Lot 156
  • 156

Oswaldo Vigas (b. 1926)

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Oswaldo Vigas
  • Señora de los pájaros
  • signed and dated 67 lower left; also signed twice, titled and dated 1967 twice on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 67 by 30 in.
  • 170.1 by 76.2 cm

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the previous owner

Condition

This work is in generally good condition. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. A stretcher bar mark is visible across the lower portion of the canvas. Paint loss is scattered throughout. Craquelure is also present throughout, particularly in the center quadrant. Scuff/handling marks are visible along the edges of the canvas. Additionally, a yellow discoloration is visible in the upper right quadrant. Under ultraviolet inspection, four accretions are visible in the lower right quadrant and in the center quadrant.
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