Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, thence by descent

ABOUT THE WORK

While many of the contemporaries of Federico Aguilar Alcuaz adopted the Cubist idiom, the National Artist chose a more curvaceous and lyrical style, as opposed to the geometric approach that dominated the art scene. In a sense, he was a direct descendant of Cezanne rather than Picasso for celebrating the circular shapes of nature. This is exemplified by this abstracted still life depicted from a top view, in which the forms overlap but with their outlines still discernible. One may even speculate the specific fruits contained in the composition, but the work luxuriates not in description but suggestion: an inspired superimposition of lines, shapes, and patterns that delights the eye, mind, and heart.