Luis (1900) Fernández Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Luis (1900) Fernández Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 25, 2024
Luis Fernandez. Crâne (Skull)
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Oil on panel. Signed in the lower right corner. Provenance: - Alexandre Iolas, Paris. - Private collection. Attached report by Alfonso Palacio, author of the author's Catalog Raisonné. Unpublished work.
Duran Arte y Subastas
May. 23, 2023
LUIS FERNANDEZ - Skull
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LUIS FERNANDEZ Oviedo 1900-Paris 1973 Skull. 1972 Lithograph on Arches paper Signed in pencil and dedicated HC (Hors Commerce); of an edition of 120 copies Measures 65 x 50 cm EXHIBITIONS 2001 (January-February), "Fernández, drawings and prints", Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias BIBLIOGRAPHY Alfonso Palacio, "Luis Fernández. Catalog Raisonné 1900-1975", Ed. Fundación Azcona, Madrid 2010, nº 536. Pág. 393 Alfonso Palacio, "Fernández, drawings and prints", Museum of Fine Arts Arts of Asturias, Oviedo 2001. Page 114
Subastas Segre
Mar. 28, 2023
LUIS FERNANDEZ - Landscape of Gatteville
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LUIS FERNANDEZ Oviedo 1900-Paris 1973 Landscape of Gatteville. c. 1967 Gouache on paper Signed Measurements 15.5 x 24 cm PROVENANCE Claude Bernard Gallery, Paris Private collection BIBLIOGRAPHY Ana Más Hernández, "Luis Fernández First cataloging of his work", Ed. Fundación Telefónica, Madrid 2000, reprod. p. 246-247 VVAA, "Businesses with Art. A look at contemporary Spanish painting", Ed. Unidad Editorial 2008, reprod. p. 355 Alfonso Palacio, "Luis Fernández. Catalog Raisonné paintings, drawings, engravings and sculptures", Ed. Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias and Fundación Azcona, Madrid 2010, reprod. p. 333, no. 480
Subastas Segre
Feb. 27, 2023
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900- Paris, 1973). "Female figure", 1939. Watercolor and pencil on paper. It has slight flaws on the paper located in the corners. It has a slight yellowish area in the lower part of the paper.
Est: €6,000 - €8,000
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900- Paris, 1973). "Female Figure", 1939. Watercolour and pencil on paper. It has slight damage to the paper in the corners. There is a slight yellowing in the lower part of the paper. Signed in the lower left corner. Dated in the upper right corner. Provenance: private collection conceived since the 1970s between London and Madrid. Measurements: 65 x 50 cm. The present drawing shows the clear influence of Picasso's work, especially in the torso of the protagonist and in the faceted way in which the artist treats the face. However, Fernández's personality transcends cubism, providing a lyrical and symbolic value of great delicacy. This work is part of an exceptional and unique period of the artist's career in which he approached an aesthetic transition in which the consolidated characteristics of his artistic production can be appreciated, although from a completely new perspective. Influenced by the cruelty of the Civil War, this period shows a greater reflection of violent, tragic and emphatic forms. An Asturian painter belonging to the Parisian avant-garde, Luis Fernández left his homeland when he was only nine years old, after being orphaned. He then moved with his brothers to Madrid, where his maternal grandfather lived. His grandfather died shortly afterwards, however, and Fernández had to move again, this time to Barcelona, to his maternal uncle's house. His maternal uncle made him abandon his studies, and he entered a jewellery workshop as an apprentice at a very young age. However, his artistic vocation had already awakened, and in 1912 he enrolled in the evening classes at the Llotja School. In 1924, when he finished his studies, Fernández went to Paris, where he became part of the Montparnasse artistic milieu while earning his living by working in a printing house. He came into contact with leading figures of the time such as Brancusi, Braque, Ozenfant and Julio González, and also with the avant-garde artistic movements then developing in the heart of Paris. He first experimented along the lines of purism derived from Cubist language, later evolving towards Neo-Plasticism and, finally, Surrealism. Finally, in 1933, he left his job to devote himself fully to painting. During this period he became friends with Picasso, with whom he collaborated on several projects and whose work was to exert a key influence on his aesthetic. However, after a period of experimentation marked by different influences, Fernández found the maturity of his work in a personal and hermetic plastic universe, the result of slow, analytical work that went beyond the formal to delve into the spirit of objects. The result is a work in which each brushstroke, each stroke, is the fruit of profound meditation. However, the scarcity of his output and poor relations with art dealers meant that Fernández's career was far removed from the financial success enjoyed by other artists in Paris at the time. In his last years, however, the critics recovered his work for the public, and in 1972, a year before his death, he was the subject of an important anthological exhibition held at the National Centre of Contemporary Art in Paris. More recently, following the centenary of his birth, successive exhibitions of his work were held in Spain, and Alfonso Palacio, professor of art history at the University of Oviedo, dedicated his doctoral thesis to him, the basis for a future catalogue raisonné of his work. Luis Fernández is currently mainly represented in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao and the Telefónica Collection, among other important collections.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 27, 2023
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900- Paris, 1973). "Figure", 1939. Charcoal on paper. It has slight flaws on the paper located in the corners. Signed and dated in the central area.
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900- Paris, 1973). "Figura", 1939. Charcoal on paper. Slight damage to the paper in the corners. Signed and dated in the central area. Provenance: private collection conceived since the 70s between London and Madrid. Measurements: 62,5 x 48 cm. This work is part of an exceptional and unique period of the artist where he approached an aesthetic transition in which the consolidated characteristics of his artistic production can be appreciated, although from a completely new perspective. Influenced by the cruelty of the Civil War, this period shows a greater reflection of violent, tragic and emphatic forms. An Asturian painter belonging to the Parisian avant-garde, Luis Fernández left his homeland when he was only nine years old, after being orphaned. He then moved with his brothers to Madrid, where his maternal grandfather lived. However, his grandfather died shortly afterwards, and Fernández had to move again, this time to Barcelona, to his maternal uncle's house. His maternal uncle made him abandon his studies, and he entered a jewellery workshop as an apprentice at a very young age. However, his artistic vocation had already awakened, and in 1912 he enrolled in the evening classes at the Llotja School. In 1924, when he finished his studies, Fernández went to Paris, where he became part of the Montparnasse artistic milieu while earning his living by working in a printing house. He came into contact with leading figures of the time such as Brancusi, Braque, Ozenfant and Julio González, and also with the avant-garde artistic movements then developing in the heart of Paris. He first experimented along the lines of purism derived from Cubist language, later evolving towards Neo-Plasticism and, finally, Surrealism. Finally, in 1933, he left his job to devote himself fully to painting. During this period he became friends with Picasso, with whom he collaborated on several projects and whose work was to exert a key influence on his aesthetic. However, after a period of experimentation marked by different influences, Fernández found the maturity of his work in a personal and hermetic plastic universe, the result of slow, analytical work that went beyond the formal to delve into the spirit of objects. The result is a work in which each brushstroke, each stroke, is the fruit of profound meditation. However, the scarcity of his output and poor relations with art dealers meant that Fernández's career was far removed from the financial success enjoyed by other artists in Paris at the time. In his last years, however, the critics recovered his work for the public, and in 1972, a year before his death, he was the subject of an important anthological exhibition held at the National Centre of Contemporary Art in Paris. More recently, following the centenary of his birth, successive exhibitions of his work were held in Spain, and Alfonso Palacio, professor of art history at the University of Oviedo, dedicated his doctoral thesis to him, the basis for a future catalogue raisonné of his work. Luis Fernández is currently mainly represented in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao and the Telefónica Collection, among other important collections.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 27, 2023
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900- Paris, 1973). "Figure", 1939. Charcoal on paper. It has slight flaws on the paper located in the corners. Signed and dated in the lower left area.
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900- Paris, 1973). "Figura", 1939. Charcoal on paper. Slight damage to the paper in the corners. Signed and dated in the lower left-hand corner. Provenance: private collection conceived since the 70s between London and Madrid. Measurements: 62,5 x 48 cm. This work is part of an exceptional and unique period of the artist where he approached an aesthetic transition in which the consolidated characteristics of his artistic production can be appreciated, although from a completely new perspective. Influenced by the cruelty of the Civil War, this period shows a greater reflection of violent, tragic and emphatic forms. An Asturian painter belonging to the Parisian avant-garde, Luis Fernández left his homeland when he was only nine years old, after being orphaned. He then moved with his brothers to Madrid, where his maternal grandfather lived. However, his grandfather died shortly afterwards, and Fernández had to move again, this time to Barcelona, to his maternal uncle's house. His maternal uncle made him abandon his studies, and he entered a jewellery workshop as an apprentice at a very young age. However, his artistic vocation had already awakened, and in 1912 he enrolled in the evening classes at the Llotja School. In 1924, when he finished his studies, Fernández went to Paris, where he became part of the Montparnasse artistic milieu while earning his living by working in a printing house. He came into contact with leading figures of the time such as Brancusi, Braque, Ozenfant and Julio González, and also with the avant-garde artistic movements then developing in the heart of Paris. He first experimented along the lines of purism derived from Cubist language, later evolving towards Neo-Plasticism and, finally, Surrealism. Finally, in 1933, he left his job to devote himself fully to painting. During this period he became friends with Picasso, with whom he collaborated on several projects and whose work was to exert a key influence on his aesthetic. However, after a period of experimentation marked by different influences, Fernández found the maturity of his work in a personal and hermetic plastic universe, the result of slow, analytical work that went beyond the formal to delve into the spirit of objects. The result is a work in which each brushstroke, each stroke, is the fruit of profound meditation. However, the scarcity of his output and poor relations with art dealers meant that Fernández's career was far removed from the financial success enjoyed by other artists in Paris at the time. In his last years, however, the critics recovered his work for the public, and in 1972, a year before his death, he was the subject of an important anthological exhibition held at the National Centre of Contemporary Art in Paris. More recently, following the centenary of his birth, successive exhibitions of his work were held in Spain, and Alfonso Palacio, professor of art history at the University of Oviedo, dedicated his doctoral thesis to him, the basis for a future catalogue raisonné of his work. Luis Fernández is currently mainly represented in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao and the Telefónica Collection, among other important collections.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 27, 2023
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900- Paris, 1973). “Figure with hat and flower in the mouth”, 1939. Charcoal on paper. It has slight flaws on the paper located in the corners. Signed and dated in the lower left area.
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900- Paris, 1973). "Figura con sombrero y flor en la boca (Figure with a hat and flower in its mouth), 1939. Charcoal on paper. Slight damage to the paper in the corners. Signed and dated in the lower left-hand corner. Provenance: private collection conceived since the 70s between London and Madrid. Measurements: 62,5 x 48 cm. In this portrait we can appreciate a clear influence of the surrealist movement where the forms have been reinterpreted by the artist in a free way without abandoning the figuration. This work is part of an exceptional and unique period in which the artist approached an aesthetic transition in which the consolidated characteristics of his artistic production can be appreciated, although from a completely new perspective. Influenced by the cruelty of the Civil War, this period shows a greater reflection of violent, tragic and emphatic forms. An Asturian painter belonging to the Parisian avant-garde, Luis Fernández left his homeland when he was only nine years old, after being orphaned. He then moved with his brothers to Madrid, where his maternal grandfather lived. His grandfather died shortly afterwards, however, and Fernández had to move again, this time to Barcelona, to his maternal uncle's house. His maternal uncle made him abandon his studies, and he entered a jewellery workshop as an apprentice at a very young age. However, his artistic vocation had already awakened, and in 1912 he enrolled in the evening classes at the Llotja School. In 1924, when he finished his studies, Fernández went to Paris, where he became part of the Montparnasse artistic milieu while earning his living by working in a printing house. He came into contact with leading figures of the time such as Brancusi, Braque, Ozenfant and Julio González, and also with the avant-garde artistic movements then developing in the heart of Paris. He first experimented along the lines of purism derived from Cubist language, later evolving towards Neo-Plasticism and, finally, Surrealism. Finally, in 1933, he left his job to devote himself fully to painting. During this period he became friends with Picasso, with whom he collaborated on several projects and whose work was to exert a key influence on his aesthetic. However, after a period of experimentation marked by different influences, Fernández found the maturity of his work in a personal and hermetic plastic universe, the result of slow, analytical work that went beyond the formal to delve into the spirit of objects. The result is a work in which each brushstroke, each stroke, is the fruit of profound meditation. However, the scarcity of his output and poor relations with art dealers meant that Fernández's career was far removed from the financial success enjoyed by other artists in Paris at the time. In his last years, however, the critics recovered his work for the public, and in 1972, a year before his death, he was the subject of an important anthological exhibition held at the National Centre of Contemporary Art in Paris. More recently, following the centenary of his birth, successive exhibitions of his work were held in Spain, and Alfonso Palacio, professor of art history at the University of Oviedo, dedicated his doctoral thesis to him, the basis for a future catalogue raisonné of his work. Luis Fernández is currently mainly represented in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao and the Telefónica Collection, among other important collections.
Setdart Auction House
Feb. 27, 2023
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900- Paris, 1973). "Figure", 1939. Ink and pencil on cardboard. It has slight flaws on the paper located in the corners. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Est: €6,000 - €7,000
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900- Paris, 1973). "Figura", 1939. Ink and pencil on card. Slight damage to the paper in the corners. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Provenance: private collection conceived since the 1970s between London and Madrid. Measurements: 65 x 50 cm. A desolate face opens its mouth in an expression of pain, captured by a great technical handling of the artist who manipulates the brushstrokes in a horizontal way, and manages to capture the breathing of the protagonist. This work is part of an exceptional and unique period in which the artist approached an aesthetic transition in which the consolidated characteristics of his artistic production can be appreciated, although from a completely new perspective. Influenced by the cruelty of the Civil War, this period shows a greater reflection of violent, tragic and emphatic forms. An Asturian painter belonging to the Parisian avant-garde, Luis Fernández left his homeland when he was only nine years old, after being orphaned. He then moved with his brothers to Madrid, where his maternal grandfather lived. However, his grandfather died shortly afterwards, and Fernández had to move again, this time to Barcelona, to his maternal uncle's house. His maternal uncle made him abandon his studies, and he entered a jewellery workshop as an apprentice at a very young age. However, his artistic vocation had already awakened, and in 1912 he enrolled in the evening classes at the Llotja School. In 1924, when he finished his studies, Fernández went to Paris, where he became part of the Montparnasse artistic milieu while earning his living by working in a printing house. He came into contact with leading figures of the time such as Brancusi, Braque, Ozenfant and Julio González, and also with the avant-garde artistic movements then developing in the heart of Paris. He first experimented along the lines of purism derived from Cubist language, later evolving towards Neo-Plasticism and, finally, Surrealism. Finally, in 1933, he left his job to devote himself fully to painting. During this period he became friends with Picasso, with whom he collaborated on several projects and whose work was to exert a key influence on his aesthetic. However, after a period of experimentation marked by different influences, Fernández found the maturity of his work in a personal and hermetic plastic universe, the result of slow, analytical work that went beyond the formal to delve into the spirit of objects. The result is a work in which each brushstroke, each stroke, is the fruit of profound meditation. However, the scarcity of his output and poor relations with art dealers meant that Fernández's career was far removed from the financial success enjoyed by other artists in Paris at the time. In his last years, however, the critics recovered his work for the public, and in 1972, a year before his death, he was the subject of an important anthological exhibition held at the National Centre of Contemporary Art in Paris. More recently, following the centenary of his birth, successive exhibitions of his work were held in Spain, and Alfonso Palacio, professor of art history at the University of Oviedo, dedicated his doctoral thesis to him, the basis for a future catalogue raisonné of his work. Luis Fernández is currently mainly represented in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao and the Telefónica Collection, among other important collections.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 13, 2022
LUIS FERNANDEZ - Skull
Est: -
LUIS FERNANDEZ Oviedo 1900-Paris 1973 Skull. 1972 Lithograph on Arches paper Signed in pencil and dedicated HC (Hors Commerce); of an edition of 120 copies Measures 65 x 50 cm EXHIBITIONS (another copy) 2001 (January-February), "Fernández, drawings and prints", Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias < br> BIBLIOGRAPHY Alfonso Palacio, "Luis Fernández. Catalog Raisonné 1900-1975", Ed. Fundación Azcona, Madrid 2010, nº 536. Pág. 393 Alfonso Palacio, "Fernández, drawings and prints" , Museum of Fine Arts of Asturias, Oviedo 2001. Page 114
Subastas Segre
May. 24, 2022
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900 – Paris, 1973). No title. Gouache on paper. It presents a label on the back of the Claude Bernard Gallery (Paris). Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €16,000 - €18,000
LUIS FERNÁNDEZ LÓPEZ (Oviedo, 1900 - Paris, 1973). Untitled. Gouache on paper. With label on the back of the Claude Bernard Gallery (Paris). Signed in the lower right corner. Size: 17 x 34 cm; 34 x 42,5 cm (frame). The marked lines of the frame on the perimeter of the support of the piece indicate that it is a work conceived by the artist as a pictorial exercise. This geometry and predominance of lines can also be seen in the configuration of the urban landscape, where he defines the buildings in a synthetic and concrete way. As for colour, blue was one of Luis Fernández's favourite shades, and this work is a reflection of this. In this work he masterfully uses the gradation of colour to create the most illuminated forms and spaces. An Asturian painter belonging to the Parisian avant-garde, Luis Fernández left his homeland when he was only nine years old, after being orphaned. He then moved with his brothers to Madrid, where his maternal grandfather lived. However, his grandfather died shortly afterwards, and Fernández had to move again, this time to Barcelona, to his maternal uncle's house. His maternal uncle made him abandon his studies, and he entered a jewellery workshop as an apprentice at a very young age. However, his artistic vocation had already awakened and in 1912 he enrolled in the evening classes at the Llotja School. In 1924, when he finished his studies, Fernández went to Paris, where he became part of the Montparnasse artistic milieu while earning his living by working in a printing press. He came into contact with leading figures of the time such as Brancusi, Braque, Ozenfant and Julio González, and also with the avant-garde artistic movements then developing in the heart of Paris. He first experimented along the lines of purism derived from Cubist language, later evolving towards Neo-Plasticism and, finally, Surrealism. Finally, in 1933, he left his job to devote himself fully to painting. During this period he became friends with Picasso, with whom he collaborated on several projects and whose work was to exert a key influence on his aesthetic. However, after a period of experimentation marked by different influences, Fernández found the maturity of his work in a personal and hermetic plastic universe, the result of slow, analytical work that went beyond the formal to delve into the spirit of objects. The result is a work in which each brushstroke, each stroke, is the fruit of profound meditation. However, the scarcity of his output and poor relations with art dealers meant that Fernández's career was far removed from the financial success enjoyed by other artists in Paris at the time. In his last years, however, the critics recovered his work for the public, and in 1972, a year before his death, he was the subject of an important anthological exhibition held at the National Centre of Contemporary Art in Paris. More recently, following the centenary of his birth, successive exhibitions of his work were held in Spain, and Alfonso Palacio, professor of art history at the University of Oviedo, dedicated his doctoral thesis to him, the basis for a future catalogue raisonné of his work. Luis Fernández is currently mainly represented in the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao and the Telefónica Collection, among other important collections.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 08, 2021
Louis FERNANDEZ 1900 - 1973 Vanité - circa 1960 Gouache sur papier
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Louis FERNANDEZ 1900 - 1973 Vanité - circa 1960 Gouache sur papier Signé et dédicacé en bas à gauche "Pour Dora, Fernandez" h: 15,50 w: 11 cm Provenance : Collection Dora Vallier A l'actuel propriétaire par descendance Commentaire : Gouache on paper; signed and dedicated lower left Estimation 4 000 - 6 000 €
Artcurial
Oct. 18, 2018
Luis Fernández (1900-1973) - Colombes ou Pigeons
Est: €25,000 - €35,000
Luis Fernández (1900-1973) Colombes ou Pigeons huile sur toile 33 x 41 cm. (13 x 16 1/8 in.)
Christie's
Oct. 18, 2018
Luis Fernández (1900-1973) - Le petit veau ou Paysage
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Luis Fernández (1900-1973) Le petit veau ou Paysage huile sur panneau 16 x 21.9 cm. (6 3/8 x 8 5/8 in.)
Christie's
Oct. 18, 2018
Luis Fernández (1900-1973) - Petite marine ou Marine grise
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
Luis Fernández (1900-1973) Petite marine ou Marine grise huile sur plaque de métal 16 x 24 cm. (6 3/8 x 9 ½ in.)
Christie's
Oct. 18, 2018
Luis Fernández (1900-1973) - Abstraction
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
Luis Fernández (1900-1973) Abstraction huile sur toile 17.6 x 24 cm. (7 x 9 ½ in.)
Christie's
May. 23, 2012
Luis Fernández (1900-1973)
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
Luis Fernández (1900-1973) Crâne et bougies signé 'Fernández' (en haut à droite) et inscrit '5me étapes: projet de dessin des deux groupes lumineux essentiels (projet no. 1)' (dans la marge supérieure gauche) gouache sur papier 50.4 x 64 cm. (19 7/8 x 25 1/8 in.) Exécuté vers 1966
Christie's
May. 23, 2012
Luis Fernández (1900-1973)
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Luis Fernández (1900-1973) Rose signé et dédicacé 'Pour Madame Hauser Fernández' (en bas à droite) gouache sur papier marouflé sur toile 15.9 x 24 cm. (6¼ x 9½ in.) Exécuté vers 1963
Christie's
Jun. 08, 2010
Art Work by LUIS FERNANDEZ (1900-1973)
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
Art Work by LUIS FERNANDEZ (1900-1973)
Tajan
Feb. 23, 2009
LOUIS FERNANDEZ (1900-1973)
Est: €10,000 - €15,000
LOUIS FERNANDEZ (1900-1973) Composition signé 'FERNANDEZ' (en bas à droite) huile, encre noire et traces de mine de plomb sur carton d'artiste 27 x 27.1 cm. (10 5/8 x 10¾ in.) Peint vers 1930
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