Lot 146
  • 146

Cicero Dias (1907-2003)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Cicero Dias
  • Untitled
  • signed lower left; also signed and dated 1951 on the reverse
  • gouache on cardboard
  • 6 5/8 by 8 7/8 in.
  • 16.3 by 22.5 cm

Provenance

Svensk-Franska Konstgalleri, Stockholm (1951)
Acquired from the above by the previous owner

Condition

The work is numbered IX on the reverse in pen. There are pinholes to all four corners. There is a 1/8 in. loss to the upper left edge, a 1/8 in. tear in the upper center (green area), a 1/2 in. tear in the lower right (brown area) and a few very small tears in the lower right corner. There is slight scuffing along all the edges and faint surface scratches throughout the work. There is a 3/4 in. waterspot in the upper left quadrant (yellow area).
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