CUBAN MARIANO RODRIGUEZ WATER COLOR 11.75 x 8.25
Late 1980's (Feast of love period) Shy young woman. Felt tip pen, water color, & ink, on paper. Comes with certificate of authenticity, signed, sealed & dated, (18/2/05) by his widow & son. Delores & Alejandro Rodriguez. These are acceptable as evidence of authenticity at the large auction houses. Generally good condition, 1 tiny insect hole approx' 1mm, couple orange paint splashes. All problems easily restorable. Dated 1988.
Galleria Frozen Beauty is pleased to present two beautiful works on paper by Cuban artist Mariano Rodriguez. (See other listing) "Mariano" was born in Havana in 1912. Since boyhood, he was interested in drawing and painting. In 1936 he went to Mexico where he studied for a year and a half with the muralists Manuel Rodriguez Lozano and Pablo O’Higgins. When he returned to Cuba his technique bore a close resemblance to that of the modern Mexican masters. In 1938 his painting "UNIDAD" received top honors at the National Exhibit of Painting and Sculpture in Havana.

Mariano is part of that generation of Cuban artists who felt the urgency to break with the influences of the Academics. Constantly and tirelessly in search of a vehicle by which to express his personality in the context of a truly "Cuban" expression, in 1941 he started to elaborate on his theme of the roosters. In the early 40’s he was influenced by the great European masters, especially Picasso and Matisse; in 1967 he started his series of "Fruit and Reality"; in 1980 he began the series of the "Masses", and in the mid eighties, the final "Feast of Love". Through it all he faithfully continued to strive for essentially "Cuban" elements, the most consistent of which was the virility of the rooster, master of the domestic patio: in every one of his phases Mariano painted a rooster.

His work is owned, among others, by the following museums: Guayaquil University, Ecuador; Cali, Colombia; Mexico City; Havana; Managua, Nicaragua; San Francisco; MOMA New York; Kansas City; Caracas; Buenos Aires, Argentina; the Chicago Art Institute; and UNESCO, Paris.


 

FLORENCIO GELABERT CUBAN ABSTRACT FISH 28 x 14.25" Fun, colorful, abstract fish, (pesce) watercolor, excellent condition, signed F. Gelabert, 1994. A year before he died. See our other Gelabert listing for his history.
 

Havana Harbor fort, Licob Overall size 33x28", Painting size 30x24"
Lighthouse & fort, overlooking Havana Harbor, by Licob. Oil on canvas.
 

Figure Study, Servando Cabrera Moreno Size: 20 x 27.5 inches

Untitled II, Servando Cabrera Moreno, after Cuban (1923 - 1981)
Year of Original: 1981
Medium: Serigraph, signed in the plate and numbered in pencil
Blind Stamp: Teller de Serigrafia Rene Portocarrero
Edition: 74/100

 

Beach Scene, Rufino de Mingo Size: 27.5 x 19.5 inches

Untitled Beach Scene, Rufino de Mingo, Spanish (1953)
Year: 1991
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 29/48


 

Jim Morrison Vocals, Rafael Zarza Size: 27.75 x 19.75 inches

Jim Morrison Vocals, Rafael Zarza Gonzalez, Cuba (1944 - )
Year: 1987
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 39/50
Blindstamp: BFC
Condition: Water Damage
 

Zaida Del Rio ...
 

Nude on Bench, Jose Eduardo Martin Yanes Size: 27.5 x 19.75 inches
Untitled Nude
Artist: Jose Eduardo Martin Yanes, Cuba (1964 - )
Medium: Serigraph, signed in yellow ink

 

La Hermosa Soca, Jose Eduardo Martin Yanes Size: 19.75 x 27.5 inches

La Hermosa Soca de Jose Eduardo, Jose Eduardo Martin Yanes, Cuba (1964 - )
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 10/30


 

Impresiones, Alberto Arcos Size: 20 x 27.5 inches

Impresiones, Alberto Arcos, Cuban
Year: 2004
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 6/25

 

Landscape, Juan G. Salichy Size: 20 x 27.5 inches

Untitled Landscape, Juan G. Salichy, Cuban
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 57/100


 

Por Tu Miro En Lo Alto, A.D. Size: 19.5 x 24 inches

Por Tu Miro En Lo Alto, artist unknown, signed "AD"
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 10/100

 

Untitled Nude in Yellow, Jose Eduardo Martin Size: 20 x 27.5 inches

Untitled II (Nude in Yellow), Jose Eduardo Martin Yanes, Cuba (1964 - )
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 25/60

 

Untitled Dancers on Stage, Manuel Medive Size: 17 x 22 inches

Untitled I, Manuel Medive Cuban (1944 -)
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 25/100
 

Babilonia, Mariangel Trimino Fleita Size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches

Titled Babilonia, Mariangel Trimino Fleita, Cuba
Year: 2007
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 10/36