Decapitaciones Trantamorficas, 1978
Mixed media on board under Plexiglas in artist's frame
Signed and dated lower right: Pedro Friedeberg / MCMLXXVIII; titled lower left
Board: 29.5" H x 29.5" W

Provenance: Collection of Victor Aguilar
Collection of Francisco Hunamuno
Collection of Ramiro Alvardo
Private Collection, acquired from the above

Notes: This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist and dated January 31, 2022.

Pedro Friedeberg is an artist and designer known for producing Surrealist artwork and decorative objects. Born in Florence, Italy, to Jewish-German parents, Friedeberg's family moved to Mexico during World War II when he was only three years old. His interest in the Renaissance architecture of Italy and the Pre-Columbian architecture of Mexico led Friedeberg to study architecture in Boston. He ultimately dropped out of the program to pursue a career making fine art and designing furniture.

Friedeberg was one of twelve artists who participated in an exhibition titled Los Hartos (The Fed-Ups) at Galeria Antonio Souza in Mexico City in 1961. The group advocated for art for art's sake and decried how Muralism had come to dominate the conversation around Mexican art at the time. In the years that followed, Friedeberg became known for a two-dimensional body of work consisting of paintings, prints, and works on paper that extended Optical Art into the realm of fantasy and the psychedelic. In the three-dimensional realm, Friedeberg's hand-shaped chairs have become an iconic example of a Surrealist design that functions as art. Friedeberg currently lives and works in Mexico.

Very good condition. Slight wear to the board in the four corners.

Frame: 33" H x 33" W x 1.75" D