From the Collection of Master Printer and Publisher Jacob Samuel
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Guillermo Kuitca
Puro Teatro (Pure Theatre)
- Estimate
- $3,000 - 5,000
$4,826
Lot Details
The complete set of 12 etching and aquatints, on Gampi Chine collé to Rives de Lin paper, with full margins, with title, justification and text pages, all loose (as issued), all contained in the original cloth-covered portfolio.
2003
all I. 6 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (16.5 x 19.7 cm)
all S. 15 3/4 x 16 in. (40 x 40.6 cm)
portfolio 16 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (42.5 x 42.5 x 2.9 cm)
all S. 15 3/4 x 16 in. (40 x 40.6 cm)
portfolio 16 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (42.5 x 42.5 x 2.9 cm)
All signed and numbered 25/25 in pencil (there were also 6 artist's proof sets), published by Edition Jacob Samuel, Santa Monica, California (with their blindstamp).
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Guillermo Kuitca
Argentinian | 1961Guillermo Kuitca is an Argentinean child prodigy who held his first solo exhibition at age thirteen. He emerged as a painter during the 1980s, rejecting the neoexpressionist trend of the time. Yet his art is intellectually demanding, formally complex and relevant to the historical moment.
Kuitca is influenced by Antoni Tápies, Francis Bacon, Jenny Holzer and Pina Bausch. His paintings denote total abstraction and deal with space, language, deat, and travel. His series of maps from the 1990s depicted on canvases and mattresses explore themes of disappearance, migration and the importance of memory. He rarely depicts humans, and his map paintings are difficult to decipher geographically, allowing viewers to meditate on the psychology of space.
Browse ArtistKuitca is influenced by Antoni Tápies, Francis Bacon, Jenny Holzer and Pina Bausch. His paintings denote total abstraction and deal with space, language, deat, and travel. His series of maps from the 1990s depicted on canvases and mattresses explore themes of disappearance, migration and the importance of memory. He rarely depicts humans, and his map paintings are difficult to decipher geographically, allowing viewers to meditate on the psychology of space.