$28,440
Rafael Canogar (Spanish, b. 1935) Pintura en Azul , 1960 Signed and dated "Canogar/ -60" l.l., inscribed, titled, and also signed "ROMA... Canogar-1960..." on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 23 5/8 in. (73.0 x 60.0 cm), framed. Condition: Craquelure, minor surface dust/grime. Provenance: Purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Goldsmith, Raleigh, North Carolina, on a tour of Europe in 1961; by family descent to a private collection. Literature: Françoise Choay, "La Jeune École Espagnole", Jeune École Espagnole , VII Salon du Sud-Ouest, Festival du Languedoc, Montauban, France, 1960, p. 2, no. 1 as "Peinture") [exh cat.]; Juan Eduardo Cirlot, 'La pintura de Rafael Canogar', Peintures récentes de Rafael Canogar , Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris, France, 1961 (illustrated) [exh. cat.]. Exhibition: Jeune École Espagnole. Montauban (Francia), VII Salon du Sud-Ouest, Festival du Languedoc, June 19 to July 17, 1960; Peintures récentes de Rafael Canogar, Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris, from May 4, 1961. N.B. The work is no. 1960-033 in the Rafael Canogar Pinturas, Construcciones, Obra Sobre Papel y Esculturas Monumentales, Catalogo Razonado: 1948-2007 , compiled by Paloma Esteban Leal and Rosario Moliner Alonso. Three publications, including an exhibition catalogue ( Canogar , L'Attico, Rome, 1961) and two books (Sam Hunter, ed., European Art Today: 35 Painters and Sculptors , Minneapolis: Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, 1959; Juan Eduardo Cirlot, Enrico Crispolti, and
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-05-20
