred taste for the
Asian eyes. But all of these ingredients are transformed by
Víctor Manuel in the elaboration of his unique, totally personal
form of expression.”

Marcelo Pogolotti, Víctor Manuel
Dirección General de Cultura, Ministerio de Educación,
Cuba, 1959, page 26.

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