Lot 239
  • 239

Juan Batlle Planas (1911-1966)

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Juan Batlle Planas
  • Figure
  • inscribed, dated and signed by artist's son Por la presente certifico que el cuadro que está al dorso No 2796 'Figure' oleo 1949 88 x 50 cm es original de mi padre. Juan Batlle Planas. Bs. As. Septiembre 18 de 1968 on label affixed to the reverse
  • oil on canvas mounted on masonite
  • 35 3/8 by 19 3/4 in.
  • 89.7 by 50.2 cm
  • Painted in 1949.

Provenance

Private Collection, Buenos Aires
Galería Rubbers, Buenos Aires
Estudio Actual, Caracas
Sale: Christie's, New York, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, November 25, 1992, lot 155, illustrated in color
CDS Gallery, New York

Exhibited

New York, CDS Gallery, South American Masters, June-August 1982
New York, CDS Gallery, Latin American Art, May-June 1985
New York, Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., A Latin American Metaphysical Perspective, Autumn 2000

Condition

Frame abrasion is visible along the bottom edge of the work. Brown specks, not inherent to the work, are scattered throughout the figure. A scratch, approximately three-inches in length, runs diagonally between the small figure and the leaf of the apple in the lower left quadrant. Under ultraviolet inspection, scattered in-painting is visible through the background in the upper and central quadrants in addition to the lower left corner. Minor accretions appear in the lower right quadrant. Overall, this work is in very good condition.
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