Carlos Mérida (1891-1984)

oil on canvas

Guillermo Quesada de Bravo, Mexico City
Manuel Tello de Meneses, Mexico City
Mauricio Fernández, Monterrey
Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Modern Mexican Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Prints, May 26, 1977, lot 53, illustrated
Pyramid Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Greenbaum, Washington, D.C.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner

Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Carlos Mérida: 70 Aniversario Exposición Retrospectiva, November, 1961-January, 1962, n.n., illustrated

There is residue and slight paint loss along all margins consistent with frame abrasions. There is craquelure visible throughout the work. Under ultraviolet light there is intermittent inpainting along all four edges and around the figure in the sky, the largest of these measuring ½ in. There is a ¼ in. line on inpainting next to the leg of the figure on the right. Overall in stable condition.
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