Federico Aguilar Alcuaz (1932 - 2011)
Untitled (Female Nude)
signed and dated 1977 (lower left)
oil on canvas
22" x 28" (56 cm x 71 cm)


León Gallery wishes to thank Mr. Christian Aguilarfor confirming the authenticity of this lot.




Federico Aguilar Alcuaz depicts the human figure in a natural and relaxed pose. Alcuaz’s nudes have a touch of European sensibility, owing to the artist’s sojourn in Spain for an extended period in his life. As with the artist’s several nude works, Alcuaz provides the viewer with a glimpse of his private art studio. He juxtaposes the woman’s comfortable sensuality with the presence of various paintings, conveying that the nude is a compelling form of art. The entirety of the composition, with an emphasis on the spontaneous position of the nude figure, exhibits Alcuaz’s deliberate compositional contrasting of neutral colors and lines. The interior of the artist’s studio serves as a subdued backdrop for the figure to display the aesthetics of dignified eroticism. Even in the avant-garde approach of the artist to the human figure, combining traditional styles with the boldness of Modernism, Alcuaz proves that the human figure will never not be captivating as one of the highest forms of visual art. (A.M.)