Lot 15
  • 15

Mario Carreño (1913-1999)

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Mario Carreño
  • Centinela
  • signed and dated 52 lower left
  • oil on canvas
  • 39 3/4 by 32 in.
  • 101 by 81.3 cm

Provenance

Acquired circa 1958

Exhibited

Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Pintura Panamericana 1915-1945, January-May, 1986

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The paint layer is stable overall. A two-inch diagonal mark, not inherent to the work, is present in the upper center quadrant (in the center of the white rectangle). There is minor craquelue to the "U"-shaped figure in the upper center quadrant. Some frame abrasion/rubbing is present along the bottom and upper edge.
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