Sarah Grilo is considered among the most important Latin artists of the 20th century. In 1962, a Guggenheim Fellowship allowed her to move to New York, and her art followed a trajectory typical of Latin American painters of the era, moving from geometric abstraction into a more gestural abstract expressionism.
Untitled (1978), oil on canvas / Sotheby’s, New York
Azul (1958), oil on canvas / Christie’s, New York
Made for you (1963), oil on canvas / Sotheby’s, New York
This May, Untitled (1978) comes to Sotheby’s Contemporary Day Sale with a high estimate of $70,000. Though infrequently sold on the secondary market, works by Grilo have proven strong performers before. Azul (1958) sold for $47,500 in November last year, against a high estimate of $25,000, and Made For You (1963) sold for $35,000 at Sotheby’s Online Sale of Latin American art last May against a high estimate of $15,000.