Fernando Canovas (B. 1960)

Sale: Christie's, New York, Interiors, December 17, 2014, lot 170, illustrated 
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, Fernando Canovas, December 3, 1997 - January 10, 1998, pp. 130-131, illustrated in color 

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The colors are vibrant, and the media layer is stable. Light wear is present in the extreme corners of the canvas. Two minor surface spots of media loss are present in the violet vessel in the upper central quadrant, one measuring 3/4 inch in length, the other measuring 1/4 inch in length. An additional pinpoint spot of media loss is present in the lower central quadrant, approximately six inches from the extreme lower edge of the canvas. Under ultraviolet light inspection, two minor drip accretions become apparent in the lower left quadrant along the edge of the canvas, and a minor spot accretion becomes apparent in the lower right quadrant two inches from the extreme right edge.
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