Lot 215
Cecilia Mayr (Brazilian, b. 1955). "Landscape of Colores #A12" and "Primitivo No. P25" mixed media paintings on paper, n.d. Both have artist's monogram in lower right and are signed and titled beneath images. Bursting with color and rhythmic geometry, these two mixed media paintings by Brazilian-born artist Cecilia Mayr showcase her signature fusion of modern abstraction and visual storytelling. "Primitivo No. P25" is a patchwork of pattern and movement - swirling terracotta spirals, citrusy green dots, deep blue triangles, and warm ochre waves collide in crisp sections like a stylized quilt of natural forms and ancestral motifs. In contrast, "Landscape of Colors #A12" reimagines urban architecture with playful distortion - rooftops, signs, and rows of windows stretch across a surreal streetscape where color is not descriptive, but declarative. Size of painting (both the same): 9" W x 9" H (22.9 cm x 22.9 cm); of frame: 21.5" W x 23" H (54.6 cm x 58.4 cm)
These two compositions reflect the hybrid visual language that defines Mayr's practice - a legacy of comic art precision, European travel, and the sunbaked palettes of both Brazil and the American Southwest. She approaches each surface as a meditative field, balancing graphic clarity with intuitive color play. Whether recalling architecture, textiles, or landscapes, her works transcend any singular place or narrative, instead creating realms of visual rhythm, symbolic geometry, and joyful abstraction.
About the Artist: "Cecilia Mayr was born in Votuporanga, Sao Paulo, Brazil. She studied Fine Art and Philosophy, earning her degree in Fine art and cartoon animation in 1977. She worked in Sao Paulo and Riode Janeiro with artist Pedro Sanchez. Her early professional experience came in creating animated television commercials and comic books from 1976 to 1977, in Brazil. After traveling to Spain and Italy, she moved to United States in 1978, taking residency in Phoenix. Spending five years in graphic design. In 1984 Cecilia faced the need for inner expression and worked at a studio downtown Phoenix painting watercolor and mono prints.
In 1988, she moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, showing with Rosenbaum Fine Art. The desert beckoned her back to Phoenix in the end of 1990. From the end of 1992 to May of 1998 while living in Scottsdale, her work was shown in various galleries in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, London. She currently resides in Seattle, WA. Her work ar [sic] sold in many parts of the world." (source: Think Art Gallery website)
Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection
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- Condition: Both have artist's monogram in lower right and are signed and titled beneath images. Mounted behind glass in custom mattes and frames with suspension wires on verso of each for display. Have not been examined outside of glass, but both appear to be in excellent overall condition.
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