Lot 100
  • 100

Emiliano di Cavalcanti (1897-1967)

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Emiliano di Cavalcanti
  • Figuras en Verde
  • signed lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 9 1/2 by 13 in.
  • 24.2 by 33 cm
  • Painted in 1954.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist, circa 1954
Lester James Kelly, São Paulo
(President of General Motors, Brazil, 1937-1958)
By descent to the present owner

Exhibited

Rio de Janeiro, Museo de Arte Moderna, Di Cavalcanti, September 9-October 10, 1954, no. 24

Condition

The canvas is unlined and the surface has been varnished. Under UV light inspection, there are some small retouches to the paint layer by the lower right corner. Overall, this painting is in very good condition.
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