María Izquierdo

Adán y Eva

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Auction Closed

May 20, 08:59 PM GMT

Estimate

100,000 - 150,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Myth & Splendor: Important Works from a Distinguished Collection

María Izquierdo

1906 - 1955

Adán y Eva

left: signed Ma Izquierdo and dated 45 (lower left)

right: signed Ma Izquierdo (lower right)

oil on panel, in two parts

each: 51 ⅛ by 15 in. 130 by 38 cm.

Executed in 1945.

We wish to thank Professor Luis-Martín Lozano for his kind assistance in cataloguing this lot.

National Heritage Lot - Lots with this symbol are part of the National Heritage of Mexico and cannot be permanently exported from Mexico. Accordingly, the lot will be offered for sale in New York but will not be available in New York for inspection or delivery. The lot will be released to the buyer in Mexico in compliance with all local requirements. Prospective buyers may contact Sotheby’s representatives in Mexico City and Monterrey at sothebys.mexico@sothebys.com for an appointment to view the work.

Private Collection, Mexico City

Acquired from the above in 2004 by the present owner

Margarita Michelena, et. al., María Izquierdo. Monografía, Mexico City, 1985, p. 159, illustrated in color

Luis Mario Schneider, María Izquierdo, México, 1986, pp. 40-41, illustrated

Mexico City, Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporáneo, María Izquierdo, 1989, p. 345, illustrated

Luis-Martín Lozano, María Izquierdo. Una verdadera pasión por el color, Mexico City, 2022, pp. 230-231, illustrated in color