1969 ART Painting by Rene AZCUY.Machete Cuban poster.

1 of a KIND. Made by Azcuy in 1969! Museum Piece.

This is a 1969 mockup or original painting (BOCETO in Spanish, meaning there is only one.This one) for the poster "La primera carga al machete" (The first charge with a machete)" Cuban movie from 1969 and directed by Manuel Octavio Gomez . It was created by Rene Azcuy. He is one of the greatest and high prolific poster designers. It measures 7 x11 inches(19x28cm). This is a unique piece of poster history that I am sure will be a treasure for the fine collector. I couldn't find the original in my collection so I took a picture of a French version that appears in a poster book.
IMPORTANT: This artwork is in reality a collage made by Azcuy. The only part that is painted is the 3 circles of the machete. The hand is a black and white photograph. That is Azcuy style who uses cutouts from photographs printed in fiber paper and printed with the purpose of screening the poster. This poster had been published countless times in books and articles and this small mockup came first than any other.

This drawing was the first step in the production of silkscreen movie posters. This was the design that was later photographed and enlarge to 20x30 inches and this is the reason they sometimes have the crisscross pencil pattern. In some other cases the artist would mark a clear plastic instead to protect the painted image, specially if they were fond to the painting. Judge the condition by the picture. These paintings were neglected for years. Once the poster was produced, the mockup was stored in a corner box were humidity and pests destroyed 99% of them. I rescued about 100 of them, the rest was trashed. When Eduardo Bachs died, the National Museum made a posthumous exhibition of his work they only found only 14 original drawings in the entire country. The artist himself only kept a couple that were adquired by the museum. Most of all artist like Niko and Bachs rarely kept samples of their work. This is the reason these mockups are so rare and of great interest for the collector.
To protect your investment we will send you a signed Certificate of Authenticity free of charge with this poster.SEE SAMPLE

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