Lot 137
  • 137

Alejandro Obregón (1920-1992)

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 USD
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Description

  • Alejandro Obregón
  • Manicomio rojo
  • signed lower left 
  • oil on canvas
  • 39 3/8 by 44 in.
  • 100 by 111.8 cm
  • Painted circa 1945.

Provenance

Private Collection, Caracas
Galerias de Arte, Bogotá
Private Collection, Madrid

Condition

The surface of the painting presents minor soiling and has been varnished. Ultraviolet examination revealed minor scattered inpainting along the upper edge. Fine craquelure is visible along the edges. Otherwise in good condition.
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