Lot 1 A|The Rosa de la Cruz Collection
ANA MENDIETA (1948-1985)
Silueta Works in Mexico, 1973-1977
Closed2 September 2026
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USD 50,000–70,000
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ANA MENDIETA (1948-1985)
Silueta Works in Mexico, 1973-1977
all stamped 'Ana Mendieta' and 'Raquel Mendieta Harrington, Administratix of the Estate' (on the verso)
suite of twelve color photographs
each: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1973-1977; printed by the Estate in 1991.
These works are numbered twelve from an edition of twenty plus four artist's proofs and are accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the Estate of Ana Mendieta.
Silueta Works in Mexico, 1973-1977
all stamped 'Ana Mendieta' and 'Raquel Mendieta Harrington, Administratix of the Estate' (on the verso)
suite of twelve color photographs
each: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1973-1977; printed by the Estate in 1991.
These works are numbered twelve from an edition of twenty plus four artist's proofs and are accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the Estate of Ana Mendieta.
ANA MENDIETA (1948-1985)
Silueta Works in Mexico, 1973-1977
all stamped 'Ana Mendieta' and 'Raquel Mendieta Harrington, Administratix of the Estate' (on the verso)
suite of twelve color photographs
each: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1973-1977; printed by the Estate in 1991.
These works are numbered twelve from an edition of twenty plus four artist's proofs and are accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the Estate of Ana Mendieta.
Silueta Works in Mexico, 1973-1977
all stamped 'Ana Mendieta' and 'Raquel Mendieta Harrington, Administratix of the Estate' (on the verso)
suite of twelve color photographs
each: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Conceived in 1973-1977; printed by the Estate in 1991.
These works are numbered twelve from an edition of twenty plus four artist's proofs and are accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the Estate of Ana Mendieta.
Estate of Ana Mendieta, New York
Galerie Lelong & Co., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992
Galerie Lelong & Co., New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992
N. Spero, “Tracing Ana Mendieta,” Art Forum, V. 30, N. 8, April 1992, p. 75 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
J. Blocker, Where is Ana Mendieta? Identity, Performativity, and Exile, 1999, pp. 38, 79, 98 and 104 (another edition, partial series illustrated).
G. Moure, et al., Ana Mendieta, 1999, n. 13, 19, 20 and 23, pp. 53, 72, 75 and 78 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
M. Scheps, et al., Kunstwelten im Dialog, Von Gauguin zur Globalen Gegenwart, 1999, p. 445 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
L. Roulet and P. Dondelinger, Ana Mendieta: Body Tracks, 2002, n. 10, pp. 112, 118-121, 132 and 133 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
M. Ruido, Ana Mendieta, 2002, pp. 20 and 26 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
A. Brooks, Subjective Realities: Works from the Refco Collection of Contemporary Photography, 2003, pp. 164 and 165 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
O. Viso, Ana Mendieta: Earth Body. Sculpture and Performance, 1972-1985, 2004, pp. 45, 53, 142, 158, 161, 170, 218 and 233 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
K. O'Dell, “Ana Mendieta,” Art Forum International, V. 43, N. 7, March 2005, p. 232 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
B. Adams, et al., Constructing a Poetic Universe: The Diane and Bruce Halle Collection of Latin American Art, 2007, pp. 138-145 (another edition, illustrated in color).
A. Creissels, Prêter son corps au mythe, 2009, p. 69 (another edition, partial series illustrated).
N. Martínez, El arte como conocimiento, 2009, p. 9 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
G. Mosquera, et al., Contemporary Art in Latin America, 2010, pp. 126 and 128 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
J. Walker, Nancy Spero, Encounters, 2011, n. 1.14, p. 24 (another edition, partial series illustrated).
A. Solomon-Godeau, et al., Ana Mendieta: Blood & Fire, 2011, pp. 42, 53 and 71 (another edition, partial series illustrated).
S. Best, Visualizing Feeling: Affect and the Feminine Avant-Garde, 2011, n. 13 and 14, pp. 96 and 97 (another edition, partial series illustrated).
B. Merz, et al., Ana Mendieta: She Got Love, 2013, n. 25, 33, 47, 52 and 101, pp. 90, 93, 139 and 163 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
S. Rosenthal, et al., Ana Mendieta: Traces, 2014, pp. 79, 91 and 108 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
H. Oransky, et al., Covered in Time and History: The Films of Ana Mendieta, 2015, pp. 101 and 122 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
H. Guenin, Sublime: Les tremblements du monde, 2016, pp. 24 and 176-179 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
J. Decker, et al., Unsettled, 2017, p. 33 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
R. Adams, et al., Wanderlust: Actions, Traces, Journeys, 1967-2017, 2017, pp. 154-157 (another edition illustrated in color).
K. Kusserow and A. Braddock, Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment, 2018, n. 265, p. 364 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
C. Wood, Performance in Contemporary Art, 2018, p. 48 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
R. Morrill and K. Wright, Great Women Artists, 2019, p. 268 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
A. Pedrosa, et al., Histories of Dance, 2020, n. 93-95, pp. 155 and 156 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
S. Buckberrough, Iconic Works of Art by Feminists and Gender Activists, 2021, n. 9.1 and 9.2, pp. 150 and 151 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
C. Kellner, Liminal Identities in the Global South, 2021 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
K. Hundertmark, “On Transience-The Ebb,” Foam Magazine, 2023, Issue 64, pp. 144 and 145 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color). Accessed on 16 April 2024: https://www.foam.org/articles/on-transience-the-ebb-the-flow
A. Pardo, RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology, 2023 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
R. Boutayeb, Ana Mendieta: Aux commencements, 2023, pp. 69-72, 74-76, 79 and 107 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
S. Ramond and A. Schnapp, Formed de la ruine, 2024, n. 3, p. 100 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
J. Blocker, Where is Ana Mendieta? Identity, Performativity, and Exile, 1999, pp. 38, 79, 98 and 104 (another edition, partial series illustrated).
G. Moure, et al., Ana Mendieta, 1999, n. 13, 19, 20 and 23, pp. 53, 72, 75 and 78 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
M. Scheps, et al., Kunstwelten im Dialog, Von Gauguin zur Globalen Gegenwart, 1999, p. 445 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
L. Roulet and P. Dondelinger, Ana Mendieta: Body Tracks, 2002, n. 10, pp. 112, 118-121, 132 and 133 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
M. Ruido, Ana Mendieta, 2002, pp. 20 and 26 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
A. Brooks, Subjective Realities: Works from the Refco Collection of Contemporary Photography, 2003, pp. 164 and 165 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
O. Viso, Ana Mendieta: Earth Body. Sculpture and Performance, 1972-1985, 2004, pp. 45, 53, 142, 158, 161, 170, 218 and 233 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
K. O'Dell, “Ana Mendieta,” Art Forum International, V. 43, N. 7, March 2005, p. 232 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
B. Adams, et al., Constructing a Poetic Universe: The Diane and Bruce Halle Collection of Latin American Art, 2007, pp. 138-145 (another edition, illustrated in color).
A. Creissels, Prêter son corps au mythe, 2009, p. 69 (another edition, partial series illustrated).
N. Martínez, El arte como conocimiento, 2009, p. 9 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
G. Mosquera, et al., Contemporary Art in Latin America, 2010, pp. 126 and 128 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
J. Walker, Nancy Spero, Encounters, 2011, n. 1.14, p. 24 (another edition, partial series illustrated).
A. Solomon-Godeau, et al., Ana Mendieta: Blood & Fire, 2011, pp. 42, 53 and 71 (another edition, partial series illustrated).
S. Best, Visualizing Feeling: Affect and the Feminine Avant-Garde, 2011, n. 13 and 14, pp. 96 and 97 (another edition, partial series illustrated).
B. Merz, et al., Ana Mendieta: She Got Love, 2013, n. 25, 33, 47, 52 and 101, pp. 90, 93, 139 and 163 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
S. Rosenthal, et al., Ana Mendieta: Traces, 2014, pp. 79, 91 and 108 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
H. Oransky, et al., Covered in Time and History: The Films of Ana Mendieta, 2015, pp. 101 and 122 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
H. Guenin, Sublime: Les tremblements du monde, 2016, pp. 24 and 176-179 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
J. Decker, et al., Unsettled, 2017, p. 33 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
R. Adams, et al., Wanderlust: Actions, Traces, Journeys, 1967-2017, 2017, pp. 154-157 (another edition illustrated in color).
K. Kusserow and A. Braddock, Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment, 2018, n. 265, p. 364 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
C. Wood, Performance in Contemporary Art, 2018, p. 48 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
R. Morrill and K. Wright, Great Women Artists, 2019, p. 268 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
A. Pedrosa, et al., Histories of Dance, 2020, n. 93-95, pp. 155 and 156 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
S. Buckberrough, Iconic Works of Art by Feminists and Gender Activists, 2021, n. 9.1 and 9.2, pp. 150 and 151 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
C. Kellner, Liminal Identities in the Global South, 2021 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
K. Hundertmark, “On Transience-The Ebb,” Foam Magazine, 2023, Issue 64, pp. 144 and 145 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color). Accessed on 16 April 2024: https://www.foam.org/articles/on-transience-the-ebb-the-flow
A. Pardo, RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology, 2023 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
R. Boutayeb, Ana Mendieta: Aux commencements, 2023, pp. 69-72, 74-76, 79 and 107 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
S. Ramond and A. Schnapp, Formed de la ruine, 2024, n. 3, p. 100 (another edition, partial series illustrated in color).
New York, The New Museum, Ana Mendieta: A Retrospective, 20 November 1987-24 January 1988, n. 31, p. 52 (partial series, illustrated in color).
New York, Galerie Lelong, Ana Mendieta: The 'Silueta' Series, 1973-1980, 5 December 1991-11 January 1992, pp. 21-23 (partial series, illustrated in color).
Milwaukee Art Museum, 3 March-28 May 1995; Phoenix Art Museum, 7 July-1 October 1995; The Denver Art Museum and Museo de las Americas, 28 October 1995-14 January 1996; Washington, DC, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 8 February-29 April 1996, Latin American Women Artists, 1915-1995, n. 21, p. 152 (partial series, illustrated in color).
Finland, Helsinki Art Museum, 3 April-19 May 1996; Sweden, Uppsala Konstmuseum, 4 June-8 September 1996; Reykjavik, Iceland, The Living Art Museum, 8 August-18 August 1996; Denmark, Museet for Samtidskunst, 17 January-7 April 1997, Ana Mendieta, n. 5-7, 9, 11 and 12, pp. 13, 28, 41, 54 and 62 (partial series, illustrated in color).
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Selections from the de la Cruz Collection, December 2009-November 2010.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Selections from the de la Cruz Collection, December 2010-November 2011.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Selections from the de la Cruz Collection, December 2011-October 2012.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Selections from the de la Cruz Collection, December 2012-October 2013.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Selections from the de la Cruz Collection, December 2013-November 2014.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Beneath the Surface, December 2014-November 2015.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, You've Got to Know the Rules to Break Them, December 2015-November 2016.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Progressive Praxis, December 2016-November 2017.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Force and Form, December 2017-November 2018.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, More/Less, December 2018-November 2019.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, From Day to Day, December 2019-September 2020.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, A Possible Horizon, September 2020-November 2021.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, There Is Always One Direction, November 2021-November 2022.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Together, at the Same Time, November 2022-November 2023.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, House in Motion / New Perspectives, December 2023-March 2024.
New York, Galerie Lelong, Ana Mendieta: The 'Silueta' Series, 1973-1980, 5 December 1991-11 January 1992, pp. 21-23 (partial series, illustrated in color).
Milwaukee Art Museum, 3 March-28 May 1995; Phoenix Art Museum, 7 July-1 October 1995; The Denver Art Museum and Museo de las Americas, 28 October 1995-14 January 1996; Washington, DC, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 8 February-29 April 1996, Latin American Women Artists, 1915-1995, n. 21, p. 152 (partial series, illustrated in color).
Finland, Helsinki Art Museum, 3 April-19 May 1996; Sweden, Uppsala Konstmuseum, 4 June-8 September 1996; Reykjavik, Iceland, The Living Art Museum, 8 August-18 August 1996; Denmark, Museet for Samtidskunst, 17 January-7 April 1997, Ana Mendieta, n. 5-7, 9, 11 and 12, pp. 13, 28, 41, 54 and 62 (partial series, illustrated in color).
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Selections from the de la Cruz Collection, December 2009-November 2010.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Selections from the de la Cruz Collection, December 2010-November 2011.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Selections from the de la Cruz Collection, December 2011-October 2012.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Selections from the de la Cruz Collection, December 2012-October 2013.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Selections from the de la Cruz Collection, December 2013-November 2014.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Beneath the Surface, December 2014-November 2015.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, You've Got to Know the Rules to Break Them, December 2015-November 2016.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Progressive Praxis, December 2016-November 2017.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Force and Form, December 2017-November 2018.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, More/Less, December 2018-November 2019.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, From Day to Day, December 2019-September 2020.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, A Possible Horizon, September 2020-November 2021.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, There Is Always One Direction, November 2021-November 2022.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, Together, at the Same Time, November 2022-November 2023.
Miami, de la Cruz Collection, House in Motion / New Perspectives, December 2023-March 2024.