Live Auction 1135Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Manolo Valdés (b. 1942)
Lot 122

Manolo Valdés (b. 1942)

Reina Mariana

Closed26 June 2013

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GBP 253,875

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Manolo Valdés (b. 1942)
Reina Mariana
bronze
66 x 48 x 35in. (167.6 x 121.9 x 88.9cm.)
Executed in 2001, this work is number four from an edition of seven

Galería Marlborough, Madrid.

Specialist note

'When I touch on historical painters, I make comments based on the specificity of the language and not on that of literature or poetry. I am just a narrator who comments on the history of painting in various ways, using new materials: it is like a game that consists of changing the code and the key to the artwork Many of my colours, materials and textures are the product of relived experiences of the other masters'
(M. Valdés, 'Valdés. 25 Years as a Petext', cited in Manolo Valdés [1981-2006], Madrid 2006, pp. 20-21).