Lot 38
  • 38

Emiliano di Cavalcanti (1897-1967)

Estimate
80,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description

  • Emiliano di Cavalcanti
  • Macumba
  • signed and dated 1958 lower right
  • 25 3/8 by 39 1/8 in.
  • (64.5 by 99.3 cm)
oil on canvas

Provenance

Roger Caillois (gift from the artist)
Thence by descent to the previous owner
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Latin American Art, May 17-18, 1988, lot 31, illustrated in color
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

The canvas is unlined and well stretched. There is craquelure throughout the work and rubbing along the edges especially the upper one. Under ultraviolet light, there are two lines of inpainting in the lower right corner one measuring 1/2 in. and the other 2 in. There is also a small spot of retouching in the arm at the center of the work. Overall in very good condition.
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