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International Post-war Grau, Ricardo
El Renacer de Ranrahirc…
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223
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International Post-war Grau, Ricardo
El Renacer de Ranrahirc…
See original version (German)
Estimate €4,500 - €5,500
Voluntary lot
Description
International Post-war
Grau, Ricardo
El Renacer de Ranrahirca. 1965. Oil on canvas. 161 x 130 cm. Signed, signed on the reverse, dated, titled and stamped by the Instituto Nacional de Cultura – Perú. - A heavily scuffed area at the centre of the lower edge, with traces of restoration visible in places. Overall in very good condition; the colours are fresh.
A vibrant, expressive composition in green, yellow and red, bearing the significant title ‘The Rebirth of Ranrahirca’. This monumental work was created just three years after a devastating avalanche disaster in 1962 in Ranrahirca, a small town in the Ancash region of the Peruvian Andes. The town was almost completely buried by the avalanche, resulting in the deaths of several thousand people. In a striking manner, Grau succeeds on this large canvas, through an atmospheric arrangement of colours, in conveying survival in the wake of destruction and a sense of hope that does not in any way evoke thoughts of death and devastation. The Peruvian artist studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Brussels and at the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the 1920s. In 1937, he returned to Peru and became the first Latin American representative of Modernism to combine European painting with historical memory, in contrast to the ‘indigenist’ style.
Oil on canvas. Signed, and also signed, dated, titled and stamped by the Instituto Nacional de Cultura – Perú on the reverse. – A slightly rubbed area at the centre of the lower edge, with traces of restoration in places. Overall in very good condition, with fresh colours. - A luminous, expressive composition in green, yellow and red with the significant title ‘Rebirth of Ranrahirca’. This monumental work was created just three years after a devastating avalanche disaster in 1962 in Ranrahirca, a small town in the Ancash region of the Peruvian Andes. The town was almost completely buried by the avalanche, resulting in the deaths of several thousand people. In a striking manner, Grau succeeds on the large canvas, through an atmospheric arrangement of colours, in conveying survival after destruction and hope – sentiments that do not in any way evoke thoughts of death and annihilation. The Peruvian artist studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Brussels and the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris in the 1920s. In 1937, he returned to Peru and became the first Latin American representative of Modernism to combine historical memory with European painting, setting himself apart from the Indigenist style.
*This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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