Lot 63
  • 63

José María Velasco (1840-1912)

Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
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Description

  • José María Velasco
  • The Valley of Oaxaca
  • signed and dated Mexico 1894 lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 18 1/8 by 25 1/8 in.
  • 46 by 64 cm

Provenance

Private Collection, Hertfordshire
Gift from the above to the present owner

Condition

The canvas is unlined. There is one reinforcement on the reverse which addresses a small break in the canvas on the edge of the city on the lower left. There are a few other tiny retouches on the top right edge and two tiny dots in the center of the left side of the sky. There are no other retouches, and there is no abrasion to the painting. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)
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