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Julio Ruelas (1870-1907)
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Julio Ruelas
- Autorretrato con Fernando Servín y Alejandro Ruelas (El ahorcado)
- signed and dated 1890 on the reverse
- oil on board
- 5 1/4 by 6 in.
- 13.3 by 15.2 cm
Provenance
Severino Ruelas Collection
Exhibited
Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Exposición Homenaje Julio Ruelas, 1965, no. 465, illustrated
Literature
Jacqueline Barnitz, Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America, Austin, 2001, p. 17, fig. 1.2, illustrated
Condition
This painting is in beautiful condition. The board on which it is painted is stable and undamaged. The paint layer is clean and un-abraded. Under ultraviolet light, one can see that some of the artists richer glazes show slightly darker in fluorescent light, but all of this is original pigment. There is one small restoration in the sky to the immediate right of the vertical rope and three or four tiny dots of retouch in
the larger head in the lower left. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.