Lot 239
  • 239

MARIO CARREÑO | Equinoccio

Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description

  • Mario Carreño
  • Equinoccio
  • signed and dated 56 
  • oil on board
  • 30 by 21 in. 76.2 by 53.3 cm.

Provenance

Private Collection
Sotheby's, New York, 28 November 1984, Lot 169
Private Collection, Mexico City (acquired from the above sale) 
Sotheby's, New York, 25 November 1997, Lot 20 
Private Collection, United States (acquired from the above sale) 
Christie's, New York, 20 November 2015, Lot 61 
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Havana, Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Palacio de Bellas Artes, El mundo nuevo de los cuadros de Carreño, February 1957, illustrated
Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas, Mario Carreño, Exposición de óleos y caseínas, September 1957
Santiago, Instituto de Extensión de Artes Plásticas, Mario Carreño, April 1959, cat. no. 17 

Literature

Guillermo de Zendegui, "El cosmos luminoso de Mario Carreño," Américas, Washington, D.C., Vol. 29, No. 5, 1977, p. 9, illustrated
Instituto Nacional de Cultura de La Habana, Mario Carreño, cronología del recuerdo, Santiago 1991, p. 78, illustrated

Condition

This work on a thin board is in beautiful condition. The board is flat and unbroken. The paint layer is clean and stable. There are a few very faint spots in the blue pigment, perhaps due to moisture, and a couple of other visible spots within the composition itself. These are all barely visible. The painting is unvarnished, as is appropriate. The delicate work is well preserved, but it is recommended that it be framed behind glass. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)
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