Sale 2532 - 19th & 20th Century Prints & Drawings, March 5, 2020

272  RAFAEL TUFINO Figuras Sentadas ante el Mar . Color monotype on Japan paper, 1965. 260x350 mm; 10 1 / 4 x14 inches, full margins. Signed, dated and inscribed “Monotype” in pencil, lower margin. A superb impression with vibrant colors. Tufino (1922-2008) was a central figure in the Puerto Rican arts community. He studied art in Mexico at the Academia de San Carlos and lived with his family in New York before returning to Puerto Rico in 1950 and co- founding the Centro de Arte Puertorriqueño. He returned to New York in 1970 to continue his career as an artist and became involved with a Puerto Rican group that played a major role in the founding of El Museo del Barrio in New York. [2,000/3,000] 273 c ÁNGEL BOTELLO Niños Jugando Ajedrez . Color lithograph. 543x436 mm; 21 3 / 8 x17 1 / 4 inches, full margins. Signed, inscribed “AP 10/20” and dedicated in pencil, lower margin. Printed by Atelier Jobin, Paris, with the blind stamp lower right. A very good impression with strong colors. [1,000/1,500] 272 273