The Contemporary Austin’s 2021 Benefit Auction Hosted by Sotheby’s
The Contemporary Austin’s 2021 Benefit Auction Hosted by Sotheby’s
Reclining Figure
Lot Closed
October 18, 06:08 PM GMT
Estimate
13,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Pedro Reyes
b. 1972
Reclining Figure
Charcoal on card
51 ⅛ x 35 ⅜ inches
Executed in 2017.
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Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery, London / New York / Shanghai
Originally trained as an architect, Mexico City based artist Pedro Reyes employs a varied creative practice to address social and political issues. Reclining Figure is an elegant charcoal rendering of a woman depicted in simple outline. Reyes noted, “This drawing features a reclining figure. She is lying horizontally as Chacmools [a traditional form of Pre-Columbian sculpture] do, with her legs and arms creating virtual triangles of grace and stability. This drawing is a pleasure especially when it comes to the human figure.”