Francisco Zúñiga 1974 Pastel and Crayon on Paper "Mujer Sentada con Rebozo"

Item Details

Pastel on paper

Francisco Zúñiga (Mexican; 1912-1998)
Mujer Sentada con Rebozo, 1974
Pastel and crayon on paper
Signed ‘Zga’ and dated to lower right
24.75’ W x 18.5’ H

Literature
Catalogue Raisonne, Francisco Zúñiga, Vol. IV, no. 2092.

EBTH is grateful to Mr. Ariel Zúñiga for his assistance in confirming the authenticity of this work.

A pastel and crayon drawing on paper titled Mujer Sentada con Rebozo by Mexican artist Francisco Zúñiga (1912-1998), created in 1974. This work is dated and signed ‘Zga’ to the lower right. It is presented under glass with canvas matting and housed in a gesso and wood frame. A frame label is adhered to the verso.

Born in San José, Costa Rica, Francisco Zúñiga began his earliest training by carving religious subjects and at the age of fifteen, entered the Escuela de Bellas Artes in San José, where he would take up a rigorous curriculum. There, he learned above all—discipline and spent hours working until his assignments were to his satisfaction. Barely twenty-one, Zúñiga, began to work in wood, stone and as a printer and designer. By 1936, the young artist traveled to Mexico where he enrolled in La Esmeralda School. There, he became acquainted with the work of Brancusi, Maillol and Moore. By 1938, the artist had begun teaching at the school. It is in Mexico that the artist achieved his international stature and by the end of the 1940s, his work was recognized by private and institutional collectors in Mexico but also in Europe. Throughout the 1960s and into his later years, Zúñiga received numerous honors and accolades and in 1980, was named Honorary Member of the Italian Academy of Art.

Condition

- minor wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measurement of frame; visible image measures approximately 24.75" W x 18.5" H.

Item #

18DCC352-931