Lot 119
  • 119

René Portocarrero (1912-1986)

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • René Portocarrero
  • Diablito
  • signed and dated 63 lower right; also signed, titled and dated 1963 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 24 by 20 in.
  • 61 by 50.8 cm

Provenance

Acquired from the artist
Dwight Wilder Fulford, Mexico
Private Collection, Costa Rica by descent from the above

Exhibited

Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, René Portocarrero, May 1965, no. 4

Condition

The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The paint layer is stable overall. Some fluorescing occurs under ultraviolet inspection; however, this is more than likely a result of the pigments used by the artist. This work is in excellent condition.
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