Sandu Darie Paintings

Abstract geometric composition by Cuban artist, Sandu Darie (1908-1991). Untitled, ca. 1960. Ink, paint and paper collage on folded paper sheet measuring 9 x 29 inches. Framed measurement: 16 x 36.5 inches. Signed in multiple areas. The piece is designed to be presented in any of four orientations, vertically or horizontally. Provenance: Corporate Collection, Miami, FL. Condition: Foxing evident. One small area of water staining at fold. COA accompanies the piece. Sandú Darié was a contemporary Cuban visual artist. Born in 1908 in Romania to Jewish parents, he originally planned to become a lawyer until he and his family migrated to France due to the increasing political turmoil in his native country, becoming part of the "...first wave of literary and artistic members of the Romanian avant-garde diaspora;" frequenting the circles of famous writers and artists. This close contact with the Romanian avant-garde, as well as the exposure to European and Latin American art movements and philosophies, influenced Darié's decision in becoming an artist. He emigrates to Cuba in 1941, where he creates his most important body of work. In Cuba, he co-founded the concrete abstractionist group Los Diez Pintores Concretos (the Ten Concrete Painters) known simply as, Los Diez (the Ten) along with artists Loló Soldevilla...