Lot 38: Erik Adriann van der Grijn (b.1941) MUJERES DEL

Erik Adriann van der Grijn (b.1941) MUJERES DEL MUNDO (WOMEN OF THE WORLD), 2001 signed and dated lower right; artist's label on reverse oil and collage on canvas in four panels 51 by 51cm., 20 by 20in. Mujeres del Mundo refers to women protestors worldwide, from the Madres de Plaza de Mayo, an association of Argentine mothers whose children 'disappeared' during the military regime between 1976 and 1983, to the women of Sarajevo, Bosnia, and the Basque country in Northern Spain. The artist noticed the reoccurrence of white elements in each of the demonstrations - white gloves, white scarves, white paper and white handkerchiefs - and includes the word redux (Latin for repeat) in each of the four quadrants. The yellow and black colour scheme is universally used in warning signs and barriers.