Lot #832: JOSÉ LUIS CUEVAS - Boceto #01 - Pencil drawing on paper

 

Artist: José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, 1931-2017).
Title: "Boceto #01".
Medium: Pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1960.
Dimensions: Overall size: 8 7/16 x 5 9/16 in. (214 x 141 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $225
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $300/400
Lot Note(s): Hand-signed in pencil, lower center. Drawn on cream wove paper. Overall good to very good condition; some creasing in the lower area of the image; a few minor handling dimples; presents very well. Collection(s): Cuevas's works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.
Comment(s): Cuevas worked as a painter, writer, draftsman, engraver, illustrator, and printmaker. He was one of the first to challenge the then dominant Mexican muralism movement as a prominent member of the Generación de la Ruptura. Image copyright © The Estate of José Luis Cuevas. [30692-1-225-NA]