Lot 79
  • 79

Benito Quinquela Martín (1890-1977)

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Benito Quinquela Martín
  • Dia Gris en la Boca
  • signed lower right; also signed, titled and dated 1952 on the reverse
  • 23 1/2 by 27 3/8 in.
  • (59.6 by 69.5 cm)
oil on masonite

Provenance

Edgar J. Cook, Winnetka, Illinois
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

The painting is done with loose impasto strokes. Under ultra violet light there appears to be no signs of inpainting, except for small touch ups in the hull of the green boat on the right. There is a1 in. paint loss in the black area and on the hull of the blue boat on the left. There is another 1/8 in. paint loss on the boat in the center. Otherwise the paint surface appears to be stable.
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