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Materials:

tempera on Masonite

Size Notes:

17¾ by 24? in.

Edition:

Executed in 1942.

Description:

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Markings:

signed Juan O'Gorman and dated 1942 (lower right); titled (upper right)

Condition:

This work is in very good condition overall. The media layer is stable and colors are vibrant. Minor wear is present at the extreme edges of the work, most notably in the extreme corners. Under raking light inspection: minor faint scattered pinpoint black dot accretions are present throughout, primarily in the upper quadrant of the work, in the sky and very faint intermittent foxing in the white areas that make up the mountain. Under UV: a few isolated areas fluoresce throughout the work that correspond to the black pigment used by the artist. The work is ready to hang. Framed.

Literature:

Raúl Flores, 5 Pintores Mexicanos: O'Gorman, Mexico City, 1957, no. 9, illustrated Antonio Luna Arroyo, Juan O'Gorman, Mexico City, 1973, p. 487, illustrated Grupo Financiero Bital, Mauricio López Valdés et al., O'Gorman, Mexico City, 1999, p. 276, illustrated in color Antonio Luna Arroyo, Juan O'Gorman: Autobiografía, Antología, Juicios Críticos y documentación exhaustiva sobre su obra, Mexico City, 1973, p. 487, illustrated

Provenance:

Private Collection, Mexico (acquired directly from the artist circa 1945) Sotheby's New York, 30 November 1983, lot 147 (consigned by the above) Window South Collection, Menlo Park (acquired from the above) Private Collection, Mexico City (acquired from the above) Christie's New York, 22 November 1999, lot 38 Acquired from the above by the present owner