Description:
Martín Ramírez (Mexican/American, 1895-1963)
Untitled[Deer], c. 1960-63
Unsigned, identified on labels from Ricco/Maresca, New York, and Museo Nacional
Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain, on the backing.
Gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on pieced paper, sheet size 35 7/8 x 24 in. (91.5 x 61.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Provenance: From the artist to Dr. Tarmo Pasto, California; Maureen Hammond, California; estate of the artist; Ricco/Maresca, New York; private Massachusetts collection.
Literature: Lynne Cooke, et al. Martín Ramírez. Reframing Confinement (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, 2010),p. 131 (illus.),182.
Exhibitions: Martín Ramírez. Reframing Confinement, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain, March 31 to July 12, 2010.
Estimate $120,000-140,000
Minor handling creases, no additional condition issues to report.