MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ART - CONTEMPORARY CUBAN ART - LATIN AMERICA ART - ORIGINAL FIGURATIVE AND SURREALIST CONTEMPORARY ART

ARTIST: CARLOS ALBERTO ALPIZAR GONZALEZ (CUBA, 1965)

SUBJECT: HARLEQUIN MASK PORTRAIT - JESTER/JOKER - HARLEQUIN SAD - HARLEQUIN TIRED

ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS
SIGNED AT BOTTOM LEFT "C. ALPIZAR" AND DATED 1996
ON THE BACK OF THE CANVAS ANNOTATIONS OF THE ARTIST IN SPANISH LANGUAGE: TECHNIQUE USED (OLEO SOBRE LIENZO), MEASURES (65 CM X 92 CM), SIGNATURE OF THE ARTIST FOR AUTHENTICATION, YEAR AND PLACE OF EXECUTION (1996, HAVANA - CUBA), NUMBER OF FILING IN THE ARTIST'S CATALOGUE, SALE PRICE ($ 750,00)
MEASUREMENTS OF THE PAINTING: 92 CM HEIGHT X 65 CM WIDTH
FRAME MEASURES: 114 CM HEIGHT X 88 CM WIDTH
THE WORK IS ACCOMPANIED BY A BEAUTIFUL GOLD AND GREEN WOODEN FRAME. EXCELLENT CONDITION.

CARLOS ALPIZAR IS A CUBAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST, HE GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS OF SAN ALEJANDRO IN CUBA, FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS HE HAS BEEN WORKING AS A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST, HE MOVED TO ROME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 2000S AND HE EXHIBITS INTERNATIONALLY. HIS WORKS ARE IN AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN GALLERIES AND ENRICH NUMEROUS PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. HE HAS HELD SOLO EXHIBITIONS IN CUBA, MEXICO, SPAIN, UNITED STATES, FRANCE AND ITALY. HE LIKES TO PAINT IN A SURREALIST AND REALIST STYLE. HIS PAINTINGS EMPHASISE HUMAN VIRTUES AND VICES, FROM THE CAPACITY OF THE HUMAN INTELLECT TO INVENT AND IMAGINE, TO THE DESIRES AND AMBITIONS OF POWER. THE CHOICE OF CLOTHING FOR ALPIZAR'S FIGURES, THE OFTEN DISPROPORTIONATE SIZE OF THE SUBJECT, THE CONTRASTING COLOURS, THE BALANCE OR PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN OF THE SUBJECTS PORTRAYED, CONSTITUTE CONSTANTS COMMON TO ALL HIS WORK. ALPIZAR IS A PAINTER WHO LOVES EXCESS, THE GROTESQUE AND THE FANCIFUL. HE PAINTS A WORLD THAT DOES NOT EXIST, OR THE LOWEST AND MOST VISCERAL FEATURES OF THE WORLD THAT DOES EXIST.
THE PORTRAIT OF HIS HARLEQUIN MASK APPEARS SO MONSTROUS AND GROTESQUE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME SO PROFOUNDLY HUMAN, IT BECOMES A FIGURE WITH WHICH TO EMPATHISE. HE CHOOSES TO DO A SERIES OF PORTRAITS OF THE ANCIENT AND INFAMOUS HARLEQUIN MASK BECAUSE IT IS THE SYMBOL OF MOCKERY OF POWER AND THE POWERFUL, BUT HE FRAMES THE FACE OF THE MASK WHEN HE IS TIRED AND DISTRESSED. SUCH A GIGANTIC FIGURE, WHICH EMERGES IN ALL ITS CHROMATIC AND ENIGMATIC CHARM FROM THIS PAINTING MEASURING ALMOST 1 METRE, YET SO FRAGILE THAT IT INSPIRES CONSOLATION AND PITY. TO PORTRAY HARLEQUIN'S MASK, CARLOS ALPIZAR SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY MEDIEVAL ICONOGRAPHY, ORIGINATING IN POPULAR FRENCH TRADITION, IN WHICH THE MASK OF HARLEQUIN, KNOWN AS "HELLEQUIN" OR "HERLEQUIN" MEANING KING OF HELL, TAKES ON THE FEATURES OF A GIANT DEMON, AT THE HEAD OF A HOST OF THE DAMNED. THE CHARACTER THEN INHERITED FROM THE ITALIAN COMMEDIA D'ARTE, HE RETAINS ONLY THE APPEARANCE OF THE CHARACTER'S DISGUISE, BUT WITH A DECIDEDLY MILD AND COMIC FIGURE, A SYMBOL OF THE COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE AND CARNIVAL.

SHIPPING AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PAINTINGS FOR SALE:

EVERY PAINTING WE PRESENT IS A UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL PIECE. IT IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION. FOR SOME PAINTINGS AVAILABLE IN OUR CATALOG WE HAVE CHOSEN TO PUBLISH DIFFERENT LISTINGS OF THE SAME PAINTING, UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL, ON SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL EBAY SITES. WE DO THIS TO OFFER OUR PAINTINGS TO A WIDER AUDIENCE OF INTERNATIONAL VISITORS. BY COMPLETING THE PURCHASE OF THE PAINTING ON ONE OF THESE PLATFORMS, ALL OTHER LISTINGS WILL BE CANCELED AND THE PAINTING WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY TO REQUEST THE SHIPMENT OF THE PAINTING WITHOUT THE FRAME, OBTAINING A DISCOUNT ON SHIPPING COSTS. IN THIS CASE, BEFORE PURCHASING YOU CAN CONTACT US TO GET A FINAL ESTIMATE. 

ALL PHOTOS ARE MADE WITH PROFESSIONAL CAMERA, TAKING CARE TO FRAME THE PICTURE FROM MORE ANGLES AND DETAILS TO OFFER A COMPLETE VIEW OF THE OBJECT. TO UPLOAD PHOTOS ON THE SITE WE ARE HOWEVER FORCED TO REDUCE THE QUALITY, SO YOU CAN CONTACT US TO REQUEST PHOTOS AND VIDEOS IN HIGH RESOLUTION.

ALL PAINTINGS CAN BE RETURNED IF THEY DO NOT CORRESPOND TO WHAT IS SEEN AND DESCRIBED. THIS IS THE ONLY REASON FOR THE RETURN THAT WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN 14 DAYS AND WITH THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.

WE GUARANTEE ACCURATE PACKAGING AND SHIPPING TRACEABLE AND INSURED BY COURIER. VISIT OUR EBAY STORE TO FIND OTHER PAINTINGS OF CLASSIC, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US FOR ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE ARTWORKS FOR SALE, THE MODALITY OF PAYMENT AND SHIPPING. FOR MORE PURCHASES WE OFFER CUMULATIVE DISCOUNT ON SHIPPING COSTS.

WE GUARANTEE MAXIMUM SERIOUSNESS IN THE ENTIRE CYCLE OF THE TRANSACTION, FROM THE CONTENTS OF THE INSERTION, THE TIMING OF PACKAGING AND SHIPPING, THE CHOICE OF COURIER, POST-SALES ASSISTANCE FOR EVERY EVENTUALITY. BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT, FOR PAINTS OF HIGH ECONOMIC VALUE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO AGREE A PAYMENT IN STAGES DILAZED IN MONTHS. 

ALL PAINTINGS AVAILABLE IN OUR CATALOG ARE EVALUATED AND EXAMINED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. OUR ONLINE GALLERY OFFERS THE SAME GUARANTEES OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE ARTWORK AS A PHYSICAL GALLERY. THE MODE OF PURCHASE CHANGES, NOT THE SUBSTANCE. WHERE IT IS NOT ALREADY PROVIDED AND REPORTED IN THE DESCRIPTION, YOU CAN REQUEST A CERTIFICATE FROM OUR GALLERY OF THE ARTWORK AUTHENTICITY, THAT WILL BE DELIVERED WITH THE PAINTING.

IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO CUSTOMIZE THE REQUEST FOR AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS NOT AVAILABLE IN OUR CATALOG. WE WILL INFORM YOU ABOUT THE TIMING AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF OBTAINABILITY OF THE REQUESTED ARTWORK. 

TAKING A PAINTING IS A TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF