Belkis Ayón
Cuban · 1967–1999 · Printmaker, Draughtsman
Belkis Ayón was a Cuban printmaker who specialized in the technique of collography. Ayón created large, highly detailed allegorical collagraphs based on Abakuá, a secret,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Nuestro DeberPhillips · $107,100≈ £86,218≈ €101,758Sign up to see
¿Arrepentida? (Repentant?)Phillips · $60,960≈ £51,495≈ €57,809Sign up to see
Two works: (i) Siempre Vuelvo ; (ii) Boceto de la obra Siempre VuelvoPhillips · $50,800≈ £40,588≈ €46,687Sign up to see
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Belkis Ayón was a Cuban printmaker who specialized in the technique of collography. Ayón created large, highly detailed allegorical collagraphs based on Abakuá, a secret, all-male Afro-Cuban society. Her work is often in black and white, consisting of ghost-white figures with oblong heads and empty, almond-shaped eyes, set against dark, patterned backgrounds.
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In the collections of
CODA MuseumMuseum of Modern ArtNational Museum of World CulturesPérez Art Museum Miami
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Also known as Belkis Ayon, Belkis Ayón Manso
Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.