Description:
Alejandro Obregón (Colombian, 1920-1992)
Bañistas en Santa Marta
Signed "Obregón." l.l., titled in an inscription on the reverse, inscribed "7390" and with an indistinct notation in pencil to the reverse.
Acrylic on paper, 27 1/2 x 39 3/8 in. (69.8 x 100.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Rippling, creasing, tears u.l. and u.r., tear l.r. repaired with tape to the reverse, scattered areas of craquelure, scattered areas of pigment loss near edges, abrasion with small pigment losses c.r., remnants of mounting corners, staining to the reverse, tape remnants to the reverse.
Provenance: Purchased from the artist in Colombia in the 1950s; by descent to the current private Vermont collection.
N.B. A photo-certificate of authenticity signed by Luis Fernando Pradilla accompanies the lot.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
No further condition issues to report.
Framed dimensions: 33 1/2 x 45 1/4 in.
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