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Ángel Zárraga (1886-1946)
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Ángel Zárraga
- Desnudo de espalda con caracol
- signed lower left
- oil on canvas
- 45 3/4 by 34 3/4 in.
- 116.2 by 88.2 cm
- Painted circa 1925.
Provenance
Francisco Zárraga, Mexico City
María Luisa Novelo, Mexico City
Private Collection, Mexico City
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Latin American Art, November 25, 1996, lot 24, illustrated in color
María Luisa Novelo, Mexico City
Private Collection, Mexico City
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Latin American Art, November 25, 1996, lot 24, illustrated in color
Exhibited
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Exposición Homenaje a Ángel Zárraga, 1886-1946, April 1969, no. 82
Mexico City, Museo Rufino Tamayo, Ángel Zárraga, January 15-February 24, 1985, no. 34, p. 11, illustrated
Mexico City, Museo Rufino Tamayo, Ángel Zárraga, January 15-February 24, 1985, no. 34, p. 11, illustrated
Literature
María Luisa Novelo, Salvador Elizondo, et. al., Zárraga, Milan, 1997, p. 94, illustrated in color
Condition
This work has been recently restored and should be hung in its current condition. The canvas is lined, using wax as an adhesive, which, although not non-acidic, is serviceable. The paint layer is clean, varnished and retouched. There are no visible structural damages that have been repaired by the lining and the painting presents a very fresh and good-looking paint layer when viewed with the naked eye. Under ultraviolet light one can see quite numerous, but well-applied, retouches in the torso of the figure which address what appear to be slight staining or abrasion. In the left forearm there is a diagonal scratch which runs into the sky itself, but all other restorations seems to attend to spots of thinness or blemishes. Most of the retouches are confined to the torso itself, with just a few spots in the white fabric beneath the figure. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.