MANUEL MENDIVE

Manuel Mendive is a Cuban painter, born in Havana in 1944. Immersed in AfroCuban traditions and the Yoruba religion (Santeria) since his youth, this deeply rooted cultural milieu shaped his artistic journey. His formal artistic education at the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts in Havana – the oldest art school in the country, founded in 1818 – was followed by studies in the Department of Ethnology and Folklore at the Academy of Sciences of Cuba and in Art History at the Faculty of Arts and Letters at the University of Havana, as mentioned in the Art Mendive Project.

Mendive’s art is a mix of African, Spanish, and Indigenous influences, making him one of the most important contemporary Cuban artists. His rich cultural background is conveyed in his work, bringing a contemporary insight into the history of slavery and African mythologies as they transformed the Caribbean Islands.

Since the 1970s, his art offers a unique combination of European and African styles, promoting Afro-Cuban culture and exploring the socio-cultural impacts of the African diaspora and how African culture arrived in Latin America due to the slave trade.

According to Carol Damian, Director of the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, “Manuel Mendive unites man’s body to the earth that generated him, to the plants and animals, water and sky, to Mother Nature in which he is a creature among creatures, and in which he finds the reason, time and space of his very existence. It is a totalizing concept of art in which the pictorial mixes with that of the body and soul to reach an intense emotional height, where art and spirit reflect harmony and peace of mind.”

MANUEL MENDIVE (B. 1944), CUBAN

THE BLUEBIRD, 2020 acrylic on canvas; signed and dated lower right 33.2 ins x 39 ins; 84.3 cms x 99 cms

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ottawa, ON

LITERATURE:

A certificate of authenticity from the Mendive Art Project, signed by the artist and Alexander González Carbó, will be delivered to the buyer. This artwork is registered under the number 2020-P-004. $40,000 — 60,000

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MANUEL MENDIVE (B. 1944), CUBAN UNTITLED, 2004 gouache on paper; signed and dated lower right 22 ins x 29.9 ins; 58.1 cms x 77 cms

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ottawa, ON

LITERATURE:

A certificate of authenticity from the Mendive Art Project, signed by the artist and Alexander González Carbó, will be delivered to the buyer. This artwork is registered under the number 2004-P-031. $15,000 — 20,000

SALVADOR CORRATGÉ FERRARA (1928-2014), CUBAN

UNTITLED, FROM THE SERIES

“UN COLOR PARA ESTE MIEDO,” 2000 pastel and mixed media on paper; signed and dated lower right; signed and inscribed verso sheet 19.9 ins x 27.8 ins; 50.6 cms x 70.5 cms

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ottawa, ON $800 — 1,200

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SALVADOR CORRATGÉ FERRARA (1928-2014), CUBAN

UNTITLED, 2000 pastel on paper; signed and dated lower right; inscribed verso sheet 17.3 ins x 25 ins; 44 cms x 63.5 cms

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ottawa, ON $800 — 1,200

SALVADOR CORRATGÉ FERRARA (1928-2014), CUBAN

UNTITLED, FROM THE SERIES

“UN COLOR PARA ESTE MIEDO,” 2000 pastel and mixed media on paper; signed and dated lower right; inscribed verso sheet 20.1 ins x 27.8 ins; 51 cms x 70.5 cms

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ottawa, ON $800 — 1,200

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PEDRO DE ORÁA (1931-2020), CUBAN

UNTITLED TRIPTYCH, 2019 acrylic on canvas; each panel signed and dated “19” verso overall 53.1 ins x 17.7 ins; 135 cms x 45 cms

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ottawa, ON

LITERATURE:

Four certificates of authenticity from Arte Video Producíon, signed by the artist, will be delivered to the buyer (one for the triptych and one for each individual canvas).

$12,000 — 18,000

ARTURO MONTOTO (B. 1953), CUBAN ESPERANDO EL CONTINIDO (WAITING FOR THE CONTENT) XII, 1999 oil on linen; signed, dated “09” and inscribed “XII”; titled and dated verso 43.3 x 51.2 in — 110 x 130 cm

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON $6,000 — 8,000

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ALONSO CARVAJAL (20TH CENTURY), COLOMBIAN STILL LIFE WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, 2003 oil on canvas; signed and dated 27.6 x 39.5 in — 70 x 100.3 cm

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $5,000 — 8,000

JUAN ROBERTO DIAGO (B. 1971), CUBAN

UNTITLED, 2021 mixed media on canvas; signed lower right; signed and dated verso

19.7 ins x 27.6 ins; 50 cms x 70 cms

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ottawa, ON

LITERATURE:

A certificate of authenticity signed by the artist will be delivered to the buyer.

$7,000 — 9,000

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JUAN ROBERTO DIAGO (B. 1971), CUBAN

YO, 2002 mixed media on canvas; signed and titled; signed, titled and dated verso

19.7 ins x 27.6 ins; 80 cms x 60 cms

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Ottawa, ON

LITERATURE:

A certificate of authenticity signed by the artists and dated from 2002 will be delivered to the buyer.

$15,000 — 20,000

TRINIDAD OSORIO (1929-2002), MEXICAN MUJER oil on canvas; signed upper right 39.4 ins x 27.6 ins; 100 cms x 70.2 cms

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $1,000 — 1,500 32

ALEJANDRO COLUNGA (B. 1948), MEXICAN UNTITLED, 2007 acrylic on canvas mounted to canvas; signed and dated “07” lower edge sight 22 ins x 16.1 ins; 56 cms x 41 cms

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $1,000 — 1,500

JESÚS REYES FERREIRA (1880-1977), MEXICAN

UNTITLED aniline dye on paper; signed and dated sight 27.5 ins x 17 ins; 67.2 cms x 42.3 cms

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON $800 — 1,200

CARLOS ALBERTO DE ARAUJO (B. 1950), BRAZILIAN

UNTITLED oil on panel; signed lower right 42.9 x 39 in — 109 x 99 cm

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON $4,000 — 6,000

SILFRIDO IBARRA (B. 1954), PANAMANIAN

THE RANCH acrylic on canvas; signed lower right 53.1 ins x 66.9 ins; 133 cms x 171 cms

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON $6,000 — 8,000

EDUARDO M. ABELA TORRÁS (B. 1963), CUBAN

LA FUGA, 2006 acrylic on canvas; signed, titled and dated verso 23.6 x 15.7 in — 60 x 40 cm

PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Toronto, ON $4,000 — 6,000

RAÚL ANGUIANO (1915-2006), MEXICAN

WOMAN WITH POTS AT THE MARKET, 1975 pastel on paper; signed and dated “75” lower right 26 ins x 20 ins; 66 cms x 50.8 cms

PROVENANCE:

Private Collection, Ontario

$800 — 1,200