Martín Simon
“Recuerdo a Thedesca”
DIMENSSION:75 ” x 75″ inches.
MEDIUM:Oil on canvas.
LOCATION: Dominican Republic Santo Domingo.
PROVENANCE: Acquired from the artist studio by Galeria Bodden and sold to the present owner. Courtesy of a private Dominican Collection.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Martín Simón was born in Gata, Spain in 1940. He was a painter and sculptor belonging to the abstract expressionist movement. He had a long career and a large body of work. Different stages can be distinguished in his painting, each clearly distinct from the others, revealing a painter of great versatility who was unafraid of change.
In 1957, he enrolled in the Syndical School of Painting in Valladolid and moved to Rome the following year, returning in 1963 to his adopted city. After a series of new travels, he dedicated himself to painting and sculpting from 1970 onward, drawing inspiration from both his native land of Cáceres and the Basque Country. Decades later, in the mid-2000s, he settled in the Dominican Republic, where he continued to develop his humanistic philosophy, focusing on denouncing injustice and the abuse of the strong over the weak. Following the “The Gods” series, he addressed the crisis of values in a society that destroys man.
From 2015, he resided in Germany, where he passed away in 2018.
ABOUT THIS PIECE:
This work by Martin Simon (b. Gata, Spain in 1940) is an oil on canvas large scale. It was created as part of a solo exhibit selection hosted by Galeria Bodden in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. This marvelous oil on canvas piece was one of the largest showcased and sold pieces from his last solo exhibit in the Dominican Republic, and is hand signed in oil on the lower right front side of the canvas. This piece also includes the certificate of authenticity provided to the current owner, issued by the initial sellers, the gallery and artist. This work is framed on its borders of the canvas in wood. Since Martin Simon last exhibited in the Dominican Republic prior to his passing, this acquired work has remained as part of a Dominican Private Collection, and has not been available to the public since its original exhibit, until now. This piece is available for private sales to select clients of ARTGALA LLC. It has no applicable terms of sales, and it is highly advised as a suitable piece to enhance an ongoing formal and serious blue chip collection.
This piece is in excellent condition.
