Lot 94
  • 94

Emilio Pettoruti (1892-1971)

Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Emilio Pettoruti
  • Ventana con naturaleza muerta
  • signed lower center; also signed and dated 1940 on the reverse
  • oil on board
  • 6 1/2 by 4 in.
  • 16.7 by 10.2 cm

Provenance

Galería Vermeer, Buenos Aires
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1998

Exhibited

Málaga, Museo Municipal, Emilio Pettoruti: Un Pintor ante el espejo, May 28-June 30, 2002, p. 127, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in generally very good condition. The paint layer is stable. Under ultraviolet inspection, in-painting is visible along the length of the bottom edge. Additionally, intermittent areas of in-painting are present along the left edge while a quarter-inch semi-circle of in-painting is present near the right table leg.
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