Lot 71
  • 71

Alejandro Otero (1921-1990)

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Alejandro Otero
  • Monsieur
  • signed twice, titled twice and dated Paris 1962 twice on the reverse
  • paper and cloth collage on wood
  • 23 1/2 by 21 1/8 in.
  • 60 by 53.6 cm

Provenance

Collection of the Artist, Caracas
Miguel G. Arroyo, Caracas

Exhibited

Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes; Santiago de Chile, Museo de Bellas Artes; Montevideo, Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas y Visuales, Veintidós pintores venezolanos de hoy, 1963-1964 
Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Alejandro Otero, February 1985, no. 277

Condition

The wood board is stable. There are minor losses to the upper left and lower right corners. The collage and paper elements are lifting from the wood board. There are some losses to the paper, in addition to a scattering of dark brown stains throughout these paper elements. Overall, the work is in generally good condition.
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