Sotheby’s Latin American Modern Art auctions in May and November are pillars of New York City’s Latin American art market.
The auctions are accompanied by museum-quality exhibitions. They are a great education in art history and the art market.
Sotheby’s Latin American Modern Art Auction Fall 2017
The auction is Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 2 pm.
Auction Highlights
Diego Rivera
Retrato de un español, 1912
Oil on canvas
Estimate $3,000,000 – $5,000,000
(Mexican, 1886 – 1957)
Emiliano di Cavalcanti
Reclining Nude with Fish and Fruit, 1956
Oil on canvas
Estimate $1,200,000 – $1,600,000
(Brazilian, 1897 – 1976)
Emelia Paláez
El Jardin, 1943
Gouache on paper, laid down on canvas
Estimate $400,000 – $600,000
(Cuban, 1896 – 1968)
Joaquín Torres García
Formas abstractas ensambladas (Assembled abstract forms), 1937
Tempera on cardboard
Estimate $800,000 – $1,200,000
(Uruguayan, 1874 – 1949)
Rufino Tamayo
Personaje en un interior, 1988
Oil on canvas
Estimate $1,200,00 – $1,600,000
(Mexican, 1899 – 1991)
Roberto Matta
Let Any Flowers Bloom, 1955
Oil on canvas
Estimate $800,000 – $1,000,000
(Chilean, 1911 – 2002)
Auction Exhibition
Saturday, November 18, 2017 from 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, November 19, 2017 from 1 – 5 pm
Monday, November 20, 2017 from 10 am – 5 pm
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 from 10 am – 1 pm
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