#36 • Victoria Montesinos: "Isadora" 13/300 Signed Serigraph w/ COA- Very Large, Art Deco Style, Framed

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High bid $1,300.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

A glamorous woman from the 1920's in a dark fur stole gazes out from under a stylized mauve hat adorned with pink blossoms in this elegant and colorful limited edition serigraph (with Circle Fine Art COA) by Mexican artist Victoria Montesinos. The female figure floats on a grey field, bordered on top and bottom by 8" bands os gilt paper and thin mirrored tile strips. Single pink blooms appear to be hand-painted on each of the gold borders. Signed in pencil and numbered #13/300. This art is floated on a black foam core background, edges exposed. Single black mat. Framed in a gilt wood frame with clear plexiglas covering. Has a wire to hang in the back and felt bumper pads. Very good condition - the art lies flat, no creases. The plexiglass provides a definite lighter weight advantage to this very large work. The art is slightly off-center within the mat, but is not loose within the frame. There are two scratches in the plexiglass at the top and several towards the bottom. Frame is elegant and shiny - a 1" scratch on the right and a few chips at the bottom. Please see our photos for additional details. Dimensions: Frame size - 39" w x 64" tall, Art size - 26" w x 51" tall. About the artist: Victoria Montesinos (b. 1944) is the only daughter of the well-known movie director, Fernando A. Rivero, and Maty Humana. She was raised in Mexico but educated at a French school, and lived for some time in Argentina and France. Starting at age 12 in the Mexico City studio of master Spanish painter José Bardasano, Montesinos learned the rigorous veladuras technique of painstakingly building up texture and depth through many fine layers of paint. By 1983, Victoria relocated to New York and developed lithographic works with a large gallery. During that period, Victoria’s talent became widely known. In addition to selling a large number of lithographic editions, she also sold approximately three hundred original paintings. Victoria decided to return to Mexico in the late 1980's, where she developed an outstanding new style. Through her oil paintings and serigraphs on textiles she gained additional recognition. In the mid-1990's, Victoria signed new contracts to work with various galleries in the United States, making flowers the focus of her attention. Montesinos was captivated by their beauty and described them as an incredible way for nature to show the infinity of existing colors.