Lot 127
  • 127

Claudio Bravo (1936 - 2011)

Estimate
125,000 - 175,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Claudio Bravo
  • In the Studio
  • signed and dated MCMLXXVI lower left
  • oil on canvas
  • 32 by 39 5/8 in.
  • 81.3 by 100.6 cm
  • Painted in 1976.

Provenance

Staempfli Gallery, New York

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The paint layer is stable. Very fine lines of craquelure are present along the extreme edges of the canvas. Under ultraviolet inspection, varnish is visible on the overall work. A concentrated area of in-painting (small, minor flecks) is present in the lower-half of the doorway. Additionally, two small, square-shaped areas of in-painting are present in the upper center quadrant near the top edge.
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