LUCIO MUNOZ, (Spanish, 1929-1998), Selva Negra, 1961

LUCIO MUNOZ
(Spanish 1929-1998)
Selva Negra
1961 carved and painted wood
dated signed and titled verso
32 x 39 in. frame: 33 1/4 x 40 1/4 in.

Provenance: Galer’a Juana Mord— Madrid (purchased April 14 1966); The Collection of a Couple Boston Massachusetts

Contemporary Spanish abstract artist Lucio Mu–oz is best known for his mesmerizing Òpseudo-paintings Ó works that create a bridge between the genres of sculpture and painting. Mu–oz draws attention to the three dimensionality of his work by altering and manipulating his canvases using carved burned and painted pieces of wood while flipping the sculptural ideal on its head by displaying his work on the wall in the same fashion as a painting.