Description
20.5" 1991 Victor Gutierrez Polychromed Bronze Sculpture Number 1-15. This is<br>the first one made out of a very limited edition of this huge, heavy, well made<br>sculpture in 1991 by listed artist Victor Gutierrez. It is 20.5" tall x 18" deep<br>with base, weighs 68 Pounds. It will be professionally wrapped and crated for<br>shipping.<br><br>Victor Gutierrez (1950) Born in Mexico City, Victor Gutierrez is one of the<br>driving forces in Mexican art today. In fact, his mastery as a sculptor has<br>earned him international acclaim, with his works being exhibited and sold<br>throughout the world. Over two thousand of his unique cast bronze sculptures can<br>be found in private and public collections.<br>Victor Gutierrez Guerra was born in Mexico City on November 9, 1950 to a family<br>of sculptors who have made important monuments in Mexico since the 19th century.<br>He is a licensed architect from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, and<br>studied various art techniques both at La Esmeralda and the Academia de San<br>Carlos. He sculpts mainly in bronze, marble and stone while also being an<br>accomplished painter and draughtsman. His production includes several monuments<br>in Mexico and abroad, including Our Lady of the Angels in Dublin, Ireland. His<br>work has been part of more than a hundred exhibitions in Ireland, France, the<br>Netherlands, China, Puerto Rico, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico and the US.<br>His theme is the beauty and grace of the Latin American women. He has studied<br>all the native costumes of the various regions of Mexico and meticulously<br>reproduces the embroidery, lace and draping of these beautiful dresses in<br>bronze. He pays close attention to the hair styles and head coverings. His<br>ladies all have exotic names such as Carmen, Raquel, Jimena, Xochitl, etc. and<br>are noted for the fine detail of the fingers and toes of their bare feet.<br><br>There is no damage or loss to paint, no damage to marble base.
