Lot 174
  • 174

Omar Rayo (1918-2010)

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
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Description

  • Omar Rayo
  • Figuras geométricas
  • signed and dated 60 lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 19 1/2 by 31 1/2 in.
  • 49.5 by 80 cm

Provenance

Galería de Arte Misrachi, Mexico City
Javier Márquez Blasco, Mexico acquired from the above 1974
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

This work is in generally good condition. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The paint layer is stable overall. There is minor paint loss to the corners. A faint accretion is present in the lower center quadrant, directly above the bottom edge of the canvas. Under ultraviolet inspection, concentrated areas of in-painting are present within the black border in the upper right and lower right quadrants in addition to the center of the top edge. A varnish is visible overall.
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