Roger Von Gunten, Arbol de la Vida

(Mexico/Swiss, born 1933)

Tree of Life, 1967, signed lower left indistinctly and dated "67", oil on canvas, 35-1/2 x 39-3/8 in.; original gilt wood frame, 36-7/8/ x 40-3/4 x 1-1/4 in.

Provenance: Gallery Juan Martin, Mexico City, Mexico (label verso) November, 1967 ; The Estate of Rita F. Rofe, Princeton, New Jersey

Note: Rita Rofe, a longtime Princeton, New Jersey educator and resident, and husband Nicolas Rofe began their art collection in the 1960s, selected during their travels in the early years of their marriage. Rita Rofe was multilingual and developed a keen appreciation for art from Latin America and elsewhere, and these are among their earliest group of artists now well established and sought after in the category of Latin American /Modern Art.