Lot #68: CARLOS MERIDA - Boceto #11 - Pencil drawing on paper

   

Artist: Carlos Merida (Guatemalan/Mexican, 1891 - 1984).
Title: "Boceto #11".
Medium: Pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1960s?.
Dimensions: Overall size: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (279 x 216 mm). Image size: 7 1/4 x 8 3/16 in. (184 x 208 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $500
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $700/800
Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil, lower center. Cream wove paper. Good condition; some foxing recto and verso. Acquired directly from the artist; from the estate of Estela Ogazon, Mexico City.
Comment(s): Partial drawing and annotations, verso. Mérida was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to Guatemala and Mexico. He was part of the Mexican muralism movement in subject matter but less so in style. Image copyright © The Estate of Carlos Merida. [28286-2-500-NA]