Lot 207
  • 207

Roberto Burle-Marx (1909-1994)

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description

  • Roberto Burle-Marx
  • Two works on paper: Two Women and Calcáreo
  • signed and dated 1950 lower right; also dedicated Para Mary lower right; signed, titled and dated 1966 lower right
  • graphite on Lavis paper; gouache, watercolor, graphite and ink on paper
  • 21 3/8 by 28 1/4 in.; 27 5/8 by 22 7/8 in.
  • 58.2 by 71.7 cm; 70.1 by 58.1 cm

Provenance

Gift from the artist
Mary Patricia DuBois, Ann Arbor
Private Collection, Michigan

Condition

Both works are in overall good condition. Both works are hinged to their respective mats by the top edge of the paper. The media is stable overall. There is scattered foxing in the outer borders of the gouache. Remnants of old tape/adhesive border the composition of the graphite work.
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