ARBIT BLATAS
Lithuanian, 1908-1999
Cristina Hoyos as Carmen
Signed A Blatas, dated 88, and numbered AP 1/7 near the base
Bronze with brown patina
Height 15 1/2 inches (39.4 cm)

Provenance:
The Estate of the Artist, 1999
The Estate of Regina Resnik Blatas, 2013
Thence by descent in the family to the present owner

Exhibited:
New York, Museum of the City of New York, Blatas and his New York World of Music and Theater, April 12 - August 27, 1988

Blatas was inspired by the 1983 adaptation of Carmen, directed and choreographed by Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura. The film was well received in the United States where it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also influential in bringing Flamenco to a wider world audience. One of the pillars of Flamenco as an art form, Cristina Hoyos played Carmen in critically acclaimed ballet adaptations of Carmen.