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LOT 72

Lot 72

Carlos Rene Aguilera Tamayo (1965- )

Carlos Rene Aguilera Tamayo (1965- )
Lot 72 Details
Carlos Rene Aguilera Tamayo (1965- ), Cuban

EL MOJITO, 2002

Acrylic on canvas; signed and dated lower right, titled verso.
39" x 27.5" — 99.1 x 69.9 cm.

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $312
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

Casuccio Gallery, Toronto;
The Estate of John Casuccio, Toronto

Note:

A graduate of the Provincial Academy of Art-Jose Joaquin Tejada and the Higher Institute of Art in Havana, Carlos Rene Aguilera Tamayo is a member of the Union of Artists and Writers of Cuba (UNEAC) and his works have been extensively exhibited across Latin American, North American and Europe. The artist’s early works are known for their lack of colour (executed in black and white only), as he wanted to keep vivid distractions free from his creations. Tamayo’s signature image is that of a polar bear, a symbol he uses to represent “the noise of the machine”. The image of the polar bear is out of place within the tropical, Cuban landscape and is used by Tamayo to represent the outsider of early Cuban colonization. The bear changes from painting to painting, and is either an active participant in the central image, or depicted as a simple observer.

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