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Lot 3465 - A215 Post-War & Contemporary - Thursday, 27. November 2025, 02.00 PM

MANUEL RIVERA

(Granada 1927–1995 Madrid)
Metamorfosis (Capricho VIII). 1963.
Wire mesh, wire and oil in aluminium frame.
Signed lower right on the frame: M. Rivera, as well as signed, titled, dated and with installation instructions on the frame verso: MANUEL RIVERA - "METAMORFOSIS" (CAPRICHO VIII) 1963 - COLOCAR SOBRE SUPERFICIE BLANCA SEPARANDOLO DE ELLA 10 CTMS. E ILUMINAR CON LUZ INDIRECTA PARA EVITAR SOMBRAS -.
100 × 73 cm.

Provenance:
- Galerie Daniel Cordier, Paris.
- Galería Juana Mordó, Madrid.
- Private collection, Switzerland.
- Private collection, Switzerland, by descent.

Exhibited:
Madrid 1963, Galería Biosca.

Literature:
- Alfonso de la Torre (with Marisa Rivera): Catálogo Razonado de Pinturas-Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings. Manuel Rivera. 1943–1994, Madrid/Granada 2009, p. 212, no. [313] P-63-1 (with ill.).
- Diputación de Granada and Museo Reina Sofía (ed.): Manuel Rivera, Madrid 1997, p. 186.
- Ministerio de Cultura. Dirección General de Bellas Artes, Archivos y Bibliotecas (ed.): 1956-1981 Manuel Rivera, Madrid 1981, p. 72.

We thank Alfonso de la Torre, author of the Manuel Rivera Catalogue Raisonné, for his kind support.

CHF 20 000 / 30 000 | (€ 20 620 / 30 930)

Sold for CHF 35 000 (including buyer's premium)