Lot 149
  • 149

José Gamarra (b.1934)

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
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Description

  • José Gamarra
  • Cinq Siècles d'orage
  • signed lower center; also signed, titled and dated 1983 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 59 1/8 by 59 1/8 in.
  • 150 by 150 cm

Provenance

Galerie Albert Loeb, Paris
CDS Gallery, New York

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Albert Loeb, José Gamarra, May 30-July 6, 1985, illustrated in color

Literature

José Pérez Román, "José Gamarra y la 'selva oscura.'" Arte Visual, Nº2, September-October, 1985, p. 47, illustrated

Condition

The canvas is unlined and tightly stretched. There is a vertical scratch extending down the center of the upper edge. There is a small scratch near the upper left corner. Overall, the work is in excellent condition with no signs of restoration under UV light inspection.
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