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LOT 121

Lot 121

Humberto (El Negro) Hernandez (1958- )

Humberto (El Negro) Hernandez (1958- )
Lot 121 Details
Humberto (El Negro) Hernandez (1958- ), Cuban

MARINA I, 2006

Oil on canvas; signed lower left, titled and dated verso. Unframed.
31" x 38.5" — 78.7 x 97.8 cm.

Estimate $1,500-$2,000

Realised: $738
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

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

Note:

The inhabitants of this region of Cuba gather and store electric energy from lightening storms via wires erected close to buildings and store this energy in batteries for later use.

Humberto “El Negro” Hernandez was born and raised in a fishing village in Puerto Esperanza, Cuba. Studying in Havana, at the National School of Art and the Superior Institute of Teaching, Hernandez has exhibited his work Internationally. His paintings are viewed as tumultuous renditions of his childhood recollections, and often focus on life and reality in the small Seaside village.

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