Carlos Mérida (1891-1984)

The Ernest Raboff Gallery, Los Angeles
Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles, Important Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, February 4, 1975, lot 169
Private Collection, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 18th, 19th and 20th Century Latin American Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Prints, December 2, 1981, lot 30, illustrated in color
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Washington, D.C., Pyramid Galleries Ltd., Carlos Mérida: A Retrospective, 1979

This work has never been restored. The paint layer is unvarnished. It doees not seem to be noticeably dirty. There is a very slight milkiness to the paint layer in the dark ochre and blue surrounding the white element. This is a symptom of the paint layer drying, and it is certainly not an issue. There is an area of instability and cracking in the center of the bottom edge that needsd some consolidation. This area does not interfere with the signature or date. There is very little actual paint loss at present, and the condition is still extremely good. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)
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