HUGO CASTRO Original Acrylic Painting. Signed bottom left
Artist: Hugo Castro (Mexican, 20th–21st century)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: [Not provided]
Description:
Underwater scene, Hugo Castro is depicting a fantastical journey through the deep sea. Two human figures, dressed in modern and playful attire, ride large mechanical fish with expressive, cartoon-like faces. A child follows behind, seemingly tethered to the group and riding a small bicycle
Blending fantasy, satire, and a touch of science fiction, Castro’s work reflects on themes of escapism, environmental imagination, and childlike wonder. The fluid motion of the composition and the vibrant palette create a sense of weightlessness and absurd adventure. The juxtaposition of human and mechanical-animal forms challenges traditional boundaries between nature, machine, and human experience.
HUGO CASTRO Original Acrylic Painting. Signed bottom left
Artist: Hugo Castro (Mexican, 20th–21st century)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: [Not provided]
Description:
Underwater scene, Hugo Castro is depicting a fantastical journey through the deep sea. Two human figures, dressed in modern and playful attire, ride large mechanical fish with expressive, cartoon-like faces. A child follows behind, seemingly tethered to the group and riding a small bicycle
Blending fantasy, satire, and a touch of science fiction, Castro’s work reflects on themes of escapism, environmental imagination, and childlike wonder. The fluid motion of the composition and the vibrant palette create a sense of weightlessness and absurd adventure. The juxtaposition of human and mechanical-animal forms challenges traditional boundaries between nature, machine, and human experience.
SOL LEWITT Original gouache painting. Dated and Signed top right.
Title: Untitled (Brushstrokes)
Artist: Sol LeWitt (American, 1928–2007)
Date: 1992
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Dimensions: [Not provided]
Collection: Private Collection
Description:
Watercolor by Sol LeWitt featuring four broad, gestural strokes in red, black, blue, and ochre. Departing from his well-known systematic and geometric compositions, this work reveals a more spontaneous and tactile side of the artist’s practice.
Though best known for his conceptual and minimal works, LeWitt also produced a significant body of watercolors later in his career. These pieces explore color, form, and movement in a freer, more organic manner, showcasing the artist’s ongoing curiosity about the possibilities of visual language.
PHILIPPE BOSIO. Oil painting.
Title: L’Opiomane au Soleil
Artist: Philippe Bosio (French, b. 20th c.)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions:
Description:
French artist Philippe Bosio presents a surrealist tableau of a man in the throes of an opium-induced reverie. The composition centers on a semi-reclined figure, whose fragmented form is composed of radiating cylinders and mechanical motifs, suggesting both euphoria and disintegration. This psychedelic abstraction imbues the subject with a hallucinatory aura, reflecting the inner landscape of altered consciousness.
Bosio’s bold palette—rich in primary reds, blues, and yellows—intensifies the psychological charge of the work, while the crisp outlines and flattened perspective lend it a modernist clarity. This painting evokes themes of escapism, solitude, and the seductive peril of narcotic indulgence.
This work exemplifies Philippe Bosio’s distinctive fusion of figurative surrealism with social commentary. Through abstraction and symbolic distortion, L’Opiomane au Soleil probes the complex relationship between intoxication and identity, inviting the viewer into a meditative space where perception is both heightened and obscured.
PHILIPPE BOSIO. Oil painting.
Title: Opium Smoker
Artist: Philippe Bosio (French, 20th century)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: [Not provided]
Description:
Original painting by Philippe Bosio depicting a reclining man smoking opium. The figure is stylized with mechanical and abstract forms, combining human anatomy with components reminiscent of gears, levers, and tubes. Rendered in warm reds, oranges, and blues against a soft yellow background, the scene evokes both dreamlike detachment and physical ritual.
Bosio’s work reinterprets traditional opium-smoking imagery through a surreal and modern lens. The composition reflects the introspective and isolating nature of the opium experience, while the mechanical details suggest the ritual’s repetition and systemic place in society.
HUGO CASTRO Original Acrylic Painting. Signed bottom left
Artist: Hugo Castro (Mexican, 20th–21st century)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: [Not provided]
Description:
Underwater scene, Hugo Castro is depicting a fantastical journey through the deep sea. Two human figures, dressed in modern and playful attire, ride large mechanical fish with expressive, cartoon-like faces. A child follows behind, seemingly tethered to the group and riding a small bicycle
Blending fantasy, satire, and a touch of science fiction, Castro’s work reflects on themes of escapism, environmental imagination, and childlike wonder. The fluid motion of the composition and the vibrant palette create a sense of weightlessness and absurd adventure. The juxtaposition of human and mechanical-animal forms challenges traditional boundaries between nature, machine, and human experience.
ENQUIRY:
Artist: Sol LeWitt (American, 1928–2007)
Medium: Painted wood panel with triangular cutout
Dimensions: [Not provided]
Collection: [Not specified]
Description:
Artwork by Sol LeWitt featuring a sharply incised triangular form cut through a black-painted panel, revealing layered strata of red and underlying hues. The geometric intervention disrupts the otherwise solid surface, emphasizing LeWitt's conceptual interest in structure, process, and visual logic.
LeWitt was a leading figure of Minimalism and Conceptual Art. This work reflects his exploration of simple forms and systems, where the act of cutting or modifying the surface becomes part of the aesthetic language. The triangle — precise yet raw — invites viewers to consider the materiality of the object and the ideas behind its construction.