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Sotheby’s Latin American Modern Art Auction Fall 2017

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


For more information, visit www.sothebys.com


 


Published November 21, 2017 ~ Updated January 11, 2020.

Filed Under: .Cuban, ART, Brazilian, Chilean, Mexican, Sotheby's New York, Uruguayan

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