Brazil - Kite dream tops Latin American sale
June 2, 2013, Sunday
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A dream-like painting of children releasing kites by Brazil's Candido Portinari sold for US$1.4 million at Christie's Latin American art sale and set a world auction record for the artist.
Portinari's 1941 "Meninos Soltando Pipas" was the top seller at Wednesday's sale, which totaled US$16 million and set benchmarks for other Latin American artists.
"The strength of the Brazilian market reigned supreme," said Virgilio Garza, Christie's Latin American art chief. Portinari, who died in 1962, left a prolific legacy including monumental murals for the US Library of Congress and the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Colombian Fernando Botero's 2000 bronze "Dancers," which fetched US$1.14 million, was another top seller.
Portinari's 1941 "Meninos Soltando Pipas" was the top seller at Wednesday's sale, which totaled US$16 million and set benchmarks for other Latin American artists.
"The strength of the Brazilian market reigned supreme," said Virgilio Garza, Christie's Latin American art chief. Portinari, who died in 1962, left a prolific legacy including monumental murals for the US Library of Congress and the United Nations headquarters in New York.
Colombian Fernando Botero's 2000 bronze "Dancers," which fetched US$1.14 million, was another top seller.
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