Lot 169
  • 169

Maria Freire (b. 1919)

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

Description

  • Maria Freire
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 56 lower right; also dedicated Para Blanca con cariño de Maria Paris 19 enero 1959 lower left
  • mixed media on paper
  • 11 5/8 by 8 1/2 in.
  • 30 by 22 cm

Provenance

Gift from the artist
Collection of Professor García Esteban, Uruguay
Thence by descent

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The paper overall has yellowed due to age. The medium is stable. Mild creasing and a scrape (measuring approximately one-quarter-of-an-inch) to the surface of the paper is visible in the upper left quadrant, specifically surrounding the upper most black triangle shape.
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