Premier Auction - Session II - November 18, 2023 | Lot 1008-1473
Sat, Nov 18, 2023 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 1429
Mario Sanchez
Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000
Sold for
$110,000
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Cuban-American/Florida, 1908-2005)
Storm Warning, signed lower right "Mario Sanchez", carved and painted wood, 16-1/4 x 23-3/4 in.; integral plywood frame, 17-1/4 x 24-3/4 x 1-3/4 in.; together with custom made wood carrying case, 18-3/4 x 26-1/2 x 4 in.
Note: Mario Sanchez was a Cuban-American folk artist from the Key West cigar-making neighborhood known as "Gato's Village". Self-taught, Sanchez began working artistically in 1930 on media like paper bags and cedar wood boards. His sketches and intaglio works project a unique vision that is playful, nostalgic and rooted to the experience of community, especially in Key West and Tampa, Florida. Sanchez received one-man exhibitions in major museums including New York's American Folk Art Museum, The Museum of the City of New York, Bacardi Museum, and Cuba's National Museum of Fine Art. He has work in the collections of the Smithsonian, The Whitney, and The American Folk Art Museums as well as many private collections in Florida and across the country.
Condition
crisp multi-dimensional carving with varied surface finishes and textures, a number of drip spots in sky, some abrasions and surface dirt; frame separating at corners; carrying case with abrasions
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Note:
Mario Sanchez was a Cuban-American folk artist from the Key West cigar-making neighborhood known as "Gato's Village". Self-taught, Sanchez began working artistically in 1930 on media like paper bags and cedar wood boards. His sketches and intaglio works project a unique vision that is playful, nostalgic and rooted to the experience of community, especially in Key West and Tampa, Florida.
Sanchez received one-man exhibitions in major museums including New York’s American Folk Art Museum, The Museum of the City of New York, Bacardi Museum, and Cuba’s National Museum of Fine Art. He has work in the collections of the Smithsonian, The Whitney, and The American Folk Art Museums as well as many private collections in Florida and across the country.
