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Flower Vase
(Florero)
René Portocarrero
1962
oil on canvas
20 x 24 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Roberto Fernández Retamar Collection, Havana, Cuba.
Exhibited in the retrospective, René Portocarrero,
Exposición Retrospectiva, National Museum of Fine Arts,
Havana, Cuba, August 1967, and listed in the corresponding
catalog as no. 314.
On the reverse of the painting, both the National Museum
Retrospective Exhibition label, and the label from the original
framing house, La Casa de Marcos in Havana, Cuba, are found.
The painting is offered in its original stretcher.
Exhibited in A GROUP SHOW OF CUBAN ART MASTERS,
Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida,
May - July 2018.
Illustrated in Important Cuban Artworks Volume Eleven,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2013, back cover.
“The eloquence of the flower does not reach us by its form
or its fragrance, but when we are aware of its identity ...
A painting is like a child or like a flower. But if we only know
the child is named Juan, and that the flower is a rose or a
hibiscus, then we know nothing of the child or the flower.
And the same of a painting, if we only pay attention to its
representation.”
René Portocarrero, Anotaciones en Orden a la Pintura,
Revista Islas, No. 22, 1966.
Acquired by a Private Collector in McLean, Virginia.
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Olofi Owner of the Landscape
(Olofi, Dueño del Paisaje)
Manuel Mendive
1994
oil on canvas
46 x 74 1/4 inches
AVAILABLE
Exhibited in MENDIVE, Carin Arte, Thiene, Italy, 1997.
Exhibited in MENDIVE, Joan Guaita Art Gallery,
Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 1997.
Exhibited in MENDIVE, Galerie Le Monde de L’Art,
Paris, France, 1997.
Illustrated in the corresponding three-exhibition catalog,
MENDIVE, Dr. Guillermina Ramos Cruz and
Juan Delgado, M&G, non-numbered page, 1997.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2023.
The peaceful scene in Olofi, Owner of the Landscape, depicts
divine spirits roaming alongside believers in a lush Eden.
Within the work, all energies are shared – a man nourishes a
ceiba tree, just as the garden nourishes the man. Everything
is magical, sincere, alive and in harmony. Olofi is an honorific
title of Olodumare, the Supreme creator God of the Yoruba
pantheon. For the Cuban Yoruba, Olodumare has three
manifestations, each syncretized with Catholic beliefs:
Olodumare is the divine essence, (the Father); Olorun is the
creative act, (the Son); and Olofi is the creation itself, a
conduit between heaven and earth, (the Holy Spirit).
The devout praise Olofi by respecting the earth -- he has no
temples in his honor, nor does he have consecrated priests.
The work is part of an informal series executed by
Manuel Mendive during the 1990’s in honor of Olofi.
Nico Hough
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Untitled [Figure and Dreams]
(Sin Título [Figura y Sueños])
Wifredo Lam
1973
oil on canvas
17 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Galleria d' arte Cafiso, Milan, Italy.
Collection Medea, Milan, Italy.
Private Collection, Milan, Italy.
Centro d' arte La Carcaodia, Rome, Italy.
Illustrated in Wifredo Lam: Catalogue Raisonné
of the Painted Work, Volume II, 1961-1982,
Project Director Eskil Lam, Acatos, 2002,
page 405, no. 73.73.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2023.
We are grateful to Monsieur Eskil Lam,
son of the artist, for having confirmed
the authenticity of this artwork.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Coconut Grove, Florida.
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Untitled [Three Figures]
(Sin Título [Tres Figuras])
Carlos Alfonzo
1979
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board
25 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches
AVAILABLE
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2023.
This artwork is accompanied by a Photo-Certificate
of
Authenticity signed by Alicia Alfonzo,
sister of the artist.
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Head of Woman
(Cabeza de Mujer)
Florencio Gelabert
1972
wood sculpture, one-of-a-kind
11 x 4 x 3 inches
AVAILABLE
Signed and dated on the reverse.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2023.
This sculpture is accompanied by a
Certificate of Authenticity, signed by
Florencio Gelabert Soto, son of the artist.
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In the Park
(En el Parque)
Víctor Manuel García
ca.1940
oil on canvas board
14 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
This painting was part of the Henry Bayle Collection,
French Ambassador in Havana between 1966-1972.
Exhibited at Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Art Fair,
Palm Beach, Florida, January, 2020.
Exhibited in Art Miami Fair, Miami, Florida,
November - December, 2021.
Exhibited in Amelia’s Friends and Colleagues:
14 Master Painters of the Vanguardia Movement,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL, July - November 2022,
and illustrated virtually on cernudaarte.com
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Nine,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2010, page 49.
This artwork is accompanied by a Photo Certificate of
Authenticity and provenance, signed by Francois Bayle,
son of Henry Bayle, on August 2, 2010.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Miami, Florida.
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Diago
(Diago)
Juan Roberto Diago
1998
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches
Signed, dated and fingerprinted by the artist on the reverse.
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited in Art Miami Fair, Miami, Florida,
November - December, 2022.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Nineteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables,
Florida, 2022, page 130.
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Cuban Finch
(El Tomeguín)
Gina Pellón
2010
mixed media on canvas
39 1/2 x 32 inches
SOLD
Exhibited in Gina Pellón, Still Going Strong, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, Novemeber – December, 2010,
and illustrated in the corresponding exhibition catalog,
page 15.
Exhibited in Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, Texas, April, 2019.
Exhibited in 100 Years of Creations by 20 Women Artists
(1922 to 2022), Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
July - November 2022.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2022, page 76.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Miami Beach, Florida.
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The Free Man Series
(La Serie del Hombre Libre)
Juan Roberto Diago
2021
bronze sculpture 1 of 3
22 3/4 x 15 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited at Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Art Fair,
Palm Beach, Florida, March, 2023.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2022, page 135.
Acquired by a Private Collector in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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The Time That's Gone
(El Tiempo que Ya Pasó)
Enrique Casas
2023
oil on canvas
24 x 45 1/4 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois,
April, 2023.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2023.
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Liberty II
(Libertad II)
Vicente Hernández
2021
oil on canvas
41 x 31 1/2 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
The artist's Liberty series speaks to the importance of a
free press and of free expression, especially in light of
the events of the "Movimiento San Isidro"
Exhibited in VICENTE HERNÁNDEZ (b. 1971):
Art as Protest, Protest as Art, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, July 2021 - October 2021.
Exhibited in Art Miami, Florida, December, 2021.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Miami Beach, Florida.
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Rooster
(Gallo)
Manuel Mendive
2003
bronze sculpture, artist proof of 8 numbered works
13 x 8 x 14 1/4 inches
Part of a set of two sculptures, alongside Hen (Gallina), 2003.
SOLD
Exhibited at Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Art Fair,
Palm Beach, Florida, March, 2023.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Ten,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2012, page 91.
This sculpture is accompanied by a Photo-Certificate
of Authenticity signed by the artist.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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Hen
(Artist's Proof)
(Gallina)(Artist's Proof)
Manuel Mendive
2003
bronze sculpture, artist's proof of 8 numbered works
16 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 14 inches
Part of a set of two sculptures, alongside Rooster (Gallo), 2003.
SOLD
Exhibited in Dallas Art Fair,Dallas, Texas, April, 2018.
Exhibited at EXPO Chicago Art Fair, Festival Hall,
Navy Pier,
Chicago, Illinois, September, 2018.
Exhibited in Modern & Contemporary Art:
A Group Show, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
May - August 2019.
Exhibited at Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Art Fair,
Palm Beach, Florida, March, 2023.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Ten,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2012, page 91.
This sculpture is accompanied by a Photo-Certificate
of Authenticity signed by the artist.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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Vanitas
(Vanitas)
Demi
1987
acrylic on canvas
30 x 20 inches
signed and dated on front, and also,
signed and dated on reverse.
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Collection of the Ladner Family Trust, Boca Raton, Florida.
Exhibited in 100 Years of Creations by 20 Women Artists
(1922 to 2022), Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
July - November 2022.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2022, page 119.
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Memories of Yesterday
(Memorias del Ayer)
Enrique Casas
2023
oil on canvas
18 x 23 3/4 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier,
Chicago, Illinois,
April, 2023.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2023.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Pinecrest, Florida.
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Insular Warming
(Calentamiento Insular)
Vicente Hernández
2022
oil on canvas
31 1/4 x 39 1/4 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2023.
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The Watchers
(Los Guardianes)
Clara Morera
2023
mixed media on canvas
54 3/4 x 34 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2023.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Fisher Island, Florida.
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My Rebellion
(Mi Rebelión)
Antonia Eiriz
ca 1965
oil on metal laid down on wood
18 1/4 x 14 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Pablo Vidal Eiriz, son of the artist.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2022, page 75.
Exhibited in 100 Years of Creations by 20 Women Artists
(1922 to 2022), Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
July - November 2022.
This painting is accompanied by a Photo-Certificate
of Authenticity signed by Pablo Vidal Eiriz, son of the artist.
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Rare Days
(Días Raros)
Danuel Méndez
2020
acrylic on canvas
60 x 48 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited in Danuel Méndez,
The Lost in the Woods Series, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, Florida, Exhibition May - August 2020.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Eighteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2021, page 131.
Acquired by a Private Collector in North Chicago, Illinois.
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Tropical Angelus
(Angelus Tropical)
Irina Elén González
2013
acrylic on canvas
63 x 47 1/4 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Eighteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, 2021, page 160.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Chicago, Illinois.
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