LOT DETAILS

Materials:

acrylic on canvas

Measurements:

122.99 in. (312.40 cm.) (height) by 132.01 in. (335.30 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed 'AZACETA' (lower left) signed again and dated 'LUIS CRUZ AZACETA, 1986' (on the reverse)

Exhibited:

New York, Allan Frumkin Gallery, New Paintings, 1986. Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America, 1920- 1987, 28 June- 13 September 1987. This exhibition later travelled to: Flushing, The Queens Museum, 10 October- 6 December 1987; Miami, Center for Fine Arts, 15 January- March 1988; and Mexico City, Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo, 25 March- 22 May 1988. Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, Latin Viewpoints, 18 August- 3 November 1996.

Literature:

Exhibition catalogue, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America, 1920- 1987, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1987, p.197 (illustrated in color). G. Glueck, "The Many Accents of Latino Art", New York Times, Sunday 25 September 1988, p.1 sec 2 (illustrated). Exhibition catalogue, Latin Viewpoints, Roslyn Harbor, Nassau County Museum of Art, 1996, p.32 (illustrated in color).

Provenance:

Acquired from the artist. Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York. Private collection, Monterrey. Acquired from the above.