Artist
Zilia Sánchez (Cuban, born 1926)Cuban, born 1926
CultureCuban
Titles
- Lunar con Tatuaje
Datec. 1968–1969
MediumAcrylic and ink on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 72 diameter × 11 5/8 in. (182.9 × 29.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2022 Latin American Experience Gala and Auction
Object number2022.183
Not on view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Zilia Sanchez: Soy Isla," The Phillips Collection, Washington, February 16–May 19, 2019; Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico, June 16–October 21, 2019; El Museo del Barrio, New York, November 20, 2019–March 22, 2020.
"Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today" Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, November 19, 2022–April 23, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Recto: Signed and titled in black ink, frame, center left edge: Zilia Sánchez / Lunar Tatuaje [cursive]
Recto: Signed in black ink, frame, center right edge: Zilia Sánchez / C [encircled]
Verso: Signed and titled in black ink, backing fabric, right center: Zilia Sánchez / C [encircled] / Serie (Lunar / Tatuaje) / 6' x 6' [cursive]
Recto: Signed in black ink, frame, center right edge: Zilia Sánchez / C [encircled]
Verso: Signed and titled in black ink, backing fabric, right center: Zilia Sánchez / C [encircled] / Serie (Lunar / Tatuaje) / 6' x 6' [cursive]
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Catalogue raisonnéN/A
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Fabian Marcaccio
2006
Pigmented based inks, oil, acrylic, silicone and canvas on pliable mesh
2021.709
