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Fury
(Furia)
Wifredo Lam
1946
ink on paper laid down on board
12 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Private Collection of Helena Benitez
(wife of Wifredo Lam), who bequeathed
it to a doctor in New York State as part
of her will; By inheritance,
from the doctor, to a private
collector in New York.
This work appears illustrated in Wifredo
and Helena: My Life with Wifredo Lam,
1939-1950, Helena Benitez, Acatos, 2000,
page 161.
This work is accompanied by a copy of
a letter, written by Helena Benitez,
authorizing the transfer of the artwork
to the previous owner.
This work is also accompanied by a copy
of a letter, written by the previous owner,
authorizing the transfer of the artwork
to Cernuda Arte.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Coral Gables, Florida.
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Untitled [Composition]
(Sin Título [Composición])
Wifredo Lam
1959
mixed media on heavy paper laid
down on board
19 1/4 x 25 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Private Collection, Paris, France.
This work is accompanied by a copy
of a certificate from Lou Laurin Lam,
dated December 15, 1987.
We are grateful to Monsieur Eskil Lam
for having confirmed the authenticity
of this artwork.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
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Window to the Sea
(Ventana al Mar)
Humberto Calzada
ca 1987
acrylic on heavy paper laid down on board
30 x 20 inches
SOLD
Exhibited in Twenty-One Distinguished
Artists of The 21st Century, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Nov. 2025 – May 2026, and
illustrated digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.
Exhibited at Art Palm Beach
Modern and Contemporary Art Fair,
Palm Beach, Florida, January, 2026.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Miramar, Florida.
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The Blue Hour
(La Hora Azul)
Humberto Calzada
2003
acrylic on canvas
48 x 72 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Illustrated in the book
Humberto Calzada: In Dreams
Awake, A Thirty-Year Retrospective,
Lowe Art Museum, University of
Miami, December, 2006, Miami, FL,
pages 220 and 221.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
Calzada has generated an aesthetic centered around
the theme of colonial architecture, inspired by
memories of his native island. The sensuous color
palette and meticulous geometry of Colonial Spanish
style are present throughout his oeuvre, as are the
recurring motifs of stained glass, white tiles, and
calm water. Like many Historic Exile artists,
Calzada’s work is an expression of nostalgia. The
artist draws from idealized recollections to render
scenes that are tranquil and flooded with light,
combining technical mastery with a surrealist touch
to create a dreamlike vision of the tropics, The
artist died in Miami, on August 17, 2025.
NICO HOUGH
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Five Figures
(Cinco Figuras)
Cundo Bermúdez
ca 1960's
mixed media on paper
10 x 13 1/2 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Dr. José Gómez-Sicre Collection,
Washington D.C, gift of the artist;
Manuel Delgado Collection,
Caracas, Venezuela.
Exhibited in Art Miami Fair,
Miami, Florida, December, 2023.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
2023, page 61.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Coral Gables, Florida.
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Afro-Cuban Religious Ceremony Room
(Cuarto Fambá)
Mario Carreño
1943
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on cardboard
31 x 22 1/2 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Perls Galleries, New York, NY.
Exhibited in Mario Carreño,
Perls Galleries, New York, NY,
March 13 – April 15, 1944, and
listed as number 13 in the
corresponding catalog.
Exhibited in Paintings, temperas
and drawings by Mario Carreño,
and listed as number 28 in the
corresponding catalog at
the following venues:
San Francisco Museum of Art,
San Francisco, CA,
August - September, 1944.
Pioneer Museum and Haggin
Art Galleries, Stockton, CA,
November, 1944.
E.B. Crocker Art Gallery,
Sacramento, CA, Dec., 1944.
Portland Art Museum,
Portland, OR, January, 1945.
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle,
Washington, Feb. – Mar., 1945.
Exhibited in Six Latin American
Painters at the following venues:
Atkins Museum of Fine Arts,
Kansas City, MO, April, 1946.
San Francisco Museum of Art,
San Francisco, CA,
May 10 – June 9, 1946.
Cranbrook Academy of Art,
Bloomfield Hills, MI,
June 26 – July 30.
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts,
Dallas, TX, 1946.
Illustrated in “Afro-Cuban
Ceremony Room”,
Detroit Free Press, Detroit, MI,
June 30, 1946, page 16.
Illustrated in “Afro-Cuban
Ceremony Room”,
The San Francisco Examiner,
San Francisco, CA.,
June 2, 1946, page 123.
Illustrated in the catalog
Wifredo Lam and His
Contemporaries, 1938 - 1952,
The Studio Museum in Harlem,
New York, NY, 1992, on page 65.
Illustrated in Relecturas
de Carpentier, Asturias,
Rulfo y García Márquez,
Erik Camayd-Freixas,
University Press of America,
Lanham, Maryland, 1998,
on page 30.
Illustrated in Cuadernos de
la Plástica Cubana. Carreño,
José Gómez-Sicre, Ediciones
Galería del Prado, Havana,
1943, n.p., b&w illustration.
Written about in “Auge y
expresión de la pintura en Cuba”
Loló de la Torriente, Cuadernos
Americanos, Mexico City, Mexico,
Vo. 16, N.4, July – August, 1944,
page 234.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
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Divine Waterfall
(Divina Cascada)
Giosvany Echevarría
2022-23
oil on canvas
62 x 33 1/2 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois,
April, 2023.
Exhibited in Art Wynwood Fair,
Miami, Florida, February, 2024.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
2023, page 135.
Acquired by a Private Collector
in Miami, Florida.
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Meditation
(Meditación)
Yasiel Elizagaray
2025
mixed media on canvas
39 1/4 x 31 1/2 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
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I, Happy
(Yo, Feliz)
Juan Roberto Diago
2022
mixed media on canvas
39 x 31 1/2 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Private Collection.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
This painting is accompanied by a
Photo-Certificate of Authenticity,
signed by the artist, dated
December 26, 2023.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Houston, Texas.
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Maria [from the series “Free Men”]
(Maria [de la serie “Hombres Libres”])
Juan Roberto Diago
2026
brass, iron and wood sculpture
41 x 30 1/4 x 20 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
Leading Contemporary Cuban artist Juan Roberto Diago
has unveiled at the 2026 Venice Biennale his most recent
sculpture series Hombres Libres, where the artist again
examines issues of racial identity, the scars of a slave
legacy, and the unfavorable social realities of today’s
“people of color.” As South African art critic Adilson De
Oliveira has stated, the abstract idea of freedom as a
legal construct does not engulf the basic elements of
life, such as the access to decent maintenance as well
as survival in the context of trauma, violence, racial
discrimination and systemic economic, cultural and
social pressures.
Juan Roberto Diago’s artworks have been present at
Cernuda Arte since the inaugural exhibit at the gallery
in the year 2000. Later, he presented his one-artist show
My History is Your History at Cernuda Arte in July 2001.
His production is now well-known in the United States,
where he is rightly recognized as a leading figure in
the Contemporary art world.
RAMÓN CERNUDA
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I Want To See You Again
(Quiero Volver a Verte)
Miguel Florido
2014
oil on canvas
13 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited in Miguel Florido: Choices,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL, April - June 2018,
and illustrated digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.
Exhibited at Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary
Art Fair, Palm Beach, Florida, January, 2022.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Thirteen, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
2015, page 139.
Acquired by a Private Collector in Coral Gables, Florida.
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The Beauty You Are
(La Belleza que Eres)
Miguel Florido
2026
oil on canvas
13 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
Florido elevates the everyday— discarded letters,
fruits, flowers, tools, and art supplies—imbuing
them with emotion and a moving, expressive sense
of nostalgia. His still life work hunts for the
miraculous, exploring at once the passage of time
and the quiet beauty in the mundane. Meanwhile, his
landscapes unfold as poetic, romantic narratives,
mixing hyperrealism with abstraction to explore the
deeper, often unseen patterns and rhythms of his
objects.
NICO HOUGH
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Woman and Dove
(Mujer y Paloma)
René Portocarrero
1981
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board
15 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches
SOLD
Exhibited in RENÉ PORTOCARRERO
(1912 - 1985) Fifteen Creations from
the 1940's to 1970's, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Dec. 2020 - July 2021,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Fourteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
2016, page 67.
Acquired by a Private Collector in
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
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Little Devils
(Pequeños Diablitos)
René Portocarrero
1962
oil on canvas
19 3/4 x 23 3/4 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Private Collection Central, Florida.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
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Imaginary Figures
(Figuras Imaginarias)
Manuel Mendive
1988
acrylic on canvas
28 x 38 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Aquired directly from the artist,
Private Collection, Rome, Italy.
Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois,
April, 2024.
Exhibited in A Surrealist Century /
Un Siglo Surrealista, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Aug. 2024 – Jan. 2025,
and illustrated digitally on cernudaarte.com,
exhibitions.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Nineteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
2022, page 86.
This painting is accompanied by a
Photo-Certificate of Authenticity
signed by Dr. Guillermina Ramos Cruz.
Dr. Ramos Cruz is the author
of the book Lam y Mendive,
Arte Afrocubano, Linkgua
Ediciones, Barcelona, Spain, 2009.
Acquired by a Private Collector
in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Morning Falls
(Cae la Mañana)
Carlos Alfonzo
1976
mixed media on heavy paper laid down on board
19 3/4 x 14 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Family of the artist.
Exhibited in Carlos Alfonzo
(1950-1991): Early Works,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida,
April - September 2023, and illustrated
digitally on cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty, Cernuda
Arte, Coral Gables, FL, 2023, page 117.
This artwork is accompanied by a
Photo-Certificate of Authenticity signed
by Alicia Alfonzo, sister of the artist.
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The Procession
(La Procesión)
Gina Pellón
1965
mixed media on canvas
98 1/2 x 82 inches
SOLD
This painting was exhibited and
illustrated in Gina Pellón,
Retrospective, 1963-1999,
Musée de Niort, France, Nov. 1999.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN
ARTWORKS, Volume Thirteen,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
2015, page 109.
Acquired by a Private Collector
in Miami, Florida.
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Clueless Surface
(Superficie desorientada)
Gina Pellón
2008
mixed media on canvas
63 1/2 x 50 1/2 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Private Collection, South Florida.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
A master of color, Gina Pellón’s style and palette are
marked by luminous color and gestural rhythm. Her chosen
central theme was the female figure. Prismatic figures of
women, faces, groups and gatherings of people stream in her
vibrant compositions conveying spontaneity at its best. As
a dominant element in her exuberant renditions, one senses
a marvelous kind of freshness – particularly, in the way
the artist multi layered the colors and let loose the free-
flowing lines that created her iconography.
Pellon’s untiring and enthusiastic demeanor was a constant
trait that branded her persona and lifetime production. She
once stated, “I paint every day… from sunrise to sundown.
In this process, I have the need to create, to portray
emotions, and once I am about to complete a work, I get
the urge to attack another.”
Carol Damian, Ph.D.
“Gina Pellón Friend of CoBrA”,
excerpt text from Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art
exhibition brochure, Sep. 6 – Nov. 17, 1996.
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Another Life
(Otra Vida)
Enrique Casas
2023
oil on canvas
15 3/4 x 19 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Exhibited in EXPO Chicago Art Fair,
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois,
April, 2023.
Exhibited in Enrique Casas:
Time Has Stopped, Cernuda Arte,
Coral Gables, FL, Sep. 2023 - Jan. 2024,
and illustrated digitally on
cernudaarte.com, exhibitions.
Acquired by a Private Collector
in Lake Bluff, Illinois.
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Afternoon Conversations
(Conversaciones en la Tarde)
Enrique Casas
2026
oil on canvas
17 3/4 x 31 1/2 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
Much of Casas’ landscape work evokes the intense and
welcoming blues of Monet’s maritime paintings, the hazy
lyricism of Eugene Boudin, and the peaceful desolation
of Courbet’s rocky beaches, taken to a further point
of abstraction by bold and vigorous strokes of paint.
The artist’s muse is the Caribbean, with its tropical
light and windswept waters. Casas’ Cuba is a world
of distance and yearning, a paradise lost where color,
light, and form crystallize into a stirring and
nostalgic vision.
NICO HOUGH
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The Platycerium
(El Platicerio)
Danuel Méndez
2024
acrylic on canvas
72 x 60 inches
SOLD
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
Illustrated in IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS,
Volume Twenty-One, Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, FL,
2024, page 138.
Acquired by a Private Collector
in Miami, Florida.
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The Infinite Return
(El Retorno Infinito)
Danuel Méndez
2025
acrylic on canvas
60 x 48 inches
AVAILABLE
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist.
To be illustrated in the upcoming catalog
IMPORTANT CUBAN ARTWORKS, Volume Twenty-Two,
Cernuda Arte, Coral Gables, Florida, December 2026.
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