Legacy
2023
An acrylic painting on canvas by Javi Suarez from 2023 titled Legacy, exploring themes of history and cultural continuity through vibrant color and form.
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Dreyfoos School of the Arts Charity Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
February 7, 2023
Estimate: $12,000 to $16,000
Lot 21
Artists in conversation
Alma Thomas
American · b. 1891
Thomas created vibrant acrylic paintings on canvas that explored cultural heritage and identity through bold abstract forms and luminous color fields, closely mirroring the thematic and material approach seen in Legacy.
Frank Bowling
British Guyanese · b. 1934
Bowling's large scale acrylic abstractions weave together themes of history, diaspora, and cultural continuity through dynamic color and layered painterly surfaces, directly paralleling the concerns and technique of this work.
Secundino Hernández
Spanish · b. 1975
Hernández works in contemporary acrylic abstraction on canvas, using vibrant saturated color and gestural form to evoke memory and cultural resonance, qualities that align closely with the visual language of Legacy.
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