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• Lot n° 24 Francisco Zúñiga (1912-1998, Mexican) "Desnudo Recostado," 1970 Sepia and black conte crayon on paper Signed and dated lower right: Zga / 1970; titled, dated, and inscribed in pencil, all verso: "pastel sepia / #143" Image/Sheet: 19.75" H x 25.75" W Provenance: Galeria de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City, Mexico Private collection, San Diego, CA, acquired from the above, March 10, 1970 Other Notes: This work is listed as number 4346 in the online catalogue raisonné of Francisco Zúñiga, published by the Fundación Zúñiga Laborde A.C. This lot is also accompanied by a certificate of authenticity dated March 10, 1970, from the gallery mentioned above. 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. Image/Sheet: 19.75" H x 25.75" W Overall good appearance. There is a 0.25" H x 0.75" W area of slight surface skinning and another smaller than pea-sized spot in the lower left-quadrant. Slight paper toning, as well as some old mat staining in the outer sheet edges, the latter not showing as currently matted. Artist pinholes in each sheet corner. Old mat staining and an occasional pinpoint-sized foxmark, a 0.75" H x 0.25" W area of surface skinning near the center, and remains of adhesive from old tape in places along the sheet edges, all verso and not affecting the recto. The sheet hinged with archival hinge tape to the overmat from the verso of the upper sheet edge. Framed under glass: 27.75" H x 33.75" W x 1" D