Lot 21
  • 21

Alejandro Otero (1921-1990)

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Alejandro Otero
  • Sin título (Estudio para Tablón)
  • signed, dated mayo 1984 and inscribed on the reverse
  • painted cardboard on heavy cardboard
  • 29 3/4 by 10 7/8 in.
  • 75.6 by 27.5 cm

Provenance

Ramon Casas, Caracas
Acquired from the above
Private Collection, Miami

Condition

This work has been examined under plexiglas. Some minor wear to the extreme edges and the corners of the board is visible. The "collage" elements are securely affixed and stable. There is an area of discoloration that is intermittently apparent along the left edge of the board. An inscription by the artist is present on the reverse of the board, "para ramon casas mi gran amigo con cariño". This work is in overall good condition.
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