Los Carpinteros - New Now New York Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Sean Kelly, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2013

  • Artist Biography

    Los Carpinteros

    Cuban • N/A

    The Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros (The Carpenters) was formed in 1992 and has since produced some of the most important contemporary art in Latin America. Originally comprised of Marco Castillo, Dagoberto Rodriguez and Alexandre Arrechea (who left the group in June 2003), the trio abandoned the concept of individual authorship and instead worked in the tradition of guild and artisan workshops. Their technically sophisticated drawings and sculptures are primarily inspired by design and architectural constructions, such as desks, chairs, armoires and other pieces of furniture. In illustrating seemingly banal objects, Los Carpinteros comment on materialism, highlighting the practicality as well as the uselessness of the depicted objects.

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Puente para reflejar II

signed, inscribed and dated "Los Carpinteros, Madrid 2013" lower right and titled "Puente para reflejar II" lower center
watercolor on paper
44 1/2 x 78 3/4 in. (113 x 200 cm)
Executed in 2013.

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000 

Sold for $12,600

Contact Specialist

Avery Semjen

Head of Sale, New Now

212 940 1207

asemjen@phillips.com

New Now

New York Auction 9 March 2022