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What is Francisco Zúñiga famous for?
Francisco Zúñiga is famous for being an artist. Known as one of the most important Expressionists to emerge from Latin America, he is remembered for his monumental sculptures, figurative paintings and prints, nude drawings and portraits of Central America’s rural Indigenous women. Even after his death in 1998, Zúñiga’s legacy lives on. His sculptures, drawings, paintings and prints are found in museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City, the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Middelheim Museum in Antwerp, Belgium, and the Open-Air Museum in Hakone, Japan. On 1stDibs, find a range of Francisco Zúñiga art.
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Francisco Zuniga Bronze Sculpture, 1965, "Juchiteca Sentada"
By Francisco Zúñiga
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Francisco Zuniga bronze sculpture. Seated female. Edition: 5. #467 in the Zuniga catalog raisonne. Titled: "Juchiteca Sentada". Measures: 8 7/8" H x 10 1/4" L x 10 5/8" W (not including the 1 ½" wood plinth). Signed Zuniga and numbered 111/V. Created 1965. A Letter of Authenticity issued by the Zuniga foundation (and son Ariel Zuniga...
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1960s Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dos Mujeres Mayas (Two Mayan Women)
By Francisco Zúñiga
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Dos Mujeres Mayas (Two Mayan Women)") 1983 is an original Mixograph cast paper bas relief by Costa Rican/Mexican artist Francisco...
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Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Sculptures

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Other Medium

Hombres con Barca I, Signed Expressionist Lithograph by Francisco Zuniga
By Francisco Zúñiga
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francisco Zuniga, Mexican (1912 - 1998) Title: Hombres con Barca I Year: 1984 Medium: Lithograph on Gray BFK Rives, signed, numbered and dated in pencil Edition: 50, State II Size: 24.5 x 34.5 inches Printer: American Atelier...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

ORIGINAL Mexican MIXED MEDIA Painting MUJER ROJO SENTADAS
By Francisco Zúñiga
Located in New York, NY
The Costa Rican artist Francisco Zuniga (1912-1998) took, for a short while, drawing lessons at the Art School of San Jos, before he worked from 1928 to 1934 in his father's business...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Pastel

Francisco Zuniga Bronze Sculpture, 1964, Reclining Mother with Shawl
By Francisco Zúñiga
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Zuniga bronze, edition: 3. #472 catalog raisonne: "Madre Reclinada con Rebozo". Measures: 5 3/4" H x 12" L x 8" W not including the wood plinth. Signed Zuniga and dated 1964. "Letter of Authenticity", issued by the Zuniga foundation (and son Ariel Zuniga...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Soledad Acostada
By Francisco Zúñiga
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pencil signed lithograph by Costa Rican Master Francisco Zuniga (1921-1998) Works by Zuniga are instantly recognizable. He is mostly known for his paintings of rural indigenous wome...
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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