Lot 119
  • 119

René Portocarrero (1912-1986)

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • René Portocarrero
  • Diablito
  • signed and dated 63 lower right; also signed, titled and dated 1963 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 24 by 20 in.
  • 61 by 50.8 cm

Provenance

Acquired from the artist
Dwight Wilder Fulford, Mexico
Private collects ion, Costa Rica by descent from the above

Exhibited

Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, René Portocarrero, May 1965, no. 4

Condition

The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The paint layer is stable overall. Some fluorescing occurs under ultraviolet inspection; however, this is more than likely a result of the pigments used by the artist. This work is in excellent condition.
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