April 29, 2026 Auction

April 29, 2026 Auction

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Lot 495: Fernando Montoya Large Framed Acrylic Martini Smile

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Estimated price: $10,000 - $20,000

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Large original acyclic of a close up of a woman’s face with a martini by Fernando Montoya, The framed original is approx 72" x 2" x 55" and it weighs 30lbs. The canvas itself is approx 67" x 1" x 47". The framed original is in a good, used condition with some wear on the frame. Please see the images as they are part of the description.

Born in Colombia. He is a self-taught artist. He studied publicity as well as working for many years. Fernando has participated in the international competition of drawing “Joan Miro” in Barcelona, Spain, in which he won an honor award. This recognition motivated Fernando to enter the job force as a plastic artist and participated in more than 30 individual expositions. The work of Fernando Montoya allows transmitting the spectator the vibration illusion of relief, thanks to the laws of the optics, on the surface of a square. The treated images acquire a surprising beauty. His pictorial imagination creates figures that move to a vanguard that rhymes with forms belonging to the Surrealist. Their figures enjoy a captivating force, of penetrating stability. His life is imposed in his work, blended to the imagination but perfect. Their squares hit the human retina with an attractive and different reality. Hesitations don’t exist under their paintbrush.