Alfonso Vila Shum Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alfonso Vila Shum Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 18, 2023
Poster by Shum - la humanitat Diari del Mati (Catalan Newspaper)
Est: €1,100 - €1,500
la humanitat Diari del Mati (Catalan Newspaper) - 70x100, 1933, on linen by Shum (ps. Alfons Vila (1897-1967))
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Dec. 28, 2022
"SHUM" ALFONS VILA (Sant Martí de Maldà, Lérida 1897-Cuernavaca, 1967). "Tan poc que m'agrada fer el os" and "Materamabilis". Pair of mixed media on paper. Signed and titled in the lower margin. Slight humidity and adhesive stains.
Est: €300 - €350
"SHUM" ALFONS VILA (Sant Martí de Maldà, Lérida 1897-Cuernavaca, 1967). "Tan poc que m'agrada fer el os" and "Materamabilis". Pair of mixed media on paper. Signed and titled in the lower margin. Slight damp and adhesive stains. Measurements: 40 x 29 cm; 51 x 41 cm (frame). Caricaturist and cartoonist, he was known as Shum, Juan Bautista Acher, El Poeta or El artista de las manos rotas. His anarchist militancy led to several imprisonments and exile at the end of the Civil War. He published in Solidaridad Obrera, Justicia Social, La Campana de Gracia, La Opinión, La Humanidad, Rambla, L'Esquella de la Torratxa, Papitu, and Viva !, among others. In October 1922, he was sentenced to death for his involvement in an attempted assassination attempt against General Martínez Anido and for the explosion that took place while they were handling some devices, which caused the destruction of the building and the death of five people in Toledo Street in Barcelona. The conviction sparked a campaign of solidarity calling for the abolition of capital punishment, in which such prominent figures as Máximo Gorki, Errico Malatesta, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Valle-Inclán and, above all, the writer Concha Espina, who personally requested a pardon for the military directorate, took part. The campaign also included a monographic exhibition of his drawings at the Ateneo Enciclopédico Popular. Finally, his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, and he was amnestied in 1931, when Victoria Kent became director general of prisons for the Republic. In 1934 he was appointed a member of the Barcelona Museums Board. He was a member of the Group of Six together with Helios Gómez, Alfred Pascual y Benigani, Marcelino Puerta y Fernanda, Lluís Elias y Bracons and Josep Bartolí and participated in the Union of Professional Draughtsmen. He fought on the front during the Civil War and went into exile in France at the end of the conflict. He subsequently lived in the Dominican Republic, Cuba, the United States and finally in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where he died. El dibujante anarquista contains texts by Josep Maria Cadena, Lluis Solà and Jaume Capdevila in Kap art. Through it it is possible to reconstruct. The peculiar life story of our man, which includes a career as brief as it was catastrophic in Barcelona anarchism, followed by his flight from Spain and his passage through different countries until he ended up in Mexico, where he died.
Setdart Auction House
Dec. 21, 2022
"SHUM"; ALFONS VILA (Sant Martí de Maldà, Lérida 1897-Cuernavaca, 1967). "Landscape" and "Composition". Watercolor on paper. Painted on both sides. Signed in the lower right corner.
Est: €200 - €300
"SHUM"; ALFONS VILA (Sant Martí de Maldà, Lérida 1897-Cuernavaca, 1967). "Landscape" and "Composition". Watercolour on paper. Painted on both sides. Signed in the lower right corner. Size: 30 x 42 cm. Caricaturist and cartoonist, he was known as Shum, Juan Bautista Acher, El Poeta or El artista de las manos rotas. His anarchist militancy led to several imprisonments and exile at the end of the Civil War. He published in Solidaridad Obrera, Justicia Social, La Campana de Gracia, La Opinión, La Humanidad, Rambla, L'Esquella de la Torratxa, Papitu, and Viva !, among others. In October 1922, he was sentenced to death for his involvement in an attempted assassination attempt against General Martínez Anido and for the explosion that took place while they were handling some devices, which caused the destruction of the building and the death of five people in Toledo Street in Barcelona. The conviction sparked a campaign of solidarity calling for the abolition of capital punishment, in which such prominent figures as Máximo Gorki, Errico Malatesta, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Valle-Inclán and, above all, the writer Concha Espina, who personally requested a pardon for the military directorate, took part. The campaign also included a monographic exhibition of his drawings at the Ateneo Enciclopédico Popular. Finally, his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, and he was amnestied in 1931, when Victoria Kent became director general of prisons for the Republic. In 1934 he was appointed a member of the Barcelona Museums Board. He was a member of the Group of Six together with Helios Gómez, Alfred Pascual y Benigani, Marcelino Puerta y Fernanda, Lluís Elias y Bracons and Josep Bartolí and participated in the Union of Professional Draughtsmen. He fought on the front during the Civil War and went into exile in France at the end of the conflict. He subsequently lived in the Dominican Republic, Cuba, the United States and finally in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where he died. El dibujante anarquista contains texts by Josep Maria Cadena, Lluis Solà and Jaume Capdevila in Kap art. Through it it is possible to reconstruct. The peculiar life story of our man, which includes a career as brief as it was catastrophic in Barcelona anarchism, followed by his flight from Spain and his passage through different countries until he ended up in Mexico, where he died.
Setdart Auction House
Aug. 12, 2019
Alfonso Vila Shum Oil on Board Abstract Nude Study
Est: $250 - $350
Alfonso Vila Shum Oil on Board Abstract Nude Study: Alfonso Vila Shum (Spanish, 1897-1967), oil on board depicting an abstract reclining nude figure, signed on the face by the artist. Dimensions are: image - 11 1/4 inches high X 20 inches wide, overall - 17 1/2 inches high X 26 inches wide. All measurements are approximate. Artist Biography: Alfonso Vila Shum (Spanish, 1897-1967) was known for his subjective color and expressionistic brush-strokes. The artist's given name was Juan Acher Baptist. He was born in Lerida, Spain in 1897, eventually moved to Barcelona and from there to Paris, where he illustrated works for magazines, which included, Henri Barbusse's, 'Monde'. In 1920, he was condemned to death for political crimes. He lived and exhibited in in Santa Domingo, eventually moving to Mexico and eventually passing in Cuernavaca in 1967. Reference: http://www.latinartmuseum.com/kirby_rogere.htm#Vila%20Shum
Oakridge Auction Gallery
Apr. 13, 2019
ALFONSO VILA SHUM OIL ON BOARD ABSTRACT NUDE STUDY
Est: $500 - $1,000
Alfonso Vila Shum Oil on Board Abstract Nude Study: Alfonso Vila Shum (Spanish, 1897-1967), oil on board depicting an abstract reclining nude figure, signed on the face by the artist. Dimensions are: image - 11 1/4" high x 20" wide, overall - 17 1/2" high x 26" wide. All measurements are approximate. Artist Biography: Alfonso Vila Shum (Spanish, 1897-1967) was known for his subjective color and expressionistic brush-strokes. The artist's given name was Juan Acher Baptist. He was born in Lerida, Spain in 1897, eventually moved to Barcelona and from there to Paris, where he illustrated works for magazines, which included, Henri Barbusse's, 'Monde'. In 1920, he was condemned to death for political crimes. He lived and exhibited in in Santa Domingo, eventually moving to Mexico and eventually passing in Cuernavaca in 1967. Reference: http://www.latinartmuseum.com/kirby_rogere.htm#Vil a%20Shum
Oakridge Auction Gallery
Oct. 27, 2018
ALFONSO VILA SHUM OIL ON BOARD ABSTRACT NUDE STUDY
Est: $500 - $1,000
Alfonso Vila Shum Oil on Board Abstract Nude Study: Alfonso Vila Shum (Spanish, 1897-1967), oil on board depicting an abstract reclining nude figure, signed on the face by the artist. Dimensions are: image - 11 1/4" high x 20" wide, overall - 17 1/2" high x 26" wide. All measurements are approximate. Artist Biography: Alfonso Vila Shum (Spanish, 1897-1967) was known for his subjective color and expressionistic brush-strokes. The artist's given name was Juan Acher Baptist. He was born in Lerida, Spain in 1897, eventually moved to Barcelona and from there to Pairs, where he illustrated works for magazines which included, Henri Barbusse's, 'Monde'. In 1920, he was condemned to death for political crimes, but in 1924, pardoned. He lived and exhibited in in Santa Domingo, eventually moving to Mexico and eventually passing in Cuernavaca in 1967. Reference: http://www.latinartmuseum.com/kirby_rogere.htm#Vila%20Shum
Oakridge Auction Gallery
Mar. 17, 2018
ALFONSO VILA SHUM (Spanish. 1897-1967)
Est: $400 - $600
"Untitled". Signed l/r. Verso signed and inscribed "Mexico '62". Oil on Masonite. Measuring 21" by 13". Painted frame. (Cond: light surface abrasions) (400/600)
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Oct. 25, 2017
Alfons Vila i Franquesa, "Shum" Saintt Martí de Maldà 1897 - Cuernavaca 1967 Untitled
Est: €1,300 -
Alfons Vila i Franquesa, "Shum" Saintt Martí de Maldà 1897 - Cuernavaca 1967 Untitled Coloured ink drawing on paper stuck to printed poster Cartel original para la exposición organizada por el Ateneu Popular Lleidatà y celebrada en el Casino Independent del 20 al 27 de mayo de 1934. Bibliografía de referencia: Esther Solé i Martí, "L''Art i la vida artística a les terres de Lleida, 1875-1936: lectura sistèmica d''una perifèria", Lleida, Universitat de Lleida, 2015, p. 327 49,5x32,5 cm Alfons Vila i Franquesa, "Shum" Sant Martí de Maldà 1897 - Cuernavaca 1967 Sin título Dibujo a tintas de colores sobre papel pegado a cartel impreso Cartel original para la exposición organizada por el Ateneu Popular Lleidatà y celebrada en el Casino Independent del 20 al 27 de mayo de 1934. Bibliografía de referencia: Esther Solé i Martí, "L''Art i la vida artística a les terres de Lleida, 1875-1936: lectura sistèmica d''una perifèria", Lleida, Universitat de Lleida, 2015, p. 327 49,5x32,5 cm
Balclis
Dec. 21, 2016
Alfons Vila i Franquesa, "Shum" Sant Martí de Maldà 1897 - Cuernavaca 1967 Sin título Dibujo a tintas de colores sobre papel pegado...
Est: €2,500 -
Alfons Vila i Franquesa, "Shum" Sant Martí de Maldà 1897 - Cuernavaca 1967 Sin título Dibujo a tintas de colores sobre papel pegado a cartel impreso Cartel original para la exposición organizada por el Ateneu Popular Lleidatà y celebrada en el Casino Independent del 20 al 27 de mayo de 1934. Bibliografía de referencia: Esther Solé i Martí, "L''Art i la vida artística a les terres de Lleida, 1875-1936: lectura sistèmica d''una perifèria", Lleida, Universitat de Lleida, 2015, p. 327 49,5x32,5 cm
Balclis
Oct. 25, 2014
Alfonso Vila Shum oil
Est: $600 - $900
Alfonso Vila Shum (Mexican 1897-1967)- ''Pursued''- oil on canvas, 1946, signed Shum lower right, very good condition. 16 x 20''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts