Lot 229
  • 229

Oswaldo Guayasamín (1919-1999)

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • Oswaldo Guayasamín
  • The Bullfight
  • signed lower left
  • oil on paper
  • 9 3/4 by 12 7/8 in
  • 24.8 by 32.6 cm
  • Executed circa 1947.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist
The Collection of Mr. Parmén, Ecuador
Sale: Stockholms Auktionsverk, Stockholm, Swedish and Foreign Paintings and Sculpture, October 30, 2008, lot 882, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in generally good condition overall. This work is an oil on paper. The paint layer/medium appears stable overall. Waves are visible throughout the paper.
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Catalogue Note

This work is accompanied by a woven tapestry, The Bullfight, meausuring 47 1/4  by 63 inches (120 by 160 cm). Galería El Sol Tapices, Buenos Aires