Lot 47
  • 47

Mercedes Pardo (1922-2005)

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description

  • Mercedes Pardo
  • Sin título (azules y blancos)
  • signed and dated 1960 lower right; also signed, dated 60 and inscribed A mi querida amiga C. S. on the reverse
  • oil and acrylic on canvas
  • 39 1/4 by 59 1/8 in.
  • 100 by 150.2 cm

Provenance

Acquired from the artist 1979
Estudio Actual, Caracas
Private Collection, New York

Exhibited

Caracas, Galería de Arte Nacional, La Abstracción Expresionista 1958-1964, 1979
Durham, Duke University Museum of Art, on extended loan 1997-2003

Literature

Museo de Bellas Artes, Segunda Bienal Armando Reverón, Caracas, May 1963, illustrated

Condition

The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. Craquelure is present throughout the work, specifically in the areas of impasto. Minor areas of paint loss are scattered throughout the work; however, the paint layer seems stable overall. Under ultraviolet inspection, areas fluoresce by this is most probably inherent to the pigment used by the artist. Overall, this work is in very good condition.
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