Lot 296
  • 296

Fernando Cueto Amorsolo

Estimate
140,000 - 200,000 HKD
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Description

  • Fernando Cueto Amorsolo
  • Bathing by the River
  • Signed and dated 1941
  • Oil on canvas mounted on board
  • 66 by 51 cm.; 26 by 20 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in 1941
Thence by descent to the present owner

Condition

The work is in good condition overall, as is the board. There are indications of minor wear and handling around the edges. Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is evidence of retouching in general, most significantly in the background area surrounding the upper body of the figure and the right, lower right margins and edges. Framed.
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