María Izquierdo (1902-1955)

Aurora Posadas Izquierdo, Mexico City
Andrés Blaisten, Mexico City
Private Collection, Mexico City
Sale: Christie's, New York, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, May 17, 1995, lot 219, illustrated in color

Mexico City, Galería de Arte Moderno, María Izquierdo, Exposición Homenaje, August 1956
Mexico City, Instituto Francés de América Latina, Homenaje a María Izquierdo con motivo del IV Aniversario de su muerte, 1960
Guadalajara, Cada de la Cultura, Pintura Mexicana Actual, 1961
Oslo; Bergen; Warsaw; Stockholm; Rome; Ganta; Menton, 1965-1966, Exposición colectiva. Pintura, grabado y dibujos Mexicanos contemporáneos
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Homenaje a María Izquierdo, 1971
Mexico City, Instituto Mexicana Norteamericano de Relaciones Culturales, Veinte mujeres notables en la vida de México, 1974
León Guanajuato, Exposición Homenaje a María Izquierdo, 1978
Mexico City, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Homenaje a María Izquierdo, March 7-April 15, 1979
San Juan de Los Lagos, Exposición Homenaje a María Izquierdo, February 17-19, 1984
Mexico City, Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporáneo, María Izquierdo, November 1988-February 1989, no.108-9, pp.234-5, illustrated in color
Monterrey, Centro Cultural Plaza Fatima, María Izquierdo, August-November 1989
Monterrey, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, María Izquierdo, October-November 1991

"María Izquierdo", Revista Mujeres de Hoy y Siempre, March 30, 1966, illustrated

Both works are in very good condition overall. The paper is taped to the mat by the reverse of each corner of the paper. The media layer is stable overall and the colors are vibrant. There is a repair tear to the lower right corners. (Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper) The paper is hinged to the mat by the top two corners. There is a one-quarter-inch loss to the lower right corner. A circular brown stain, not inherent to the work, measuring one-half-inch in diameter is present in the upper right quadrant. A half-inch repair horizontal repair tear extends from the center of the left edge. (Graphite on paper)
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