Lot 212
  • 212

Antonio Berni (1905-1981)

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Antonio Berni
  • Portrait
  • signed lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 27 5/8 by 19 3/4 in.
  • 70.2 by 50.2 cm
  • Painted circa 1972.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist, 1972
Private Collection, New York

Condition

This work is in very good condition. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The paint layer is stable. There are minor, isolated specks of paint loss along the upper edge and the center of the left edge. Fluorescing occurs under ultraviolet inspection.
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