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Property from a Private Collection

María Izquierdo

Gran acto circense (The Grand Circus Act)

Session begins in

May 14, 05:00 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Bid

11,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection

María Izquierdo

1902 - 1955


Gran acto circense (The Grand Circus Act)

signed M. Izquierdo and dated 32 (upper right)

watercolor on paper

9 ½ by 12 ¾ in.

24.1 by 32.4 cm.

Executed in 1932.


We wish to thank Professor Luis-Martín Lozano for his kind assistance in confirming the authenticity of this lot.

Please note, the correct title for this work is Gran acto circense (The Grand Circus Act).

Humberto Arellano, Mexico City

Private Collection, Montréal (acquired circa 1990) 

Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner

José Gorostiza, "La pintura de María Izquierdo", El Universal Ilustrado, 20 February 1933, n.p.

Mexico City, Frances Toor, 17 Acuarelas de María Izquierdo, 1933

Mexico City, Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, Maria Izquierdo, 1988-89, no. 9, p. 131, illustrated in color