Rafael Osona's Annual Auction Catalog 2019 2014 | Page 91

183. JULIO LARRAZ (Cuban b. 1944) “Hevame Contingo (Take Me with You)”, gouache on paper, depicts six seated figures in a rowboat against black background, signed lower right. 14 ½ in. x 23 in. Born in Cuba, Larraz moved to Miami as a child and later to New York City where he became known for his mastery of realism in painting, printmaking and sculpting. His various awards over the years include that of the prestigious Acquisition Prize, Childe Hassam Fund Purchase Exhibition from the Institute of Arts & Letters in New York. Provenance: Peter Findley Gallery. 184. JULIO LARRAZ (Cuban b. 1944) “The Meeting”, pastel and watercolor on paper, depicts bow of grey ship at sea with two standing figures and grey/white cloud overhead, watermark imprint repeated along top “MI-TEINTES CANSON”, signed lower right. 29 ¼ in. x 43 in. Provenance: Peter Findley Gallery. 88