Lot 19
  • 19

Carlos Amorales (b. 1970)

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Carlos Amorales
  • The Horny Ghost
  • oil on canvas
  • 78 3/4 by 68 7/8 in.
  • 200 by 175 cm
  • Painted in 2007.

Provenance

Daros Collection, Switzerland 
Collection of Yvonne Lambert
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2010 

Exhibited

Zurich, Daros-Latinamerica Collection, Dark Mirror, May 5-September 2, 2007

Literature

Raphaela Platow, et al., Carlos Amorales: Discarded Spider, Rotterdam, 2008, p. 80-81, illustrated 

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The media layer is stable, and the colors are vibrant. A faint horizontal scuff measuring one inch in length is present in the upper right quadrant near the corner. A second faint one-inch diagonal scuff is present in the center left quadrant, in the red wing of the insect. Under ultraviolet light examination, scattered isolated areas of inpainting in the white background of the composition become apparent in the upper right and center quadrants, as well as the lower left and right quadrant.
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