Alfredo Ramos Martínez (1872-1946)

Estimate

400,000 - 600,000 USD

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Description

Alfredo Ramos Martínez
Juanita entre las flores
signed lower right
oil on board
22 1/4 by 25 in.
56.5 by 63.5 cm

Provenance

Dalzell Hatfield Gallery, Los Angeles
Private collection, Palm Springs
Acquired from the above by the present owner (circa 1955)

Condition

This work on board has been backed but not adhered to another piece of board. It is well framed and should be hung as is. There are no structural issues, no visible losses and as far as we can tell there are no retouches. The painting is in beautiful condition and should be hung as is. This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation.
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Catalogue Note

Juanita entre las flores is a fantastic example of Ramos Martinez' mature period. Very much a product of their time, works from Ramos Martinez's California period have a nostalgia for a forgotten paradise, depicted in Art Moderne forms of the 1930's. In California, Ramos Martinez' work changed from a more Spanish influenced mode of painting to one inspired by Mexican themes. Like many of the Latin American artists of the period, especially those in Mexico such as Diego Rivera, he began to populate his work with indigenous themes. These paintings are filled with static figures like classical friezes against bountiful tropical landscapes laden with fruit and flowers. Their colors are jewel like, sparkling under the Mediterranean light of southern California.