Lot 88
  • 88

Julio Alpuy (1919-2009)

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
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Description

  • Julio Alpuy
  • Paisaje de Bogotá
  • signed and dated 58 lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 22 1/8 by 29 1/8 in.
  • 56.2 by 73 cm

Provenance

Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York
Sale: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Latin American Gala Benefiting the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 10, 2007

Exhibited

New York, Sidney Mishkin Gallery, Baruch College, Journeys of Julio Alpuy: Pictographic Constructivism from the Workshop of Torres-García, September 16-October 16, 1997
Montevideo, Club de Arte Contemporáneo, August-September 1999; Buenos Aires, Centro Cultural Recoleta, October 1999, Julio Alpuy Retrospectiva, no. 40
Roslyn, Nassau County Museum of Art, The Latin Century Beyond the Border, August 18-November 3, 2002

Condition

This work is in generally good condition overall. The edges of the canvas have been reinforced. The canvas overall is well-stretched and unlined. The paint layer is stable. Fluorescing does not occur under ultraviolet inspection.
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