Ernesto Puig Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ernesto Puig Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 28, 2024
Ernesto Gonzalez Puig (1913-1988) Latin American
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Ernesto Gonzalez Puig (1913-1988) Oil on board, signed lower right, measures 21 3/4 x 29 1/8 and 28 3/4 x 25 3/4. A synthetic and self-taught painter, Ernesto Gonzalez Puig was both prolific and extensively exhibited throughout Cuba.Born in Pinar del Rio, Puig did not attend the available Cuban school of his contemporaries, San Alejandro. Instead, he taught himself how to paint and draw, which led him to create a style all his own.Initially, Puig would paint a culmination of all of the things which represented Cuba—flowers, animals, birds, the sea and the people. Eventually, these things merged into something more and Puig’s work took on a more Abstract or Expressionist look. However, even these sometimes bizarre compositions still executed the flavor of Cuban life in the colors and details of the painting.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Nov. 15, 2022
ERNESTO GONZÁLEZ PUIG (Cabañas, Pinar del Río, Cuba 1913 - Havana, Cuba 1988). "Periplo de las islas lucidas", 1970. Oil on canvas.
Est: €5,000 - €6,000
ERNESTO GONZÁLEZ PUIG (Cabañas, Pinar del Río, Cuba 1913 - Havana, Cuba 1988). "Periplo de las islas lucidas", 1970. Oil on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Isabel Lilian González (daughter of the artist). No stretcher. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Signed, dated and titled on the back. Measurements: 170 x 100 cm. Ernesto González Puig entered the world of art in a self-taught way, creating his own aesthetic language linked to symbolism. In 1934 his first individual exhibition was held at the Lyceum in Havana, which was a very famous and prestigious venue. Four years later he decided to broaden his education so that he entered the Escuela Normal de Santa Clara, where he trained in mural painting. Once his career as an artist was established, in 1940 he was selected to participate in the exhibition "300 years in Cuba", which brought together the most important artists of the Cuban avant-garde, thus becoming a milestone in the artistic development of the country. In 1962 he moved to Havana to teach psychology. In 1967, in addition to continuing his exhibition activity, he participated in the collective mural of the Cuban pavilion for the Salón de Mayo in Havana. A year before his death, he was able to see the great retrospective devoted to him by the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Cuba. During the 20th century, the Cuban artistic school continued to maintain many of the aesthetic precepts and aesthetic influences that came from abroad, thus being an art that continued the pictorial translation of the West. However, this academicism gradually disappeared in favour of an interest in highlighting national values, which was first reflected in the themes, although later a style was also enriched in accordance with the particularities and idiosyncrasies of the country itself. The Cuban school of the 20th century was characterised by its acceptance of the European avant-garde and the development, on that basis, of its own language. This generalised current of artists trained in Europe, who returned to Cuba, gave the country a great artistic impulse. Thanks to painters who fused their roots and experiences, thus creating a new personal and independent language. In this way, the native references merged with the formal language learned in Europe to produce works in which the characters of the Yoruba pantheon that would populate a large part of his later production appear.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 08, 2022
ERNESTO GONZÁLEZ PUIG (Cabins, Pinar del Río, Cuba 1913- Havana, Cuba 1988). "Journey of the Lucid Islands", 1970. Oil on canvas.
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
ERNESTO GONZÁLEZ PUIG (Cabañas, Pinar del Río, Cuba 1913 - Havana, Cuba 1988). "Periplo de las islas lucidas", 1970. Oil on canvas. Attached certificate of authenticity issued by Isabel Lilian González (daughter of the artist). No stretcher. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Signed, dated and titled on the back. Measurements: 170 x 100 cm. Ernesto González Puig entered the world of art in a self-taught way, creating his own aesthetic language linked to symbolism. In 1934 his first individual exhibition was held at the Lyceum in Havana, which was a very famous and prestigious venue. Four years later he decided to broaden his education so that he entered the Escuela Normal de Santa Clara, where he trained in mural painting. Once his career as an artist was established, in 1940 he was selected to participate in the exhibition "300 years in Cuba", which brought together the most important artists of the Cuban avant-garde, thus becoming a milestone in the artistic development of the country. In 1962 he moved to Havana to teach psychology. In 1967, in addition to continuing his exhibition activity, he participated in the collective mural of the Cuban pavilion for the Salón de Mayo in Havana. A year before his death, he was able to see the great retrospective devoted to him by the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Cuba. During the 20th century, the Cuban artistic school continued to maintain many of the aesthetic precepts and aesthetic influences that came from abroad, thus being an art that continued the pictorial translation of the West. However, this academicism gradually disappeared in favour of an interest in highlighting national values, which was first reflected in the themes, although later a style was also enriched in accordance with the particularities and idiosyncrasies of the country itself. The Cuban school of the 20th century was characterised by its acceptance of the European avant-garde and the development, on that basis, of its own language. This generalised current of artists trained in Europe, who returned to Cuba, gave the country a great artistic impulse. Thanks to painters who fused their roots and experiences, thus creating a new personal and independent language. In this way, the native references merged with the formal language learned in Europe to produce works in which the characters of the Yoruba pantheon that would populate a large part of his later production appear.
Setdart Auction House
Mar. 18, 2021
ERNESTO GONZALEZ PUIG MIXED MEDIA ABSTRACT ON PAPER
Est: $600 - $800
ERNESTO GONZALEZ PUIG MIXED MEDIA ABSTRACT ON PAPER Ernesto Gonzalez Puig (Cuban, 1913-1988) mixed media (gouache, ink, and pencil) on paper. Signed in ink in the lower left corner. Puig was a self taught artist who had his first solo exhibition at the age of seventeen. As his career progressed, he became more experimental with his concepts and media. Among his many works, he participated in the collective mural painted in the Pabellón Cuba for the Salón de Mayo, Havana, 1967, in the exhibition Siembra de Primavera (at Casa de las Américas) and in the Panorama del Arte in Cuba. Dimensions: 10.5 x 13.5" Provenance: From the collection of Cuban sculptor, Fausto Ramos, who also acted as director at the famed Cuban art institute, "San Alejandro" or Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, from 1962-1963.
Omnia Auctions
Mar. 18, 2021
ERNESTO GONZALEZ PUIG MIXED MEDIA ABSTRACT ON PAPER
Est: $600 - $800
ERNESTO GONZALEZ PUIG MIXED MEDIA ABSTRACT ON PAPER Ernesto Gonzalez Puig (Cuban, 1913-1988) mixed media on paper. Signed in pencil in the lower left corner. Puig was a self taught artist who had his first solo exhibition at the age of seventeen. As his career progressed, he became more experimental with his concepts and media. This piece is likely from around the mid-20th century. Among his many works, he participated in the collective mural painted in the Pabellón Cuba for the Salón de Mayo, Havana, 1967, in the exhibition Siembra de Primavera (at Casa de las Américas) and in the Panorama del Arte in Cuba. Dimensions: 9 x 12" Provenance: From the collection of Cuban sculptor, Fausto Ramos, who also acted as director at the famed Cuban art institute, "San Alejandro" or Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes, from 1962-1963.
Omnia Auctions
Aug. 23, 2020
Ernesto Gonzalez Puig, Palmas con Soles
Est: - $2,000
Work on paper. Watercolor On Heavy Paper, 18.25" x 13.75".
PAAP Auctions
Aug. 23, 2020
Ernesto Gonzalez Puig, Untitled
Est: - $2,400
Work on paper. Collage On Heavy Paper, 20" x 16".
PAAP Auctions
Aug. 23, 2020
Ernesto Gonzalez Puig, Untitled
Est: - $4,000
Work on paper. Mixed Media On Heavy Paper, 22.5" x 29".
PAAP Auctions
Aug. 23, 2020
Ernesto Gonzalez Puig, Untitled, from Seis Pintores Cubanos
Est: - $500
Work on paper. Lithograph, 11.25" x 20".
PAAP Auctions
Mar. 03, 2019
Ernesto Gonzalez Puig, Palmas con Soles
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Watercolor on heavy paper, 18 x 14 in
PAAP Auctions
Feb. 11, 2015
PUIG Ernesto 1913-1988
Est: €80 - €120
Lot de 7 lithographies signées et justifiées
The Bru Sale Gallery
Oct. 17, 2014
PUIG Ernesto 1913-1988 Lot de 7 lithographies signées et justifiées
Est: €100 - €150
PUIG Ernesto 1913-1988 Lot de 7 lithographies signées et justifiées
The Bru Sale Gallery
Apr. 24, 2014
PUIG Ernesto 1913-1988
Est: €100 - €150
PUIG Ernesto 1913-1988 Lot de 7 lithographies signées et justifiées
The Bru Sale Gallery
Feb. 28, 2014
PUIG Ernesto 1913-1988 Lot de 7 lithographies signées et justifiées
Est: €100 - €150
PUIG Ernesto 1913-1988 Lot de 7 lithographies signées et justifiées
Rossini Maison de Ventes aux Enchères
Oct. 30, 2013
PUIG Ernesto 1913-1988
Est: €100 - €150
PUIG Ernesto 1913-1988 Lot de 7 lithographies Signées et justifiées
The Bru Sale Gallery