MANOLO VALDÉS BLASCO (Valencia, 1942)."La Reina Mariana como pretexto (Klee)", 1984.Etching, copy 68/75.Signed and justified in pencil.Size: 42 x 30 cm (footprint); 70 x 56.5 cm (paper).The endless iconographic possibilities offered by Diego Velázquez's canvases are demonstrated in the work in question, painted by Manolo Valdés in 1984. As its name suggests, in the series "Queen Mariana as a pretext" Valdés uses the famous painting "Queen Mariana of Austria" (painted by the Sevillian painter between 1652 and 1653) to adapt it to works by avant-garde artists: Miró, Malevich, Klee and Braque, among others, make this series a true declaration of intent by the Valencian artist, vindicating the role of the great traditional and modern painters in the evolution of the history of art.Manolo Valdés introduced in Spain a form of artistic expression that combines political and social commitment with humour and irony. He began his training in 1957, when he entered the San Carlos School of Fine Arts in Valencia. However, two years later he abandoned his studies to devote himself fully to painting. In 1964 he founded the artistic group Equipo Crónica, together with Juan Antonio Toledo and Rafael Solbes, in which he remained until the latter's death in 1981, despite the fact that Toledo had left the group two years after its foundation. Since then he has settled in New York, where he currently lives and where he has continued to experiment with new forms of expression, including sculpture. Among the numerous awards Manolo Valdés has won are the Lissone and Biella awards in Milan, the silver medal at the II International Biennial of Engravings in Tokyo, the Bridgestone Art Museum prize in Lisbon, the National Prize for Plastic Arts, the medal at the International Festival of Fine Arts in Paris, the International Festival of Fine Arts in Paris, the International Festival of Fine Arts in Paris, the International Festival of Fine Arts in Paris, the International Festival of Fine Arts in Paris and the International Festival of Sculpture in Paris, the medal of the International Festival of Plastic Artists of Baghdad, the Decoration of the Order of Andrés Bello in Venezuela, the prize of the National Council of Monaco, the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts, the Prize of the Spanish Association of Art Critics and the Prize for the Best Print Artist, among others. Formally, Valdés produces a large-format work in which the lights and colours express tactile values, due to the treatment given to the materials. His work forces the viewer to delve into memory and search for significant images from the history of art. He is represented in some of the world's leading museums, such as the Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Metropolitan, the MoMA and the Guggenheim in New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Fons National d'Arts Plastiques in Paris, the Kusnthalle in Hamburg, the Kunstmuseum in Berlin and the Museo de Bellas Artes in Bilbao, among many others.
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MIGUEL MORENO ROMERA (Granada, 1935)"Torso of a woman".Bronze and marble base. Exemplary IX/L.Signed and justifiedMeasurements: 34 x 10 x 9,5 cm.Miguel Moreno Romero was first trained by his father, the sculptor Miguel Moreno Grados, who has been an artistic reference throughout his career. After these first steps, he decided to enrol at the Escuela de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios Artísticos in Granada, his native city, although he later continued his studies at the Escuela de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, where he would later obtain his doctorate. At the age of nine he took part in his first exhibition, demonstrating great mastery, which gave him a reputation as a child prodigy. In 1955 he was awarded Spain's first prize for embossing and chiselling, an award which was followed by many others, such as, for example: First prize in sculpture, for a child's torso, in the competition-exhibition organised in 1952 by the Obra Sindical de Educación y Descanso for new artists; Gold Medal, in the IV National Sculpture Competition, organised by the City Council of Almería; I International prize in the Triennial of Sculpture in Budapest 1987 and the I National Goldsmith's Prize at the age of only nineteen. As is only fitting, he was also awarded the Gold Medal of the city of Granada. In the eighties he set up his art studio in his native city together with his children.
GREAT WAR M.M. GROUP OF FIVE MEDALS awarded to 9911 Cpl T.A. Perfitt, George V Military Medal for bravery in the field, 9911 Cpl T.A.Perfitt 23/FD: Co: R.E., 1914 Star - 9911 2 Cpl T.A. Perfitt R.E., British War Medal, 9911 A-SJT, T.A.Perfitt R.E., Victory Medal with M.I.D. oak leaves, 9911 Cpl T.A.Perfitt M.M.R.E.
Science and Art Department bronze medal, impressed HAROLD B KEATING STAGE 23C, 5mm, cased, an unusual early 20th c gold inlaid gunmetal (koftagari) sovereign case, decorated to both sides with ancient Egyptian scenes and a Victorian beam scale, with bright steel beam and brass pans (3) Good condition, sovereign case in particular the sovereign case
WWI, pair, British War Medal and Victory Medal 59380 Pte P Swanson MGC and British War Medal L10447 Pte W J Prior R Suss R and 926354 Corporal C W Cooney RA Corporal Cecil Walter Cooney of "B" Bty 290th Brigade Royal Field Artillery died 24 April 1918 aged 20, Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux Private William James Prior, 7th Bn Royal Sussex Regiment died 7 July 1916, Thiepval Memorial
A SELECTION OF SILVER AND WHITE METAL ITEMS, to include a cased set of six teaspoons, with openwork terminals, each hallmarked 'Henry Clifford Davis' Birmingham, a cased set of six silver handled cake forks, hallmarked Sheffield, three napkin rings each with a full silver hallmark for Birmingham, a silver perfume funnel, hallmarked London, a silver Tudor rose pattern snuff bottle, hallmarked London, an AF silver vesta hallmarked Birmingham, an AF retractable pencil case set with an amethyst terminal, hallmarked London, a silver blue enamel medal fitted with a red ribbon, hallmarked Birmingham, approximate gross weight 156.6 grams, 5.03ozt, together with a white metal pencil, a silver handled cuticle pusher, a pair of non-pierced marcasite earrings, a miniature cow bell, a pair of white metal inlayed tortoise shell cufflinks, a medal altered into a brooch, a fob medal, a white metal lined photo frame, a white metal and enamelled snuff bottle
London College of Music silver medal awarded 1910, 3cm diameter, Commemorative medallion first election of London county council West St Pancras 1889, 3.5cm diameter, 1924 British Empire Exhibition Gibbs dentifrice medal, 4cm diameter, 1906 Earls Court gigantic wheel medal 1906, 3cm diameter (4)
A WWII chindit group of four medals to 2373864 Private S. Schofield, Royal Signals INC 1939-45, Star Burma, Star Defence medal, War medal, together with original addressed box and certificate, two dog tags and original chindit sleeve badges and four original portrait photographs including his father's BWM and a 1914-15 Star to 6590, Private H. Clayton Notts and Derby Regiment, also an 1890 silver crown and later crowns (a lot)
Three Post-1953 No.1 Blue Tunics:- one to a Brigadier the Queen's Own Yorkshire Yeomanry, with chain epaulettes, gilt metal rank pips, white metal collar badges and staybrite buttons, later medal ribbon bar, size 40" chest; one to an officer Army Apprentice School, with staybrite buttons, size 40" chest; one to an officer Royal Army Ordnance Corps, with staybrite buttons, size 40" chest; a Pre-1953 No.1 Blue Tunic, to an officer the Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment, with brass and staybrite buttons, GSM ribbon bar, size 38" chest; two Pairs of Blue Overalls, one with cream double side stripes, the other with scarlet single side stripes, both size 36" waist; three Pre-1953 Officer's No.2 Service Dress Tunics, one with belt, to a Captain Royal Army Medical Corps, with brass buttons and rank pips, bronze collar badges and Second World War ribbon bar, size 38" chest, one lacking buttons and badges, size 38" chest, one with mixed brass buttons, no badges, size 38" chest; a Post-1953 No.2 Service Tunic, to a Staff Sergeant Royal Army Physical Training Corps, with staybrite buttons, size 36" chest; five British Army Man's No.6 Dress Tunics, various sizes; five British Merchant Navy Jackets, with gilt buttons and rank cuffs to Chief Officer size 44" chest, Chief Officer size 38" chest x 2, Second Officer size 38" chest, Fourth Engineer size 38" chest with later buttons; a Home Made Sailor Jacket, with handkerchief collar (21)Condition report: 1 - Hole below right collar strap. 2 - Some moth damage to back left shoulder and both arms. 3 - Staining to under-arms. 4 - Clean condition. 5 - Clean condition.
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