Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 12

Fernando de Szyszlo
"El Innombrable" Fernando de Szyszlo, Red Mysticist Abstract Composition

1980

$185,000
£142,128.65
€163,304.19
CA$260,225.41
A$292,351.59
CHF 152,754.16
MX$3,568,287.94
NOK 1,939,531.63
SEK 1,825,660.42
DKK 1,218,636.68

About the Item

Fernando de Szyszlo El Innombrable, 1980 Titled inscribed dated verso: Orrentia 1980 "El Innombrable" Signed lower bottom edge center "Szyszlo" Oil on canvas 59 1/2 x 59 inches Fernando de Szyszlo was a Peruvian painter best known for his use of pre-Columbian imagery and muted palette. De Szyszlo’s art was an attempt at reinventing Surrealist themes in a Latin American context, concerned more with feelings connected to indigenous mysticism than artistic conceit. Born on July 5, 1925 in Lima, Peru, he went on to study art at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, having abandoning his initial studies in architecture. The artist spent time traveling throughout Europe as a young man, meeting the Surrealist poets Octavio Paz and André Breton. He died on October 9, 2017 in Lima, Peru. Today, De Szyszlo’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Arequipa in Peru, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, among others.
  • Creator:
    Fernando de Szyszlo (1925, Peruvian)
  • Creation Year:
    1980
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 59 in (149.86 cm)Width: 59.5 in (151.13 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    Unique WorkPrice: $185,000
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1841214917812

More From This Seller

View All
"Untitled" Gerome Kamrowski, circa 1944 American Surrealist Composition
By Gerome Kamrowski
Located in New York, NY
Gerome Kamrowski Untitled, circa 1944 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 35 3/4 inches x 47 3/4 inches Gerome Kamrowski was born in Warren, Minnesota, on January 19, 1914. In 1932 he...
Category

1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Abolicion de la Muerte" Fernando de Szyszlo, Grey Abstract Surrealist Painting
By Fernando de Szyszlo
Located in New York, NY
Fernando de Szyszlo Abolicion de la Muerte, 1987 Titled dated verso: "Abolicion de la Muerte" NY/87 Signed lower bottom edge center "Szyszlo" Oil on canvas 56 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches Fernando de Szyszlo was a Peruvian painter...
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Insiders Say Too Much is Enough" Lawrence Philp, Abstracted Surrealist Forms
Located in New York, NY
Lawrence Philp Insiders Say Too Much is Enough Signed lower left; titled on overlap Oil on canvas 70 x 59 1/2 inches Lawrence Philp, the son of Jamaican immigrants, studied at the ...
Category

1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Lawrence Philp, Abstracted Surrealist Forms by Afro-American Artist
Located in New York, NY
Lawrence Philp Untitled Oil and acrylic on canvas 75 1/2 x 79 inches Lawrence Philp, the son of Jamaican immigrants, studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and was included i...
Category

1970s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Untitled" William Scharf, Abstract Expressionist, New York School
By William Scharf
Located in New York, NY
William Scharf Untitled, 1962 Signed lower left; signed and dated verso Oil on canvas 48 x 50 inches A visionary painter with ties to the avant-garde artistic community in New York at midcentury, William Scharf nevertheless defies art historical categorization. His abstracted compositions of organic and geometric formal elements recall the free associations of Surrealism and the all-over grandeur of Abstract Expressionism, and at the same time embody a very individual and immediately recognizable pictorial sense. Scharf combines virtuoso paint handling, vibrant color, and rich symbolic language in canvases that engage the viewer in a transcendent and emotional dialogue. This dialogue is accomplished in part through recurring symbols, which allude to hidden, mysterious narratives. Scharf plumbs the psychological wells of collective myths for symbolic content: the crown of thorns, the ladder, the fish, and the cross can be found throughout, functioning not, as one might expect, as religious symbols, but rather as a means through which to access a deeper, symbolic level of visual communication. Born in 1927 in Media, Pennsylvania, an early friendship with renowned artist N.C. Wyeth encouraged Scharf’s artistic efforts from a very young age. After a time with the Army Air Corps in the mid-1940s, Scharf formalized his art studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under Franklin Watkins...
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Composition with Figure, " Irene Rice Pereira
By Irene Rice Pereira
Located in New York, NY
Irene Rice Pereira Composition with Figure, 1951 Inscribed, signed and dated Salford/Pereira 2/51 (lr); inscribed I Rice Pereira/2669 Great Clowes St/Sa...
Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Casein

You May Also Like

Untitled II
By Fernando de Szyszlo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fernando de Szyszlo was a Peruvian painter and sculptor who was a key figure in advancing abstract art in Latin America since the mid-1950s. Untitled II ...
Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cermonia
By Fernando de Szyszlo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fernando de Szyszlo was a Peruvian painter and sculptor who was a key figure in advancing abstract art in Latin America since the mid-1950s. Cermonia Fer...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Figure 3
By Daniel Cayo
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Habitacion
By Fernando de Szyszlo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fernando de Szyszlo was a Peruvian painter and sculptor who was a key figure in advancing abstract art in Latin America since the mid-1950s. Habitacion F...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Promethée
By Daniel Cayo
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - La Nuit Avant Le Jour
By Daniel Cayo
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil