This piece is accompanied by a certificate issued by Ms. Luisa Luz-Lansigan confirming the authenticity of this lot

ABOUT THE WORK

Much of the art of Arturo Luz runs on the theme of acrobats, musicians, and cyclists. This combination of themes indicates the direction in which Luz was headed in the 1960s. The direction had to do with abstract painting of a geometric planar kind. All of his stylish works feature his instantly recognizable and concise use of line to create geometric scenes of precision. He began to use the formal and spatial procedures of cubism as a structure, a means of controlling the high levels of fantasy and irrationality that invaded his imagery from the early 1960s onward. Gradually simplifying his style, he developed an approach with key works consisting of pure geometric forms and their relationships to one another, set against minimal grounds. The picture is structured to emphasize straight lines and circular shapes. Straight, vertical, and diagonal lines are present in the figures’ bodies. With the predominance of the deep red backdrop, the artist unifies the color element to highlight the straight lines of his composition. The point is that Luz reduces his subject to large, solid, and uncomplicated masses because such forms are suggestive of eternal values.