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• Lot n° 28 Francisco Zúñiga (1912-1998, Mexican) Crouching Female, 1969 Patinated bronze on marble plinth Unnumbered Signed and dated on the back of the figure's right hip: ZUNIGA / 1969; Weintraub Gallery label is affixed under the base Bronze: 6.5" H x 6" W x 5.375" D; Overall: 7.375" H x 6" W x 5.75" D Provenance: Weintraub Gallery, New York, NY Private collection, San Diego, CA, acquired from the above, October 31, 1981 Other Notes: This lot is accompanied by a hand-written receipt from the abovementioned gallery. Artist Francisco Zúñiga received his first lessons in sculpture in the workshop of his father, a religious sculptor in San Jose, Costa Rica. He became interested in pre-Hispanic work at an early age, and in his twenties, he moved to Mexico City. There he studied during the 1930s at La Esmeralda Art Institute under the tutelage of some of the most prominent artists of Mexico's rich artistic culture. He would later teach there for over three decades. Celebrated for his explorations of primarily the female form, Zúñiga worked in a variety of mediums including onyx, alabaster and bronze sculpture, oil and watercolor painting, drawing and lithography. Zúñiga created his first lithograph at age sixty and worked prolifically in the medium for the remainder of his life. During the course of his career, Zúñiga's 35 public sculptures, along with his other works, garnered international awards. In 1992, his body of work earned the Premio Nacional, Mexico's highest cultural award and his work can be found in museums world-wide. Bronze: 6.5" H x 6" W x 5.375" D; Overall: 7.375" H x 6" W x 5.75" D Overall good condition with dust accumulation, scattered minor scuffs, and darkening/oxidation to bronze commensurate with age. Faint spotting in the patination verso. Minor abrasions to corners of base.