Celso José Castro Daza

"Duchándome, May 28th", Watercolor Diptych, 2018

2018

Untitled 38 x 34 inches This piece is a one of a kind pencil and gold paint drawing on paper. 2015 ___________ Juan C. Estrada combines realism and surrealism in his work. Born in Sa...

Untitled 39 x 26 1/2 inches This piece is a one of a kind pencil and gold paint drawing on paper. 2015 ___________ Juan C. Estrada combines realism and surrealism in his work. Born i...

Untitled 45 x 38 inches This piece is a one of a kind pencil drawing on paper. 2016 ___________ Juan C. Estrada combines realism and surrealism in his...

Duchándome and Pity June 4th, by Celso Castro-Daza From the Duchándome Series Watercolor, ink, and pastel on archival paper. 1. Duchándome 2. Pensando & recordando a Luis Caballero...

Set of 4 by Celso Castro-Daza From the Duchándome Series Watercolor and ink on archival paper 1. Duchándome May 22nd 2. Duchándose, May 27th 3. Duchándome May 28th 4. Duchándose, May 27th Overall Size: 39 in. H x 27.5 in. W Individual size: 19.5 in. H x 13.75 in. W Unframed 2018 Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, and others are sketches of moments he documents. ____________ Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry the presence of the artist’s hand through the transparency of their process. Castro’s oeuvre is strongly divided between his photomontage assemblies and watercolor paintings: the prior is marked by the labor-intensive deconstruction of portrait photographs and the latter, by the seemingly frenzied recreation of a past encounter rendered in the drips and scribbles of paint and ink. Both discriminating in what they reveal of the subject, his photomontage and watercolor portraits exude raw sexuality through the combination of Castro’s mark-making and gaze. Celso Castro’s work is a bare-bulb erotic photo...

Duchando me series by Celso José Castro - Daza 1. Duchándome May 22nd 2. Duchándose, May 27th 3. Duchándome May 28th 4. Duchándose, May 27th 5. Duchándome, June 5th 6. Pensando & recordando a Luis...

Painting: Ink and Watercolor on Paper, Framed Dimensions: 30 in x 22 in, Framed 35 in x 28 in Unique Signed on Verso, includes a certificate of authenticity. Elena Chestnykh was bor...

Painting: Ink and Watercolor on Paper, Framed Dimensions: 10 in x 13.5 in, Framed 17 in x 21 in Unique Signed on Verso, includes a certificate of authenticity. Elena Chestnykh was b...

"Spiritual Self-Portrait" is a portrait of the artist by the artist. She has presented herself nude gazing boldly and directly at the viewer not so much challenging, but inviting dia...

'Modern Dancers', pastel, ink and gouache on fine art paper by French artist, singer and sculptor, Mick Micheyl (1964). Two elegant young men are depicted in a graceful dancing pose, arms outstretched, their lithe bodies so agile and limber. Perhaps one of the dancers was her friend, Philippe, to whom the painting is dedicated on the bottom. The dedication says: 'For you Philippe, all my friendship'. Signed: 'Mick Micheyl'. The work has been newly framed and glazed after having been acquired in the S. of France. It is in fair vintage condition commensurate with age showing minor blemishing on the paper. Upon request a video of the piece can be provided. Dimensions with Frame: H 75 cm / 29.5" W 61 cm / 24" Dimensions without Frame: H 56 cm / 22" W 42 cm / 16.5" About the Artist: Mick Micheyl (1922 - 2019) was born in Lyon and had a busy and rewarding artistic career as a singer, producer, reviewer, metal sculptor, artist. After having received training at the School of Fine Arts in Lyon she became a painter and decorator in the theatre but then commenced a career in the musical activities of a theatrical troupe. She won the ABC competition in Paris in 1949 with a song, Le Marchand de Poésie, which she composed herself. She then performed in many cabarets: L'Échelle de Jacob, Harlequin and Liberty's. In the 1950s she was one of the most important French cabaret singers of that period. One of her titles, 'Un Gamin de Paris', became one of the French standards and also performed by Yves Montand and Robert Clary...

Original painting on archival paper, circa 1963. Paper Size: 29.5 x 21 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: Created during Hornak’s undergraduate...

Watercolor on paper