Bidspirit auction | Ochagavia: Polychromatic Litho Framed

Ochagavia: Polychromatic Litho Framed - Carlos Ochagavia's dreamlike surrealist image of horses and riders traveling a winding path as seen past a tree. The print is in very fine condition, however, it has shifted within the frame and will require a resetting for proper display. Image size: 19.5 x 20 inches . Framed size: 26.25 x 27.25 inches. ”Carlos Ochagavia (1913-2006) born in Spain and moved at a young age to Argentina. He arrived in the United States in 1937 to study in New York. He returned to Argentina and worked as an illustrator for a diverse range of publications (from paperbacks to UN commemorative stamps). Ochagavia’s covers veer from permutations hinting at the jungle scenes of Henri Rousseau to the stark landscapes littered with surreal forms and shapes somewhat reminiscent of Yves Tanguy or Giorgio de Chirico. But Ochagavia has a visual language of his own–abstracted human forms interacting with scenes of classical art and Counterculture pop, bodies blending with landscapes, and an interest in diagrams and obscurantist symbology. Credit: sciencefictionruminations.com/2020/10/25