Description

Artist: Eduardo Expósito González

Medium: Etching and Aquatint (Calcografía) with hand-colored accents on paper

Date: 2001

Edition: 5/5

Dimensions: 50 x 35 cm (Consistent with official RNBC documentation)

Signature: Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil by the artist. Features a personal handwritten dedication in Spanish: "Para Francisco: porque la amistad está en saber dar y recibir..." (For Francisco: because friendship is in knowing how to give and receive...).

Overview

This intricate work is a prime example of contemporary Cuban surrealism by Eduardo Expósito. Eschewing a formal title, the piece centers on a monumental, weathered human foot that serves as a literal foundation for a dreamlike architectural structure. The artist utilizes the toenails as windows into miniature worlds, including a detailed eye and a reclining figure, creating a narrative of "the body as a site of memory."

The upper register depicts two figures in profile, reminiscent of Renaissance cameos, engaged in a silent dialogue. They are entwined with scrolls featuring Latin legal and philosophical maxims: "Perpetuum rei memoriam" (In perpetual memory of the matter) and "Audi alteram partem" (Hear the other side). Expósito’s mastery of line and the use of a muted, earthy palette of olives and ochres give the work an aged, monumental quality.

Condition & Provenance

• Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist (as evidenced by the personal dedication to the previous owner, Francisco).

• Documentation: This lot is accompanied by the original Registro Nacional de Bienes Culturales (RNBC) export permit from the Republic of Cuba (Folio No. 0133039), dated June 17, 2004, certifying its status as an exportable work of contemporary art.

• Condition: Housed in a wooden frame. The print exhibits technical precision with minor natural paper toning characteristic of Cuban works from this period.

• Dimensions: H:26in W:18in 

Keywords: Eduardo Exposito Gonzalez Cuban art contemporary surrealism limited edition 5/5 etching calcografia aquatint Havana RNBC export certificate 2001 Latin American art anatomical surrealism human foot symbolism Latin inscriptions architectural art collectible print untitled artwork master printmaker.