RAMÓN ALEJANDRO (B. 1943) Robur le conquérant signed, inscribed and dated 'Paris Juin-Juillet 68 Alejandro' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 45 1/2 x 35 in (115.5 x 89 cm) Painted in 1968 Footnotes: This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner. Literature R. Alejandro, et al., Ramón Alejandro, Mont-de-Marsan, 2006 (illustrated, n.p.). Robur le conquérant (1968) belongs to a decisive moment in José Ramón Alejandro's career, marked by the emergence of a oneiric imagery and a symbolic vocabulary charged with poetic intensity. The central figure-fragmented and almost architectural in structure-appears suspended within a nocturnal pictorial space, evoking dislocation, estrangement, and psychological interiority. Combining formal precision with visual lyricism, the work articulates a language in which body and object function as metaphors for memory, displacement, and inner experience. The restrained palette and heightened atmospheric tension situate the painting within a surrealist sensibility characteristic of Alejandro's production during the late 1960s, a period that would prove foundational to his mature practice. A prominent figure in Cuban contemporary art, José Ramón Alejandro is widely recognized for his symbolic painting and his sustained exploration of psychological and imaginary realms. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing