Lot 37
  • 37

Gonzalo Fonseca (1922-1997)

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Gonzalo Fonseca
  • Portón
  • inscribed with signature, dated 71 and numbered 43
  • pink granite
  • 20 3/4 by 24 3/4 by 5 1/2 in.
  • 52.7 by 62.8 by 13.9 cm

Provenance

Private Collection, Caracas
Sale: Christie's, New York, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, November 21, 1990, lot 134, illustrated in color
Sale: Christie's, New York, Latin American Art, November 22, 1999, lot 54, illustrated in color

Exhibited

Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes, Mundos de Gonzalo Fonseca, July-October 1994, no. 7, illustrated in color

Condition

A minor layer of debris is present within the crevasses. This work is in overall excellent condition.
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