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Painter, b. 1914 - d. 2008

Cundo Bermúdez (September 3, 1914 – October 30, 2008), born Secundino (Cundo) Bermúdez y Delgado, was a Cuban painter. Born in Havana, Cuba, he died of a heart attack in his Westchester home on October 30, 2008.

In 1926, Bermudez was admitted at the 'Institute of Havana', and in 1930 enrolled at the renowned Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “San Alejandro”, where he studied painting for two years. In 1934, he entered the University of Havana to study law and social sciences. He graduated in 1941. Later, he travelled to Mexico and studied at the Academy of San Carlos. In 1949 he founded the Asociación de Pintores y Escultores de Cuba (APEC).

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            • CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (Havana, Cuba, 1914- Florida, USA, 2008). Untitled. Oil on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Don Conrado Basulto. No stretcher frame. Signed in the upper right area.
              Nov. 13, 2024

              CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (Havana, Cuba, 1914- Florida, USA, 2008). Untitled. Oil on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Don Conrado Basulto. No stretcher frame. Signed in the upper right area.

              Est: €16,000 - €18,000

              CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (Havana, Cuba, 1914- Florida, USA, 2008). Untitled. Oil on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Don Conrado Basulto. No stretcher frame. Signed in the upper right area. Measurements: 55 x 45 cm (drawing); 60.5 x 50 cm (canvas). The painting inspired in stained glass windows was common in Cuban painting, an example of it is the present work that stands out for its brilliantly simple compositions, in which the synthetic cubism and the stained glass windows of the colonial epoch melt together. Bermúdez magnified the stained glass into a dreamlike theater where languid musicians and ornate women inhabit kaleidoscopic chessboards. The atmosphere of glassy sensuality in Bermudez's paintings is ambiguous. Ennui folds into inhaled luxury, pleasure gels in the amber of a dreamy image. Don Conrado Basulto, Cuban artist, left his country for the United States in 1994. Upon his entry into America, he was detained in Guantanamo, where he met Cundo Bermudez and founded a gallery. Secundino Bermúdez y Delgado, known as Cundo Bermúdez, was a Cuban painter who in 1926 Bermúdez entered the Instituto de La Habana and in 1930 the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro in the same city, where he studied painting for two years. Together with other painters and as a protest against the absence of art galleries, Bermudez exhibited his works in the trees of Albear Park and also participated in an exhibition held at the Castillo de la Fuerza in 1938. It was there that he achieved certain recognition. Later he traveled to Mexico to study at the San Carlos Academy, where he was able to observe closely the work of the muralists that caused a great impression on the painter. Years later he travels to the Dominican Republic where he sells his first painting and also holds his first individual exhibition. In 1943, "An Exhibition of Modern Cuban Painting and Sculpture" is inaugurated, organized by José Gómez Sicre at the Institución Hispano Cubana de Cultura in Havana. The Mexican David Alfaro Siqueiros attends and says of Bermudez the following: "Cundo Bermudez represents audacity in the plastic arts. He knows how to build in a synchronized way. With tones and close-ups placed in pictorial depth, in contrast, he builds and organizes, sometimes in an almost miraculous way. I believe that this artist has had great importance in the chromatic range of modern Cuban painting". A year later, the Cuban Painting Exhibition was inaugurated at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MOMA), which was a great impulse for his work, and he exhibited in San Francisco, Buenos Aires and Mexico. In 1949, he founded, among others, the Association of Painters and Sculptors of Cuba (APEC). He exhibited in several countries of America and Europe. His works were exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 1951 and in Munich in 1952. Four years later, in 1956, he exhibited at the Sao Paulo Biennial and won first prize at the "International Caribbean Art Exhibition" at the Museum of Art in Houston, Texas. When Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, Cundo participated in efforts to free political prisoners. In Cuba, like other artists, he is subjected to irrational isolation. Journalists and intellectuals visiting the island ask about him. He is denied materials to work with. He is not invited to national exhibitions. At the end of the 1960s, he managed to leave Cuba for the United States. No stretcher frame. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Don Conrado Basulto.

              Setdart Auction House
            • Cundo Bermudez, Cuban (1914 - 2008)
              Oct. 30, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez, Cuban (1914 - 2008)

              Est: $5,000 - $7,000

              Cundo Bermudez, Cuban (1914 - 2008) Gouache on Arches Paper "Portrait of a Woman, 1992" Signed Lower Left. Arches watermark on the sheet. Documentation to accompany the lot. Measures 30" x 22-1/2". Frame measures 39-5/8" x 32". Condition: Good condition. Estimate: $5000.00 - $7000.00 Domestic Shipping: Third party

              Kodner Galleries
            • Cundo Bermudez, Untitled
              Oct. 30, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez, Untitled

              Est: $1,800 - $2,400

              Cundo Bermudez Untitled watercolor and ink on paper 9.25 h x 4 w in (23 x 10 cm) Signed to lower right 'Bermudez'. Provenance: Osuna Galleries, Washington, D.C. | Private Collection, Miami This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

              Los Angeles Modern Auctions
            • Cundo Bermudez, Retrato de Lydia
              Oct. 30, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez, Retrato de Lydia

              Est: $70,000 - $90,000

              Cundo Bermudez Retrato de Lydia 1944 oil on canvas 30.25 h x 25.5 w in (77 x 65 cm) The subject of this work is Lydia Pla de Osuna. Signed and dated to lower right 'Cundo Bermudez 1944'. Provenance: Collection of Ramon G. Osuna and Lydia Pla de Osuna, Havana | Collection of Lydia Pla de Osuna and Fernandez Mederos de Osuna, Washington, DC | Private Collection, Miami Exhibited: Exposiciones de Galerias Privadas II, Coleccion de Pintura Contemporanea del Dr. Ramon G. Osuna, 12 -20 April 1945, Lyceum, Havana | Un itinerario por la pintura de Cundo Bermudez, 12 - 25 November 1956, Lyceum, Havana | Cundo Bermudez: Un Homenaje, May - June 1987, Museo Cubano de Arte y Cultura, Miami Literature: Cundo Bermudez, Cuban American Endowment for the Arts, ed., pg. 54 Cundo Bermudez, Baez, pg. 54 "Cundo Bermudez 1942 -1986: Siempre fiel a la forma humana," Esquiroz, The Miami Herald, 3 May 1987, pg. 17 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

              Los Angeles Modern Auctions
            • CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (1914-2008). Tocando la mandolina. gouache on paper mounted
              Oct. 08, 2024

              CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (1914-2008). Tocando la mandolina. gouache on paper mounted

              Est: $12,000 - $18,000

              CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (1914-2008). Tocando la mandolina. gouache on paper mounted on board 18 ¼ x 14 ½ in. (46.4 x 36.8 cm.).

              Christie's
            • CUNDO BERMUDEZ Havana, Cuba (1914) / Westchester, Florida, United States (2008) "Portrait of the great-grandmother", 1997
              Sep. 25, 2024

              CUNDO BERMUDEZ Havana, Cuba (1914) / Westchester, Florida, United States (2008) "Portrait of the great-grandmother", 1997

              Est: €300 - €400

              Silkscreen on paper Signed, dated, titled and justified 53/150 in pencil at the bottom. Measurements: 100 x 70 cm

              Ansorena
            • CUNDO BERMUDEZ Havana, Cuba (1914) / Westchester, Florida, United States (2008) "Teresa's Mirror", 1994
              Sep. 25, 2024

              CUNDO BERMUDEZ Havana, Cuba (1914) / Westchester, Florida, United States (2008) "Teresa's Mirror", 1994

              Est: €300 - €400

              Lithograph Signed, dated, titled and justified PA in pencil at the bottom. Measurements: 100 x 70 cm

              Ansorena
            • Cundo Bermúdez (Cuban, 1914-2008)
              Jul. 18, 2024

              Cundo Bermúdez (Cuban, 1914-2008)

              Est: $1,000 - $1,500

              Cundo Bermúdez (Cuban, 1914-2008), "Untitled: Two Figures", 1991, gouache on paper, signed and dated lower right, 22 in. x 28 in., framed, overall 29 3/4 in. x 35 5/8 in. x 1 in.

              Neal Auction Company
            • Cundo Bermúdez (Cuban, 1914-2008)
              Jul. 18, 2024

              Cundo Bermúdez (Cuban, 1914-2008)

              Est: $600 - $800

              Cundo Bermúdez (Cuban, 1914-2008), "Untitled: Single Figure", 1991, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 20 in. x 16 in., framed, overall 27 3/4 in. x 23 3/4 in. x 1 1/4 in.

              Neal Auction Company
            • CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (Havana, Cuba, 1914- Florida, USA, 2008). Untitled. Oil on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Don Conrado Basulto. It presents dirt and does not conserve stretcher frame.
              Jul. 10, 2024

              CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (Havana, Cuba, 1914- Florida, USA, 2008). Untitled. Oil on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Don Conrado Basulto. It presents dirt and does not conserve stretcher frame.

              Est: €16,000 - €18,000

              CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (Havana, Cuba, 1914- Florida, USA, 2008). Untitled. Oil on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Don Conrado Basulto. It presents dirt and does not conserve stretcher frame. Measurements: 49,5 x 60 cm. The painting inspired in stained glass windows was common in the Cuban painting, example of it is the present work that stands out for its brilliantly simple compositions, in which the synthetic cubism and the stained glass windows of the colonial epoch are fused together. Bermúdez magnified the stained glass into a dreamlike theater where languid musicians and ornate women inhabit kaleidoscopic chessboards. The atmosphere of glassy sensuality in Bermudez's paintings is ambiguous. Ennui folds into inhaled luxury, pleasure gels in the amber of a dreamy image. Don Conrado Basulto, Cuban artist, left his country for the United States in 1994. Upon his entry into America, he was detained in Guantanamo, where he met Cundo Bermudez and founded a gallery. Secundino Bermúdez y Delgado, known as Cundo Bermúdez, was a Cuban painter who in 1926 Bermúdez entered the Instituto de La Habana and in 1930 the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro in the same city, where he studied painting for two years. Together with other painters and as a protest against the absence of art galleries, Bermudez exhibited his works in the trees of Albear Park and also participated in an exhibition held at the Castillo de la Fuerza in 1938. It was there that he achieved certain recognition. Later he traveled to Mexico to study at the San Carlos Academy, where he was able to observe closely the work of the muralists that caused a great impression on the painter. Years later he travels to the Dominican Republic where he sells his first painting and also holds his first individual exhibition. In 1943, "An Exhibition of Modern Cuban Painting and Sculpture" is inaugurated, organized by José Gómez Sicre at the Institución Hispano Cubana de Cultura in Havana. The Mexican David Alfaro Siqueiros attends and says of Bermudez the following: "Cundo Bermudez represents audacity in the plastic arts. He knows how to build in a synchronized way. With tones and close-ups placed in pictorial depth, in contrast, he builds and organizes, sometimes in an almost miraculous way. I believe that this artist has had great importance in the chromatic range of modern Cuban painting". A year later, the Cuban Painting Exhibition was inaugurated at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MOMA), which was a great impulse for his work, and he exhibited in San Francisco, Buenos Aires and Mexico. In 1949, he founded, among others, the Association of Painters and Sculptors of Cuba (APEC). He exhibited in several countries of America and Europe. His works were exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 1951 and in Munich in 1952. Four years later, in 1956, he exhibited at the Sao Paulo Biennial and won first prize at the "International Caribbean Art Exhibition" at the Museum of Art in Houston, Texas. When Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, Cundo participated in efforts to free political prisoners. In Cuba, like other artists, he is subjected to irrational isolation. Journalists and intellectuals visiting the island ask about him. He is denied materials to work with. He is not invited to national exhibitions. At the end of the 1960s, he managed to leave Cuba for the United States. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Don Conrado Basulto. It has dirt and no stretcher frame.

              Setdart Auction House
            • Cundo Bermúdez, Cuban (1914–2008)
              Jul. 01, 2024

              Cundo Bermúdez, Cuban (1914–2008)

              Est: $1,000 - $3,000

              Cundo Bermúdez, Cuban (1914–2008), Oil on Canvas, Woman with Yellow Hat. Signed lower right, dated 1990. Measures 24" H, 20" W; frame measures 36" H, 32" W. Condition: Very good condition. Estimate: $1000.00 - $3000.00 Domestic Shipping: Tird party

              Kodner Galleries
            • Cundo Bermudez, Cuban (1914 - 2008)
              May. 22, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez, Cuban (1914 - 2008)

              Est: $4,000 - $6,000

              Cundo Bermudez, Cuban (1914 - 2008) Gouache on Arches Paper "Portrait of a Man, 1995" Signed Lower Left. Watermark on the left. Documentation to accompany the lot. Measures 30-1/4" x 22-1/2". Frame measures 39-1/2" x 32". Condition: Good condition. Estimate: $4000.00 - $6000.00 Domestic Shipping: Third party

              Kodner Galleries
            • Cundo Bermudez, Cuban (1914 - 2008)
              May. 22, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez, Cuban (1914 - 2008)

              Est: $4,000 - $6,000

              Cundo Bermudez, Cuban (1914 - 2008) Gouache on Arches Paper "Portrait of a Woman, 1992" Signed Lower Left. Arches watermark on the sheet. Documentation to accompany the lot. Measures 30" x 22-1/2". Frame measures 39-5/8" x 32". Condition: Good condition. Estimate: $4000.00 - $6000.00 Domestic Shipping: Third party

              Kodner Galleries
            • CUNDO BERMUDEZ (CUBAN 1914-2008) WATERCOLOR
              May. 19, 2024

              CUNDO BERMUDEZ (CUBAN 1914-2008) WATERCOLOR

              Est: $200 - $400

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban 1914-2008) original watercolor, titled "Interior". Signed Cundo Bermudez lower left. Dated 1938 lower left. This art is in plexiglass, the edges are tattered (see photos). Very good condition for age. Measures 24" x 18". Cundo Bermudez (September 3, 1914 – October 30, 2008), born Secundino (Cundo) Bermudez y Delgado, was a Cuban painter. Born in Havana, Cuba, he died of a heart attack in his Westchester home on October 30, 2008.

              Neely Auction
            • Lugar de gente
              May. 16, 2024

              Lugar de gente

              Est: $150,000 - $200,000

              Property from a Private Collection Cundo Bermúdez 1914 - 2008 Lugar de gente signed Cundo Bermudez and dated 07 (on the reverse of each) oil on canvas, in 7 parts 84 by 138 in. 213.4 by 350.5 cm. Executed in 2007.

              Sotheby's
            • La sobremesa
              May. 16, 2024

              La sobremesa

              Est: $40,000 - $60,000

              The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks from an Important Estate Cundo Bermúdez 1914 - 2008 La sobremesa signed Cundo Bermúdez and dated 45 (lower right) gouache on board 27 ½ by 34 in. 69.8 by 86.4 cm. Executed in 1945.

              Sotheby's
            • Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Latin American
              Apr. 28, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Latin American

              Est: $3,000 - $4,000

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Ceramic Tall Vase painted by the late Master, Cundo Bermudez. Vase measures 12 inches tall and 4 inches across. Ceramic depicts his traditional hands and figures, also shown is a clock on the top. Piece is in great condition. Cundo Bermúdez was born in La Habana in 1914. "When I was young I wanted to be a writer; although I studied at the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts, I never intended to take art seriously. The thirties was a decade of labor strikes and university closings; the economic situation was terrible by the time I went to Mexico in 1938. I was never awarded a scholarship in Cuba. I have never had material ambitions and have been very independent. When the news came of Batista's coup d'etat in 1952, I was vacationing in Europe. I returned home and dedicated myself full-time to painting. It has been like that ever since. I have fun at what I do; the pleasure I get from painting is vital for me. I enjoy art like Mozart enjoyed his music. Some people are concerned over philosophic postulations, over universal chaos, over the atomic bomb; for me, painting is a celebration of form and color, and nothing more. I left Cuba absolutely disillusioned, perhaps because I had believed totally in the revolution. Between 1962 and 1967, the government obliterated me. I was neither harassed nor persecuted, but simply ignored. Exile has affected the individual, not the artist. When I arrived in Puerto Rico, I felt as if I had reached a region of Cuba I had not known previously. In a way, I still feel uprooted, for I do not feel at home anywhere."

              Cutler Bay Auctions
            • Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Latin American
              Apr. 28, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Latin American

              Est: $2,500 - $3,500

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Ceramic Wide Pot painted by the late Master, Cundo Bermudez. Pot measures 6 inches tall and 6 inches across. Ceramic depicts his traditional hands and figures, also shown is a clock on the top. Piece is in great condition. Cundo Bermúdez was born in La Habana in 1914. "When I was young I wanted to be a writer; although I studied at the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts, I never intended to take art seriously. The thirties was a decade of labor strikes and university closings; the economic situation was terrible by the time I went to Mexico in 1938. I was never awarded a scholarship in Cuba. I have never had material ambitions and have been very independent. When the news came of Batista's coup d'etat in 1952, I was vacationing in Europe. I returned home and dedicated myself full-time to painting. It has been like that ever since. I have fun at what I do; the pleasure I get from painting is vital for me. I enjoy art like Mozart enjoyed his music. Some people are concerned over philosophic postulations, over universal chaos, over the atomic bomb; for me, painting is a celebration of form and color, and nothing more. I left Cuba absolutely disillusioned, perhaps because I had believed totally in the revolution. Between 1962 and 1967, the government obliterated me. I was neither harassed nor persecuted, but simply ignored. Exile has affected the individual, not the artist. When I arrived in Puerto Rico, I felt as if I had reached a region of Cuba I had not known previously. In a way, I still feel uprooted, for I do not feel at home anywhere."

              Cutler Bay Auctions
            • Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Bronze Sculpture
              Apr. 28, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Bronze Sculpture

              Est: $4,500 - $5,500

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Bronze. Bronze sculpture 10" tall. Bronze Base is 2 x 3 inches. About 10 were made for the inauguration of the 20 ft bronze sculpture of the artist in bay front park Miami Florida was exhibited. Excellent condition. Piece is accompanied with certificate by the foundation of artist. Cundo Bermúdez was born in La Habana in 1914. "When I was young I wanted to be a writer; although I studied at the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts, I never intended to take art seriously. The thirties was a decade of labor strikes and university closings; the economic situation was terrible by the time I went to Mexico in 1938. I was never awarded a scholarship in Cuba. I have never had material ambitions and have been very independent. When the news came of Batista's coup d'etat in 1952, I was vacationing in Europe. I returned home and dedicated myself full-time to painting. It has been like that ever since. I have fun at what I do; the pleasure I get from painting is vital for me. I enjoy art like Mozart enjoyed his music. Some people are concerned over philosophic postulations, over universal chaos, over the atomic bomb; for me, painting is a celebration of form and color, and nothing more. I left Cuba absolutely disillusioned, perhaps because I had believed totally in the revolution. Between 1962 and 1967, the government obliterated me. I was neither harassed nor persecuted, but simply ignored. Exile has affected the individual, not the artist. When I arrived in Puerto Rico, I felt as if I had reached a region of Cuba I had not known previously. In a way, I still feel uprooted, for I do not feel at home anywhere."

              Cutler Bay Auctions
            • Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) "Hombre con Frutas"
              Apr. 28, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) "Hombre con Frutas"

              Est: $8,000 - $12,000

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Gouache on paper, signed lower right, titled "Hombre con Frutas", dated 1957, measures 13.5 x 9.5 and 24 x 20 inches w/ frame. This piece is accompanied by certificate of autheticty and is cataloged in the artists catalog raisonee. Cundo Bermúdez was born in La Habana in 1914. "When I was young I wanted to be a writer; although I studied at the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts, I never intended to take art seriously. The thirties was a decade of labor strikes and university closings; the economic situation was terrible by the time I went to Mexico in 1938. I was never awarded a scholarship in Cuba. I have never had material ambitions and have been very independent. When the news came of Batista's coup d'etat in 1952, I was vacationing in Europe. I returned home and dedicated myself full-time to painting. It has been like that ever since. I have fun at what I do; the pleasure I get from painting is vital for me. I enjoy art like Mozart enjoyed his music. Some people are concerned over philosophic postulations, over universal chaos, over the atomic bomb; for me, painting is a celebration of form and color, and nothing more. I left Cuba absolutely disillusioned, perhaps because I had believed totally in the revolution. Between 1962 and 1967, the government obliterated me. I was neither harassed nor persecuted, but simply ignored. Exile has affected the individual, not the artist. When I arrived in Puerto Rico, I felt as if I had reached a region of Cuba I had not known previously. In a way, I still feel uprooted, for I do not feel at home anywhere."

              Cutler Bay Auctions
            • Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Latin American
              Apr. 28, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Latin American

              Est: $5,000 - $8,000

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Watercolor on paper, signed lower right and dated 95, measures 12 x 9 and 21 x 17.5 inches with frame. Cundo Bermúdez was born in La Habana in 1914. "When I was young I wanted to be a writer; although I studied at the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts, I never intended to take art seriously. The thirties was a decade of labor strikes and university closings; the economic situation was terrible by the time I went to Mexico in 1938. I was never awarded a scholarship in Cuba. I have never had material ambitions and have been very independent. When the news came of Batista's coup d'etat in 1952, I was vacationing in Europe. I returned home and dedicated myself full-time to painting. It has been like that ever since. I have fun at what I do; the pleasure I get from painting is vital for me. I enjoy art like Mozart enjoyed his music. Some people are concerned over philosophic postulations, over universal chaos, over the atomic bomb; for me, painting is a celebration of form and color, and nothing more. I left Cuba absolutely disillusioned, perhaps because I had believed totally in the revolution. Between 1962 and 1967, the government obliterated me. I was neither harassed nor persecuted, but simply ignored. Exile has affected the individual, not the artist. When I arrived in Puerto Rico, I felt as if I had reached a region of Cuba I had not known previously. In a way, I still feel uprooted, for I do not feel at home anywhere."

              Cutler Bay Auctions
            • Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Latin American
              Apr. 28, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Latin American

              Est: $40,000 - $55,000

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Oil on canvas, signed lower right, measures 20.5 x 25 and 31 x 35 inches w/ frame. Piece is accompanied by certificate of authenticity. Cundo Bermúdez was born in La Habana in 1914. "When I was young I wanted to be a writer; although I studied at the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts, I never intended to take art seriously. The thirties was a decade of labor strikes and university closings; the economic situation was terrible by the time I went to Mexico in 1938. I was never awarded a scholarship in Cuba. I have never had material ambitions and have been very independent. When the news came of Batista's coup d'etat in 1952, I was vacationing in Europe. I returned home and dedicated myself full-time to painting. It has been like that ever since. I have fun at what I do; the pleasure I get from painting is vital for me. I enjoy art like Mozart enjoyed his music. Some people are concerned over philosophic postulations, over universal chaos, over the atomic bomb; for me, painting is a celebration of form and color, and nothing more. I left Cuba absolutely disillusioned, perhaps because I had believed totally in the revolution. Between 1962 and 1967, the government obliterated me. I was neither harassed nor persecuted, but simply ignored. Exile has affected the individual, not the artist. When I arrived in Puerto Rico, I felt as if I had reached a region of Cuba I had not known previously. In a way, I still feel uprooted, for I do not feel at home anywhere."

              Cutler Bay Auctions
            • Secundino (Cundo) Bermúdez "Maria Amenazada" (1914-2008) Latin American
              Apr. 28, 2024

              Secundino (Cundo) Bermúdez "Maria Amenazada" (1914-2008) Latin American

              Est: $1,500 - $2,000

              Secundino (Cundo) Bermúdez (1914-2008) 1991 Serigraph on paper, titled "Maria Amenazada", numbered 10/150, serigraph measures 39 x 27 1/2. Piece is in good condition framed needs glass. Bermudez attended the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes as well as the University of Havana, where he studied political science and economics. He was a founding member of the Asociación de Pintores y Escultores de Cuba, created in 1949. A figurative painter and muralist, Bermúdez spent a year working in Mexico in the late 1930s and acknowledges the influence of the Mexican muralists in his early work. Bermúdez participated in countless solo and group exhibitions, beginning in 1942, when he showed his gouaches and water colors at the Havana Lyceum, and including galleries and museums in Chile, Guatemala, Haiti, Peru, Sweden, Venezuela and several cities in the United States. He received the award “Homage to Picasso” from the Organization of American States. One of Bermúdez’s large ceramic murals was installed in the gardens of the OAS General Secretariat building in Washington, D.C. He was commissioned to create a glass mosaic mural, 27 feet by 40 feet, for the lobby of a studio theater that is part of Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center. His work is in the permanent collection of the Miami-Dade Public Library

              Cutler Bay Auctions
            • Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Oil Painting
              Jan. 06, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Oil Painting

              Est: $2,000 - $4,000

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Oil Painting. "Arlequin Rojo con Fondo Azul" ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas. Approx: 39 1/2" x 29 1/4" in. canvas, 48" x 38" total. Includes bill of sale from Prado Fine Art Gallery in 2005 285k. EF/B15/

              Joshua Kodner
            • Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Bronze 10"H
              Jan. 06, 2024

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Bronze 10"H

              Est: $2,000 - $4,000

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Bronze. Bronze sculpture 10" tall. Base is 2"x3" About 10 were made when the inauguration of the 20 ft bronze sculpture of the artist in bay front park Miami Florida was exhibited. Excellent condition. EF/B15/SH:11A

              Joshua Kodner
            • Cundo Bermudez (l'Avana , 1914 - Westchester, 2008) – Figure
              Dec. 14, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez (l'Avana , 1914 - Westchester, 2008) – Figure

              Est: €8,000 - €10,000

              Olio su tela, cm. 80,5x60,5.

              Pananti Casa D'Aste SRL
            • Cundo Bermudez (l'Avana , 1914 - Westchester, 2008) – Flautista
              Dec. 14, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez (l'Avana , 1914 - Westchester, 2008) – Flautista

              Est: €12,000 - €18,000

              Olio su tela, cm, 60x48,5.

              Pananti Casa D'Aste SRL
            • Cundo Bermúdez (1914-2008), Untitled, N.D
              Nov. 24, 2023

              Cundo Bermúdez (1914-2008), Untitled, N.D

              Est: $3,600 - $4,800

              Ink on paper, 13 x 11 in; 33 x 27.9 cm. Signed recto lower left. Unique

              PAAP Auctions
            • Cundo Bermudez Untitled Mixed Media Painting
              Nov. 18, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez Untitled Mixed Media Painting

              Est: $1,000 - $2,000

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban: 1914 - 2008) mixed media painting depicting two well dressed female figures at a social gathering. Hand signed to lower right. View: 29" W x 21" H. Frame: 38" W x 30-1/2" H. Shipping: Purchaser local pick-up by request/appointment available for all items. Napoleons Fine Art does not offer in-house shipping for this item. However, we are happy to refer experienced local third-party shippers for all domestic and international buyers. Please feel free to contact the following shippers for estimates/quotes: Junior's Auction Services Email Address: juniorsauctionservices@gmail.com Telephone Number: (561) 510-0345 First Class Shipping Email Address: 1shippingcenter@gmail.com Telephone Number: (754) 800-7674 The UPS Store #6989 Email Address: store6989@theupsstore.com Telephone Number: (561) 631-8997 Pak Mail Shipping Center US830 Email Address: us830@pakmail.com Telephone Number: (305) 274-2700 Have a similar item for sale? Learn how to feature your item(s) at auction at www.napoleonsfineart.com

              Napoleon's Fine Art
            • Mujer y flores
              Nov. 14, 2023

              Mujer y flores

              Est: $80,000 - $120,000

              The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks from an Important Estate Cundo Bermúdez 1914 - 2008 Mujer y flores signed Cundo Bermúdez and dated 1941 (lower left) oil on canvas 26¼ by 21¼ in. 66.7 by 54 cm. Executed in 1941.

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            • Large Cundo Bermudez Gouache Painting
              Nov. 04, 2023

              Large Cundo Bermudez Gouache Painting

              Est: $2,000 - $2,500

              Lot is accompanied by the Certificate of Authenticity issued by Conrado Basulto, dated 11.16.2015.

              Palm Beach Modern Auctions
            • Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Oil Painting
              Oct. 28, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Oil Painting

              Est: $8,000 - $12,000

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Oil Painting. "Arlequin Rojo con Fondo Azul" ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas. Approx: 39 1/2" x 29 1/4" in. canvas, 48" x 38" total. Includes bill of sale from Prado Fine Art Gallery in 2005 285k. EF/B15/

              Joshua Kodner
            • Cundo Bermudez
              Oct. 11, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez

              Est: $4,000 - $6,000

              Cuban, 1914-2008 Youth with Collar, 1962 Signed and dated Cundo Bermudez 62 (lr) Oil on paper laid to canvas 27 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches (70.4 x 55.2 cm) Provenance: Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL (Framed dimensions: 38 3/4 x 32 1/2 x 3 inches) Overall good condition. Sheet is laid fully to canvas. No notable issues detected during inspection.

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            • Estudio para El balcón
              Oct. 04, 2023

              Estudio para El balcón

              Est: $5,000 - $7,000

              The Vanguard Spirit: Surrealist and Modern Masterworks from an Important Estate Cundo Bermúdez 1914 - 2008 Estudio para El balcón signed Cundo Bermúdez and dated 43 (lower right) watercolor on board 28 ½ by 25 ½ in. 72.4 by 64.8 cm. Executed in 1943.

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            • When Misting. seated women
              Sep. 28, 2023

              When Misting. seated women

              Est: -

              Watercolor on paper. Signed on the upper left.

              Duran Arte y Subastas
            • Large Cundo BERMUDEZ (1914-2008) Art Book
              Sep. 23, 2023

              Large Cundo BERMUDEZ (1914-2008) Art Book

              Est: $100 - $200

              Cundo BERMUDEZ (1914-2008) 327 pages book, printed in Spain in 2000. DIMENSIONS: Height: 16 inch / 41 cm. Length: 12 inch / 30.5 cm. Depth: 1.50 inch / 4 cm. EF/B15/B

              Joshua Kodner
            • Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Modern Figural Drawing
              Sep. 23, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez (1914-2008) Modern Figural Drawing

              Est: $1,000 - $2,000

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008). Original pencil drawing. Depicts, a standing Pre Columbian Maya style woman wearing an elaborate headdress, drawn in the artist's signature modernist style. Artist signed lower left. Approx: 33 5/8" x 37 3/4" total, 28" x 31 1/2" sight. EF/B15/B

              Joshua Kodner
            • Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Drawing on Paper
              Sep. 23, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Drawing on Paper

              Est: $2,000 - $3,000

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Drawing on Paper. Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008). Original pencil drawing. Depicts, in profile, a Pre Columbian Maya style woman wearing an elaborate headdress, drawn in the artist's signature modernist style. Artist signed lower right. Approx: 48 3/4" x 22 3/4" total, 42 1/2" x 16 1/2" sight. EF/B15/B

              Joshua Kodner
            • Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Bronze 10"H
              Sep. 23, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Bronze 10"H

              Est: $3,000 - $5,000

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Bronze. Bronze sculpture 10" tall. Base is 2"x3" About 10 were made when the inauguration of the 20 ft bronze sculpture of the artist in bay front park Miami Florida was exhibited. Excellent condition. EF/B15/SH:11A

              Joshua Kodner
            • Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Oil Painting
              Sep. 23, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Oil Painting

              Est: $30,000 - $50,000

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008) Oil Painting. "Arlequin Rojo con Fondo Azul" ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas. Approx: 39 1/2" x 29 1/4" in. canvas, 48" x 38" total. Includes bill of sale from Prado Fine Art Gallery in 2005 285k. EF/B15/

              Joshua Kodner
            • Cundo Bermudez Untitled Mixed Media Painting
              Jul. 02, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez Untitled Mixed Media Painting

              Est: $2,000 - $4,000

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban: 1914 - 2008) mixed media painting depicting two well dressed female figures at a social gathering. Hand signed to lower right. View: 29" W x 21" H. Frame: 38" W x 30-1/2" H. Provenance: Private Collection: Miami, FL. Shipping: Purchaser local pick-up by request/appointment available for all items. Napoleons Fine Art does not offer in-house shipping for this item. However, we are happy to refer experienced local third-party shippers for all domestic and international buyers. Please feel free to contact the following shippers for estimates/quotes: Junior's Auction Services Email Address: juniorsauctionservices@gmail.com Telephone Number: (561) 510-0345 First Class Shipping Email Address: 1shippingcenter@gmail.com Telephone Number: (754) 800-7674 The UPS Store #6989 Email Address: store6989@theupsstore.com Telephone Number: (561) 631-8997 Pak Mail Shipping Center US830 Email Address: us830@pakmail.com Telephone Number: (305) 274-2700 Have a similar item for sale? Learn how to feature your item(s) at auction at www.napoleonsfineart.com

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            • Cundo Bermudez "Nina de Las Flores" Oil Painting
              Jul. 02, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez "Nina de Las Flores" Oil Painting

              Est: $3,000 - $6,000

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban: 1914 - 2008) portrait oil painting on canvas of a girl blowing petals off a flower. Circa: 1956. Hand signed to lower right. Measures: 23" W x 29-1/4" H. Frame: 31-1/4" W x 37-1/2" H x 21/4" D. Includes original certificate of authenticity by Cundo Bermudes. Provenance: Private Collection: Miami, FL estate. Shipping: Purchaser local pick-up by request/appointment available for all items. Napoleons Fine Art does not offer in-house shipping for this item. However, we are happy to refer experienced local third-party shippers for all domestic and international buyers. Please feel free to contact the following shippers for estimates/quotes: Junior's Auction Services Email Address: juniorsauctionservices@gmail.com Telephone Number: (561) 510-0345 First Class Shipping Email Address: 1shippingcenter@gmail.com Telephone Number: (754) 800-7674 The UPS Store #6989 Email Address: store6989@theupsstore.com Telephone Number: (561) 631-8997 Pak Mail Shipping Center US830 Email Address: us830@pakmail.com Telephone Number: (305) 274-2700 Have a similar item for sale? Learn how to feature your item(s) at auction at www.napoleonsfineart.com

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            • Cundo Bermudez 1914-2008 Cuban Modernist Painting
              May. 31, 2023

              Cundo Bermudez 1914-2008 Cuban Modernist Painting

              Est: $500 - $1,500

              Cundo Bermudez (Cuban, 1914-2008). An original oil painting on canvas. A figural work depicting a colorful abstract nude figure with flora and other forms. Produced in the style of the Mid 20th Century Havana School and the Cuban Modernist movement. Signed and dated 1956 lower left. Presented in a dark wood frame. Work Size: 23.5 x 13.5 in. Dimensions: 32 X 22 X 1.5 in. Condition: Good overall condition with mild to average surface wear. Frame having mild storage wear to edges and corners. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery does not offer in-house shipping for this item. Gallery will refer third party shippers for all domestic and international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com

              Hill Auction Gallery
            • CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (Havana, Cuba, 1914- Florida, USA, 2008). Untitled, 1968. Oil on masonite. Attached certificate issued by the artist. Signed in the lower left area.
              May. 30, 2023

              CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (Havana, Cuba, 1914- Florida, USA, 2008). Untitled, 1968. Oil on masonite. Attached certificate issued by the artist. Signed in the lower left area.

              Est: €4,000 - €5,000

              CUNDO BERMÚDEZ (Havana, Cuba, 1914- Florida, USA, 2008). Untitled, 1968. Oil on masonite. Attached certificate issued by the artist. Signed in the lower left area. Measurements: 66 x 54,5 cm; 81,5 x 71 cm (frame). Secundino Bermúdez y Delgado known as Cundo Bermúdez, was a Cuban painter who in 1926 Bermúdez entered the Institute of Havana and in 1930 the National School of Fine Arts San Alejandro of the same city, where he studied painting for two years. Together with other painters and in protest against the absence of art galleries, Bermúdez exhibited his works in the trees of the Albear Park and also took part in an exhibition held in the Castillo de la Fuerza in 1938. It was there that he achieved a certain degree of recognition. Later he travelled to Mexico to study at the San Carlos Academy, where he was able to observe closely the work of the muralists who made a great impression on the painter. Years later he travelled to the Dominican Republic where he sold his first painting and also held his first individual exhibition. In 1943, "An Exhibition of Modern Cuban Painting and Sculpture", organised by José Gómez Sicre, opens at the Institución Hispano Cubana de Cultura in Havana. The Mexican David Alfaro Siqueiros attended and said of Bermúdez: "Cundo Bermúdez represents audacity in the plastic arts. He knows how to build in a synchronised way. With tones and foregrounds placed in pictorial depth, in contrast, he builds and organises, sometimes in an almost miraculous way. I believe that this artist has had great importance in the chromatic range of modern Cuban painting". A year later the Cuban Painting Exhibition was inaugurated at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MOMA), which was a great boost for his work, and he went on to exhibit in San Francisco, Buenos Aires and Mexico. In 1949, he founded, among others, the Association of Painters and Sculptors of Cuba (APEC). He exhibited in several countries in America and Europe. His works were exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris in 1951 and in Munich in 1952. Four years later, in 1956, he exhibited at the Sao Paulo Biennial and won first prize at the "International Caribbean Art Exhibition" at the Museum of Art in Houston, Texas. When Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, Cundo took part in efforts to free political prisoners. In Cuba, like other artists, he was subjected to unreasonable isolation. Journalists and intellectuals visiting the island asked about him. He is denied materials to work with. He is not invited to national exhibitions. He paints almost clandestinely. At the end of the 1960s he manages to leave Cuba for the United States.

              Setdart Auction House
            • Arlequines
              May. 17, 2023

              Arlequines

              Est: $70,000 - $90,000

              Property from a Private Collection, Florida Cundo Bermúdez 1914 - 2008 Arlequines signed Cundo Bermúdez and dated 57 (lower left) oil on canvas 39¾ by 31⅜ in. 101 by 79.7 cm. Executed in 1957. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist and dated Miami, 20 de enero 00. 

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            • Personajes
              May. 17, 2023

              Personajes

              Est: $60,000 - $80,000

              The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks from an Important Estate Cundo Bermúdez 1914 - 2008 Personajes signed Cundo Bermúdez and dated 65 (lower right) oil on canvas 24 by 52 in. 61 by 132 cm. Executed in 1965.

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            • Retrato de María Luisa Gómez Mena
              May. 17, 2023

              Retrato de María Luisa Gómez Mena

              Est: $70,000 - $90,000

              The Vanguard Spirit: Modern and Surrealist Masterworks from an Important Estate Cundo Bermúdez 1914 - 2008 Retrato de María Luisa Gómez Mena signed Cundo Bermúdez (lower left) oil on burlap 29 by 23¾ in. 73.7 by 60.3 cm. Executed in 1943.

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            • When Brumudez. seated women
              Apr. 26, 2023

              When Brumudez. seated women

              Est: -

              Watercolor on paper. Signed on the upper left.

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