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Lot ID: 12165
Francisco  Zuniga:   La Calera / the Lime Seller
 
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US$12,000–18,000
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Description
Title: La Calera / the Lime Seller
Style: Modern, Latin American, Representational
Period: 20th century
Medium: Sculptures, Bronze, cast, with dark brown patinae
Year: 1977
Print/Casting Year: 1977
Size: height - 13.25 in, width - 9.88 in, depth - 6.88 in cm
Markings: signed, "Zúñiga", numbered "I/VI" and dated "1977" at the base
Edition: I/VI
Foundry/Publisher: Del Aguila Hermanos, Mexico
Catalogue Raisonné: # 785 , Vol I: Fundación Zúñiga, Francisco Zúñiga: Catálogo Razonado/Catalogue Raisonné (1923-1993), Mexico Author: Ariel Zúñiga
Estimate: from US$12,000 to US$18,000

Seller's Description:
Seated bronze nude by the Costa-Rican born sculptor, FRANCISCO ZÚÑIGA. Best-known for his sculptures relating to motherhood, this sensual bronze of a seated woman (lime seller) was executed before the artist lost his sight in 1990.

  • Condition Report
    • Current lot doesn't have any damage.
  • History & Provenance
    • Provenance:
      Patti Cadby Birch Estate, New York
      Private Collection, USA


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    • Shipping Carrier:
      FedEx, Pick-up, contact
      Shipping Weight: 25 lbs
      Framing: No
      Item Location: New York, USA
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      Sales Tax: NEW YORK

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Sales Results for Comparable Work

  • Francisco Zuniga
    Desnudo de cuclillas, 1966
    bronze
    11.5 in. x 13.3 in. x 11.0 in. / 29.2 cm. x 33.8 cm. x 28.0 cm. Signed

    ed.III/VI

    Estimate: US$25,000 - 35,000 Sold for US$25,000


    Sotheby's New York:
    Thursday, May 28, 2009, (Lot 00123)
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  • Francisco Zuniga
    Mujer sentada, 1975
    bronze
    17.0 in. x 10.7 in. x 10.2 in. / 43.2 cm. x 27.3 cm. x 26.0 cm. Signed

    ed.I/VI

    Estimate: US$18,000 - 22,000 Sold for US$15,000


    Sotheby's New York:
    Thursday, May 28, 2009, (Lot 00194)
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  • Francisco Zuniga
    Mujer sentada con rebozo - orante, 1972
    bronze with patina
    16.1 in. x 12.8 in. x 10.8 in. / 41.0 cm. x 32.5 cm. x 27.5 cm. Signed

    ed.V/VI

    Estimate: US$18,000 - 22,000 Sold for US$30,500


    Bonhams & Butterfields Los Angeles:
    Monday, May 04, 2009, (Lot 08145)
    Modern, Contemporary and Latin American Art - simulcast in SF

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Biography & Links
Francisco Zuniga Biography
1912
 Born in Guadalupe, San José, Costa Rica
1931
 Awarded the 1st Painting Prize and the 2nd Sculpture Prize at the National Exhibition of Plastic Arts, San Jose, Costa Rica
1935
 Awarded the 1st Sculpture Prize, National Exhibition of Plastic Arts, San Jose, Costa Rica
1936
 Studied at the Escuela de Talla Directa, Mexico City, Mexico
1957
 Acquisition Prize, Sculpture Annual, Mexico City, Mexico
1958
 Awarded the Prize in sculpture by the Mexican National Institute of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico
1938-1970
 Taught at La Esmeralda, School of painting, sculpture and print, Mexico City, Mexico
1984
 Received the Kotaro Takamura Prize, Third Sculpture Biennial, Japan
1992
 Received the National Award for the Arts, Mexico
1998
 Died, Mexico City, Mexico
Selected Exhibitions
1935
 Sculpture Salon, San Jose, Costa Rica
1969
 Retrospective, Modern Art Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1970
 Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, San Diego, CA (solo)
1972
 Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ (solo)
University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA (solo)
1973
 Santa Barbara Museum, Santa Barbara, CA (solo)
1974
 Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ (solo)
1977
 Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York, NY (solo)
DeCordova and Dana Museum, Lincoln, MA (solo)
1978
 Brewster Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA (solo)
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ (solo)
1979
 Salt Lake City Art Center, Salt Lake City, UH (solo)
Gallery Bel Art, Stockholm, Sweden (solo)
1980
 Galerie D’Endt, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
Galerie Carpentier, Paris, France (solo)
1981
 Galeria de Arte Misrachi, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
Gallery Theo Waddington, London, UK (solo)
Gallery Levy, Hamburg, Germany (solo)
1982
 Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI (solo)
1983
 Sindin Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1985
 National Museum of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica (solo)
Contemporary Sculpture Center, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
1986
 Musée de l'Orangerie et Jardin des Tuilleries, Paris, France (solo)
1987
 Regional Museum of Guadalajara, Mexico (solo)
The Pape Museum-Library, Monclova, Mexico (solo)
1990
 Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Brewster Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Sindin Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1994
 Airport Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
National Homage, The Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1995
 Oaxaca Contemporary Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1997
 Sinaloa College, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
Museum of the Archbishop, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1998
 Meredith Kelly Latin American Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Retrospective, The National Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
2002
 Francisco Zuñiga, Pasquale Iannetti Art Galleries, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2004
 Francisco Zuñiga, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
El Muséo de Arte (MARTE), El Salvador, CA
2008
 Francisco Zuñiga, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
Literature
1969
 Chumacero, Ali. Francisco Zúñiga. Mexico City: Misrachi Art Gallery Editions, 1969
1980
 Sheldon Reich. Francisco Zúñiga, Sculptor: Conversations and Interpretations. Tucson: Tucson University Press, 1980
1980
 Echeverria, Carlos. Francisco Zúñiga. Mexico City: Misrachi Art Gallery Editions, 1980
1999
 Zúñiga, Ariel. Catalogue Raisonné, Francisco Zúñiga, Volume I: Sculpture. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 1999
2001
 Zúñiga, Ariel. Francisco Zúñiga Travel Sketches 1. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 2001
2002
 Prampolini, Ida Rodriguez. Ida Rodríguez Prampolini. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 2002
2003
 Zúñiga, Ariel. Catalogue Raisonné, Francisco Zúñiga, Volume II: Oil Paintings, Prints & Reproductions. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 2003
2006
 Zúñiga, Ariel. Catalogue Raisonné, Francisco Zúñiga, Volume III: Drawings (1927-1970) & Volume IV: Drawings (1971-1989). Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 1999
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