Lot 24
  • 24

Andrés de Islas (Active ca. 1750-1780)

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Andrés de Islas
  • Retrato de Ana María de la Campa Cos, Condesa de San Mateo de Valparaíso y Marquesa de Jaral de Berrio 
  • signed and dated 1776 lower right 
  • oil on canvas
  • 76 by 45 1/4 in.
  • 193 by 115 cm

Provenance

Galería La Cartuja, Mexico City
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Literature

Artes de México: Reseña del Retrato Mexicano, ed. 132, Mexico City, 1970, p. 40, no. 8, illustrated in color 

Condition

Bueno en general. Restaurado. Presenta vestigios de una rotura restaurada todo a lo alto del lienzo, en zona izquierda y a la altura del brazo derecho de la retratada. Se aprecia marcas de bastidor en los bordes. Craqueladura en general, pérdida de capa pictórica en zona media inferior derecha.
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Catalogue Note

This painting may be considered an artistic monument of Mexico and, if so, could not be exported without the approval of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH). Accordingly, it is offered for sale in New York from the catalogue and will not be available in New York for inspection or delivery. The painting will be released to the purchaser in Mexico in compliance with all local requirements. Prospective buyers may contact Sotheby's representatives in Mexico City and Monterrey for an appointment to view the work.