Lot 136
  • 136

Julio Alpuy (1919-2009)

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Julio Alpuy
  • Cityscape in Gray, Pink and Ochre (FAB)
  • signed and dated 45 lower right
  • oil on board
  • 25 7/8 by 33 in.
  • 65.6 by 83.8 cm

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Private Collection, New York

Exhibited

New York City, Baruch College, Sidney Mishkin Gallery, Journeys of Julio Alpuy, September 17-October 16, 1997, no. 6

Condition

Pinholes are intermittently spread along all four edges. Paint loss and frame abrasion are visible along the top edge. Under ultraviolet inspection, scattered in-painting appears throughout the sky in the upper quadrants and in the triangular area to the left of the "F" in the center of the composition. Overall, this work is in very good condition.
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