Francisco Zúñiga (1912-1998)

sanguine and charcoal on heavy paper

Galería Villacaliente, Tijuana, Baja California
Private Collection, Washington, D.C.
Sale: Christie's, New York, Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, November 21, 1990, lot 108, illustrated in color
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Fundación Zúñiga, Francisco Zúñiga: Catálogo Razonado/Catalogue Raisonné, Volumen III, Dibujos 1927-1970, Mexico City, Albedrío/Fundación Zúñiga Laborde, 2006, p. 267, no. 1336, illustrated in color

The sheet is hinged to the mat twice along the top edge. There is mat staining to all four edges and pinholes in all four corners. There is residue from an old sticker that has been removed in the lower right corner. On the reverse of the sheet there is patterened fading most likely from a piece of cardboard that had previously been touching the work. There is also a label from Galería Villacaliente affixed to the back of the sheet. Overall in very good condition.
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