Lot 188
  • 188

Oswaldo Vigas (b. 1926)

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Oswaldo Vigas
  • Untitled (Estudio para mural de la Universidad Central de Venezuela)
  • signed upper right; dated 53 Paris lower left
  • oil on canvas laid down on masonite

  • 15 1/2 by 24 3/4 in.
  • 39.3 by 62.9 cm

Provenance

J.R. Guillén Pérez (gift of the artist)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

There is a little craquelure on the areas where paint is thicker. There are very minor scattered losses across the upper third of the piece. There are very small holes around the margins where it seems the canvas has been affixed to the wood. Overall the work is in very good condition.
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