Lot 43
  • 43

Dr. Atl (Gerardo Murillo) (1875-1964)

Estimate
250,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • Dr. Atl (Gerardo Murillo)
  • La Nube (The Rain)
  • signed lower right
  • oil and Atl colors on masonite

  • 31 1/4 by 38 3/8 in.
  • 79.4 by 97.5 cm
  • Painted circa 1939.

Provenance

Gilberto Borja, Mexico City
Acquired from the above by the previous owner
Private collection, Mexico City

Exhibited

San Francisco, Golden Gate International Exposition, February 18, 1939-October 29, 1939, no. 513

Literature

Carlos Pellicer, Dr Atl. Pinturas y dibujos, Mexico City, 1974, p. 97, illustrated in color

Condition

Bajo luz ultravioleta, la obra presenta repintes en diferentes zonas en general y sobre todo en la región superior izquierda y en la zona media izquierda. En el lado derecho parece tener un repinte grande de aproximadamente 25 cm de largo en zona media derecha. El barniz está oxidado y la obra se beneficieria de una ligera limpieza. Hay un rasguño en zona derecha media de 20 cm aproximadamente.
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