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A Surrealist Century, the 100 year anniversary
celebration of the surrealist movement at Cernuda Arte,
is presented throughout all three
of the gallery's
exhibition buildings.
Displayed here, the entrance to the original showroom
with a presentation of distinguished surrealist masters
Wifredo Lam, Roberto Fabelo, and Mario Carreño.
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Among the most important surrealist artists of the 20th century,
the multidisciplinary Wifredo Lam was a ceaselessly
creative visionary. We are honored to include
more than fifteen works by this international master
in this exhibition. Left, four oil on canvas works
from the 1960s and 1970s. Against the column,
an exquisite bronze from his Italian period.
Right, the historic and elegant 1940s oil on canvas
masterwork, Untitled [Silence of the Jungle].
“A true picture has the power to set the imagination to work, even if it takes time.”
-Wifredo Lam
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Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Untitled [Gathering of Women]
(Sin Título [Reunión de Mujeres]), 1973
oil on canvas
31 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches
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Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
The Two Brothers
(Los Dos Hermanos), 1972
oil on canvas
19 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches
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Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Untitled [Femme Cheval, Bird and Elegua]
(Sin Título [Mujer Caballo, Pájaro y Elegua]), 1965
oil on canvas
20 1/4 x 16 1/4 inches
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Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Untitled [Silence of the Jungle]
(Sin Título [Silencio de la Jungla]), ca 1945
oil on canvas
49 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches
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Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Portrait
(Retrato), 1969
oil on canvas
25 3/4 x 21 1/4 inches
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Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Osun
(Osun), 1977
bronze sculpture, number 17 of 50
16 x 3 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
Romantic Rhinoceros
(Rinocerontes Románticos), 2017
bronze and stainless steel sculpture, 9 of 9
78 x 24 x 24 inches
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A presentation of oil on canvas, watercolor on heavy paper
mixed media on silk, and bronze sculpture by contemporary
surrealist master Roberto Fabelo.
Left, Manuel Mendive's spiritual and enigmatic
bronze work, Magical Heads, 2007.
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
Crazy for Suyu
(Locos por Suyu),2010
oil on canvas
62 x 46 1/2 inches
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
Romantic Rhinoceros
(Rinoceronte Romántico), 2017
acrylic on embroidered silk
55 3/4 x 47 3/4 inches
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
Navigator's Dream
(Sueño de Navegante), 2015
bronze sculpture, 4 of 7
14 x 23 x 21 1/2 inches
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
Woman and Rhinoceros
(Mujer y Rinoceronte), 2005
watercolor on paper laid down on board
44 3/8 x 60 inches
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
Suyu and the Romantic Rhinoceros
(Suyu y los Rinocerontes Románticos), 2016
oil on silk
47 3/4 x 94 inches
Can be displayed indistinctively in a vertical
or horizontal position
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
The Persistence of the Animal
(La Persistencia del Animal), 2012
oil on canvas
92 1/2 x 78 3/4 inches
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
The Sovereign
(La Soberana), 1988
oil crayon on paper
48 1/2 x 36 inches
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
Enriquito
(Enriquito), 1991
oil crayon on paper laid down on board
52 1/2 x 36 inches
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Three powerful, representative works by Roberto Fabelo,
demonstrating the stylistic range and commanding
draftsmanship that have made him among the most
important living Latin American surrealists.
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
We Are Not Animals
(No Somos Animales), 2011
oil on canvas
60 1/4 x 30 3/4 inches
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
Small Theater
(Pequeño Teatro), 1992
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board
22 x 29 1/2 inches
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Roberto Fabelo (b. 1950)
Head with Angels
(Cabeza con Ángeles), 1999
oil on canvas
27 x 23 3/4 inches
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Manuel Mendive (b. 1944)
Magical Heads 6/9
(Cabezas Mágicas 6/9), 2007
bronze sculpture
40 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches
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In the great surrealist tradition of Marc Chagall
and Wifredo Lam, the Afro-Cuban master
Manuel Mendive imbues his artwork with spiritual narratives.
Left to right, a work on canvas in an artist-made iron frame,
a work on canvas, and two beautiful works on paper,
all exemplifying his inimitable visual universe.
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Manuel Mendive (b. 1944)
Shango
(Changó), 1999
mixed media on canvas in sculptured metal frame
65 1/4 x 29 1/4 x 1 inches
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Manuel Mendive (b. 1944)
Imaginary Figures
(Figuras Imaginarias),1988
acrylic on canvas
28 x 38 inches
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Manuel Mendive (b. 1944)
The Family and The Ancestors
(La Familia y Los Antepasados), 1997
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board
12 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches
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Manuel Mendive (b. 1944)
Olofi Owner of the Landscape
(Olofi, Dueño del Paisaje), 1994
oil on canvas
46 x 74 1/4 inches
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Manuel Mendive (b. 1944)
The Evening's Conversation
(La Conversación de la Noche), 1990
pastel on heavy paper laid down on board
30 x 22 1/2 inches
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Manuel Mendive (b. 1944)
Man with Bird
(Hombre con Pájaro), 1997
bronze sculpture, 6/7
21 x 13 x 5 1/2 inches
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Three vibrant works on canvas by exiled painter Gina Pellón,
who lived in Paris from 1959 until her passing in 2014.
During her time living and working in Europe,
Pellón was connected to the surrealist movement,
especially Northern Europe's avant-garde school known
as CoBrA, (Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam).
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Gina Pellón (1926 - 2014)
The Gold Wind Carried by the Snow
(El Oro del Viento Llevado por la Nieve), 1992
mixed media on canvas
63 1/2 x 51 inches
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Gina Pellón (1926 - 2014)
Let's Dance
(Ven a Bailar), 2009
mixed media on canvas
57 1/2 x 44 3/4 inches
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Gina Pellón (1926 - 2014)
Golden Fleece
(Lana de Oro), 2013
mixed media on canvas
45 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches
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Gina Pellón (1926 – 2014)
Ready for the Dance
(Lista para el Baile), 2013
mixed media on canvas
39 x 31 1/4 inches
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Gina Pellón (1926 – 2014)
Cendras
(Cendras), 1984
mixed media on canvas
25 1/2 x 21 1/4 inches
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Left, a work by the surrealist expressionist Gina Pellón,
and right, two works by Felipe Orlando. Like many surrealists,
especially throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
Orlando embraced the naïve and folkloric to create
whimsical, universal scenes.
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Felipe Orlando (1911 – 2001)
Three Officials in a Forest
(Tres Funcionarios en un Bosque), ca 1970
oil on paper, laid on canvas
44 x 56 inches
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Felipe Orlando (1911 – 2001)
Woman with Hat
(Mujer con Sombrero), ca 1957
oil on board
25 x 15 3/4 inches
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The dream-like horizons of exiled contemporary artists
Humberto Calzada [left, center] and Tomás Sánchez [right],
internationally recognized artists who have subverted
the landscape tradition by producing imaginary
and often fantastic scenes.
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Humberto Calzada (b. 1944)
Years of Hope
(Años de Esperanza), 1995
acrylic on canvas
47 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches
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Humberto Calzada (b. 1944)
Space - The Text of Memory 1 and 2
(Espacio - El Texto de la Memoria 1 y 2), 1987
oil on canvas
53 x 60 inches
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Humberto Calzada (b. 1944)
Space - The Text of Memory 3
(Espacio - El Texto de la Memoria 3), 1987
oil on canvas
53 x 30 inches
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Tomás Sánchez (b. 1948)
Shore
(Orilla), 1988
acrylic on canvas
42 1/2 x 58 inches
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Two different generations of surrealist painters:
[Front, right], the romantic whimsy of Irina Elén González
[Back, left], the renowned ironic work of Pedro Pablo Oliva.
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Pedro Pablo Oliva (b. 1949)
The Strange Dream of Uncle Alberto
(El Extraño Sueño del Tío Alberto), 1997
oil on canvas
56 ½ x 50 ½ inches
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Irina Elén González (b. 1978)
The Fishing Bonanza
(La Pesca de la Bonanza), 2023
acrylic on canvas
39 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches
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Irina Elén González (b. 1978)
Chances and Dreams
(Azares y Ensueños), 2024
acrylic on canvas
39 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches
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Irina Elén González (b. 1978)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Sueño de Una Noche de Verano), 2011
acrylic on canvas
31 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches
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A panorama of two baroque and sharp-witted compositions
by the established Magic Realist, Vicente Hernández,
both depicting his trademark surrealist vessels,
curved horizons, and turbulent skies.
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Vicente Hernández (b. 1971)
Across the Caribbean Sea
(Por el Mar de Las Antillas), 2010
mixed media on canvas
31 1/2 x 78 3/4 inches
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Vicente Hernández (b. 1971)
Journey Without Return Ticket
(Viaje sin Boleto de Retorno), 2008
oil on canvas
29 x 58 1/2 inches
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Vicente Hernández (b. 1971)
A Nest in the Hat
(Un Nido en el Sombrero), 2006
oil on canvas
31 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches
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Vicente Hernández (b. 1971)
Choir of Voters
(Coro de Votantes), 2019
oil on canvas
39 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches
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Three small format paintings by Vicente Hernández,
depicting surrealist landscapes of the artist's hometown.
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Vicente Hernández (b. 1971)
My Town Still Dreams
(Mi Pueblo Aún Sueña), 2009
mixed media on canvas
8 x 10 inches
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Vicente Hernández (b. 1971)
What is Forgotten is then Remembered
(Lo que se Olvidó, se Recuerda), 2009
mixed media on canvas
12 x 16 inches
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Vicente Hernández (b. 1971)
The Conquest
(La Conquista), 2002
oil on canvas
23 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches
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Vicente Hernández (b. 1971)
A Serene Inspiration Descends
(Desciende una Serena Inspiración), 2009
mixed media on canvas
12 x 9 inches
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Vicente Hernández (b. 1971)
Roads
(Caminos), 2010
mixed media on canvas
5 x 4 inches
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A suite of acquatints from Wifredo Lam's
rare and powerful series
Apostroph'Apocalypse, the result of a collaboration
with the Romanian surrealist poet, Gherasim Luca.
Each work is hand-signed and numbered with Roman numerals
on artisanal Japanese paper, and never rolled or creased.
There there exist only twenty-five sets of this edition,
each containing fourteen images.
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Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Apostroph' Apocalypse #6623 [Series XVIII of XXV],1967
acquatint on Japanese paper
20 x 31 1/2 inches
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Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Apostroph' Apocalypse #6625 [Series XVIII of XXV],1967
acquatint on Japanese paper
20 x 31 1/2 inches
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Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Apostroph' Apocalypse #6627 [Series XVIII of XXV],1967
acquatint on Japanese paper
20 x 31 1/2 inches
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Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Apostroph' Apocalypse #6626 [Series XVIII of XXV],1967
acquatint on Japanese paper
20 x 31 1/2 inches
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Painted works, as well as surrealist collage
by the inimitable Gina Pellón.
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Gina Pellón (1926 – 2014)
Rainbow Games
(Juegos del Arcoiris), 2010
collage on heavy paper
11 1/2 x 8 inches
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Gina Pellón (1926 – 2014)
Happy Young Lady
(Muchacha Feliz), 2010
collage on heavy paper
11 1/2 x 8 inches
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Gina Pellón (1926 – 2014)
The Dancer Dances
(La Bailarina Baila), 2010
collage on heavy paper
11 1/2 x 8 inches
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