Lot 141
  • 141

José Clemente Orozco (1883-1949)

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
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Description

  • José Clemente Orozco
  • The Destroyed House
  • signed lower right
  • india ink and watercolor on paper
  • 12 by 19 in.
  • 31 by 48 cm
  • Executed circa 1916.

Provenance

Private Collection, Texas
Thence by descent

Literature

Robert C. Stephenson, José Clemente Orozco, An Autobiography, Dover Publications, New York, 1962, p. 18, illustrated 

Condition

This work is in generally good condition overall taking its age into account. Yellowing of the paper has occurred overall due to its age. The medium is stable. Minor mat burn has occurred along the perimeter edges of the paper.
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