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Unknown — Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 59
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Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 59

1959

An abstract composition in oil and gouache on wove paper from 1959 that serves as a political and emotional response to the Spanish Civil War. The work employs geometric and gestural forms to convey elegy and mourning.

Medium
oil and gouache on wove paper

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Modern Evening Auction

May 17, 2022

Estimate: $400,000$600,000

Lot 11

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Unknown, Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 59, 1959

An abstract composition in oil and gouache on wove paper from 1959 that serves as a political and emotional response to the Spanish Civil War. The work employs geometric and gestural forms to convey elegy and mourning.

Medium
oil and gouache on wove paper
Year
1959
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Spanish Civil War, Oil And Gouache, Elegy, Political Art, Abstract, 1959

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art