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Enrique Martinez Celaya
Acceptance of Longing (La aceptación del anhelo)1997

Not on view
Oil painting, still life of a silver cylindrical tin topped with a white mound of soft material, set against a pale gray and white brushstroke background

Enrique Martinez Celaya, Acceptance of Longing (La aceptación del anhelo), 1997, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Modern and Contemporary Art Council, 1998 Art Here and Now Purchase, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Enrique Martinez Celaya
Cuba, active United States, born 1964
Title
Acceptance of Longing (La aceptación del anhelo)
Place Made
Cuba, active United States
Date Made
1997
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
60 x 72 in. (152.4 x 182.88 cm)
Credit Line
Modern and Contemporary Art Council, 1998 Art Here and Now Purchase
Accession Number
AC1999.9.1
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Martínez Celaya: Work and Documents, 1990-2015. Santa Fe: Radius Books, 2016.
Copyright
© Enrique Martínez Celaya