Lot 157
  • 157

José Guerrero

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • José Guerrero
  • Black and Yellows
  • signed
  • oil on canvas
  • 64 by 81 1/8 in. 162.6 by 206.1 cm.
  • Executed in 1960.

Provenance

Society for Contemporary American Art, Chicago (acquired directly from the artist)
Gift of the above to the present owner

Exhibited

Art Institute of Chicago, 20th SCAA Exhibition, Anniversary Exhibition, May 1960, pp. 29 and 51

Literature

Exh. Cat., Madrid, Ministerio de Cultura, Dirección General de Bellas Artes y Archivos, José Guerrero: Diciembre 1980 - Enero 1981, 1980, pp. 114 and 116 (as Black and Yellow)
Exh. Cat., Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Guerrero, 1994, p. 200 (as Black and Yellow)
Exh. Cat., Granada, Centro José Guerrero, José Guerrero: La Colección del Centro, 2000, pp. 208 and 311 (as Black and Yellow)
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gordin, Groover, Guerrero, Guglielmi," Society for Contemporary Art: 1940-2000, 60th Anniversary, pp. 45 and 106

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is a very small, outward-protruding impression toward the left edge of the canvas and towards the right edge of the canvas. There is evidence of extremely fine craquelure and overall light wear and handling. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration.
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