Lot 95
  • 95

Pedro Figari (1861-1938)

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Pedro Figari
  • De la iglesia
  • signed lower right; also titled and numbered No 691 on the reverse
  • oil on board
  • 24 by 32 in.
  • 61 by 81.3 cm

Provenance

Private Collection, Montevideo
Galería Palatina, Buenos Aires
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990 

Exhibited

Montevideo, Ministerio de Instrucción Pública, Comisión Nacional de Bellas Artes, Exposición Pedro Figari, August-September 1945
Montevideo, Biblioteca Nacional, Exposición Homenaje a Pedro Figari: Centenario de su nacimiento, July 1961
Antwerp, Royal Museum of Fine Arts, America, Bride of the Sun, February 2-May 31, 1992, p. 453, illustrated in color

Literature

Samuel Oliver, Pedro Figari, Buenos Aires, 1984, no. 91, p. 95, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. A faint scratch, approximately 5 inches in length, is present in the lower right quadrantThe paint layer appears stable.
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