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Wake Up Story
(Historia para Despertarse)
Carlos Alfonzo
1988-89
oil on canvas
72 x 96 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
McMurtrey Gallery, Houston, Texas.
Exhibited in Triumph of the Spirit: Carlos Alfonzo, a Survey, 1975-1991,
Miami Art Museum, Miami, Florida, December 18, 1997 – March 7, 1998.
Exhibited in Triumph of the Spirit: Carlos Alfonzo, a Survey, 1975-1991,
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.,
June 18 – September 13, 1998.
Illustrated in color in Triumph of the Spirit: Carlos Alfonzo, a Survey,
1975-1991, no. 42, p. 110.
Exhibited in Carlos Alfonzo: New Paintings, McMurtrey Gallery,
Houston, Texas, 1989.
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Endless Passion
(Pasión Eterna)
Miguel Florido
2019
oil on canvas
39 1/4 x 31 1/4 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Seventeen, Cernuda
Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2019,
page 117.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Key Largo, Florida.
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Ça Va Mal
Wifredo Lam
1959
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on canvas
22 3/4 x 28 1/4 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Galleria Cadario, Milan, Italy.
Accompanied by a Photo-Certificate of Authenticity issued by Madame
Lou-Laurin Lam, widow of the artist, dated April 13th, 1999,
certificate no. 99-18.
Exhibited in Wifredo Lam, Un Percorso, Galleria Gruppo Credito Valtellinese,
Refettorio delle Stelline, Milano, Italy, November 2002, and at Museo di
Storia e Arte, Palazzo Sassi de Lavizzari, Sondrio, Italy, January 2003.
Illustrated in color in the exhibition catalog, Wifredo Lam, Cuba-Italia. Un
Percorso, Silvanna Editoriale, 2002, page 123, and listed on page 173,
no. 75.
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A Bird Without Wings Won't Fly
(Pájaro sin Alas no Vuela)
Juan Roberto Diago
2001
mixed media on canvas
31 1/2 x 23 5/8 inches
SOLD
Exhibited in Juan Roberto Diago, Mi
Historia es tu Historia, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, June – July 2001.
Exhibited in Juan Roberto Diago: 20 Years
of Creation, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables,
Florida, October 2019 - January 2020.
Exhibited at EXPO Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois, April 2022.
This artwork is accompanied by a photo of
the artist standing with the work.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
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Flowers
(Flores)
Mariano Rodríguez
1963
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board
18 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches
SOLD
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Ten, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, page 38.
This painting is accompanied by a
Photo-Certificate of Authenticity
issued and signed by Dolores and
Alejandro Rodríguez, daughter and
son of the artist, dated January 4,
2020, no. 00712.
This painting will be illustrated in the
upcoming book, Mariano: Catálogo
Razonado, Pintura y dibujo 1967-1990,
Volumen 3, Project Director José Veigas
Zamora, Ediciones Vanguardia Cubana,
Sevilla, Spain, currently in production.
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A Light On My Window
(Una Luz en Mi Ventana)
Flora Fong
2008
mixed media on canvas
78 1/4 x 78 1/4 inches
SOLD
Exhibited in Converging Dialogues in Contemporary Art, Art Ovation Hotel,
Sarasota, Florida, September 2020 - March 2021, curated by
Dr. Francine Birbragher.
Exhibited in 100 Years of Creations by 20 Women Artists (1922 to 2022),
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, August – November 2022.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Seventeen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2019, page 124.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Feeding the Messenger
(Alimentando al Mensajero)
Manuel Mendive
1998
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board
19 1/4 x 25 1/4 inches
SOLD
Exhibited at EXPO Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois, April 2022.
To be illustrated in the upcoming
catalog, IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen, Cernuda
Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, available
December 2022.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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White Silence
(Blanco Silencio)
Gina Pellón
2010
mixed media on canvas
28 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches
SOLD
“Gina Pellon appears to give free reign to her fascination with faces and
their most characteristic features. Although the figure and its face are
fragmented and reconstructed in terms of color, the features register an
all-important obsession with the distinctly female presence. Embracing
abstraction to explore the figure and release its pent-up energies within the
confines of its own imaginary environment, she is able to create a mood
and ambiance that lure the viewer into the painting’s very midst. Eyes blink
flirtatiously behind their fringed lashes and pursed lips humorously invite
comment and conversation. Each figure emerges from its claustrophobic
background of slashing color and line as a unique personality and
participant in some painterly scheme.”
Carol Damian, Gina Pellon: Friend of CoBrA, text from Fort Lauderdale
Museum of Art exhibition brochure, September 6 – November 17, 1996.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twelve,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2014, page 106.
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Forms
(Formas)
Amelia Peláez
1955
one of a kind, hand painted ceramic plate
10 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches
SOLD
Exhibited in Cerámica Cubana, Tienda El
Encanto, Havana, Cuba, 1957,
alongside artists Luis Martínez Pedro,
Domingo Ravenet, Wifredo Arcay, Sandú
Darié and Willy Meralla.
Illustrated in the book Luis Martínez
Pedro, Revelaciones, Fundación Arte
Cubano, 2017, page 36.
Exhibited in 100 Years of Creations by
20 Women Artists (1922 to 2022),
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
August – November 2022.
To be illustrated in the upcoming
catalog, IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen, Cernuda
Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, available
December 2022.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Orlando, Florida.
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Plate with Geometric Figures
(Plato con Figuras Geométricas)
Luis Martínez Pedro
1956
one-of-a-kind, hand painted ceramic plate
10 1/4 x 1 inches
AVAILABLE
Illustrated in the book Luis Martínez
Pedro, Revelaciones, Fundación Arte
Cubano, 2017, page 41.
“Luis Martínez Pedro was one of the
pioneers of the concrete movement in
Cuba. Together with Sandú Darié, he
presented an exhibition at the
University of Havana in 1955 that, due
to its radical nature, is appreciated as a
milestone in the history of Cuban
abstract art... that same year, together
with Amelia Peláez and Wifredo Arcay,
he promoted the implementation of an
artistic ceramics project, a practice that,
until then, was considered to belong to
the fields of crafts... The historical-
artistic context of the island and the
experimental desire of the young
generation that had demolished
academic canons in the middle of the
century, paved the way for these
theories and led several of the most
important artists of the time down the
path of artistic ceramics.”
Raisa Ruiz Arias, excerpt from the book
Luis Martínez Pedro, Revelaciones,
Fundación Arte Cubano, 2017, page 23.
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The Accident
(El Accidente)
Víctor Patricio Landaluze
ca 1880
ink & watercolor on heavy paper laid down on board
4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches
AVAILABLE
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Banyan Forest III
(Bosque de Higuera de Bengala III)
Lilian García-Roig
2015
oil on canvas
48 x 48 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired Directly from the artist.
Exhibited in Converging Dialogues in Contemporary Art, Art Ovation
Hotel, Sarasota, Florida, September 2020 - March 2021, curated by
Dr. Francine Birbragher.
Exhibited in 100 Years of Creations by 20 Women Artists (1922 to 2022),
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, August – November 2022.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Eighteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2021, page 142.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Archangel Michael and The Dragon
(Arcángel Miguel y El Dragón)
Clara Morera
2022
mixed media collage on canvas
48 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited in 100 Years of Creations by 20
Women Artists (1922 to 2022), Cernuda
Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, August –
November 2022.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Fisher Island, Florida.
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The Huntress' Eyes
(Los Ojos de la Cazadora)
Danuel Méndez
2020
acrylic on canvas
84 x 48 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited at EXPO Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois, April 2022.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Tualatin, Oregon.
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I
(Yo)
Juan Roberto Diago
1998
mixed media and collage on canvas
39 1/4 x 32 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Private Collection, Madrid, Spain.
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Portrait of General Pedro Vázquez e Hidalgo
(Retrato del General Pedro Vázquez e Hidalgo)
Juan Emilio Hernández Giró
ca. 1910’s
oil on canvas
26 1/2 x 22 inches
SOLD
“Juan Emilio Hernández Giró was born in
Santiago de Cuba on May 28, 1882, and
was deceased in November 7, 1953. A
disciple of Joaquín Tejada, he also studied
in Spain, France, England, Belgium,
Holland, and the United States. In 1924,
he was named a Gentleman of the Legion
of Honor in France. He also served as
President of the Circle of Fine Arts in
Havana. Hernández Giró was honored
with a Gold Medal at the Exposition of
Seville in 1930. A notable orator and
writer, he published the title El arte
nacional, Historia gráfica de Cuba (Our
National Arts: A History of the Graphic
Arts in Cuba). Among his works, Reunión
en La Mejorana figures prominently. At
one time, this piece was included in the
holdings of the Presidential Palace in
Havana. He cultivated portraits,
landscapes, and great historical
compositions…”
Lerner, Bernardo, ed. Enciclopedia Del
Arte en América. 1st ed. Argentina:
Bibliografica Omeba, 1968.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Portrait
(Retrato)
Juan Roberto Diago
1998
mixed media and collage on canvas
39 1/2 x 32 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Private Collection, Madrid, Spain.
In the late 1990s, Juan Roberto Diago
left Cuba to travel to Europe. He landed
in Spain with no funds, where he was
housed and fed by two families who
believed in the artist. Diago produced a
body of work in 1998 that would set the
course for the issues he would explore
throughout his career. Early signs of his
later iconography appear throughout –
masks, scars, and references to identity
populate the works. Productions from
this period have become very rare and
sought after by collectors.
Around this time, the artist found his
footing. In 1999, Diago exhibited in
Paris and became the first Latin
American artist to receive the
prestigious Prix Amédée Maratier award.
In 2001, the artist began collaborating
with Cernuda Arte, which granted him
his first exposure in the United States.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
New York, New York.
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Matanzas
(Matanzas)
Eduardo Laplante
ca 1860
lithograph
24 x 33 1/2 inches
AVAILABLE
Eduardo Laplante (engraver, 1818–1860), and Leonardo Barañano
(draftsman, 19th Century)
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Opus Vs. Fatum
(Work Vs. Fate)
Sandro De La Rosa
2020
oil on canvas
60 x 37 1/2 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Eighteen, Cernuda
Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2021,
page 153.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Coral Gables, Florida.
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The Cup of Ire
(La Copa de La Ira)
Clara Morera
2022
mixed media collage on canvas
43 3/4 x 30 1/2 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
This work comes from the artist’s
Revelations series, which she began in
2020, amidst the anxieties of the
COVID-19 pandemic. These thoughtful,
apocalyptic works are inspired by the final
entry in the New Testament, the Book
of Revelation.
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