Julio de Diego
(American/Spanish, 1900-1979)
Basic Energy, 1943
Sale 1286 - Fine Art and Design Selections
Lots Open
Jan 11, 2024
Lots Close
Jan 25, 2024
Timed Online / Chicago
Estimate
$500 -
$700
Sold for $1,397
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Julio de Diego
(American/Spanish, 1900-1979)
Basic Energy, 1943
oil on board
signed de Diego and dated (lower right)
15 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches.
Provenance:
(possibly) New York
Milwaukee Art Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sold: Christie's East, New York, October 18, 1989, Lot 441
The Philip and Suzanne Schiller Collection of American Social Commentary Art, 1930 - 1970, Highland Park, Illinois
Exhibited:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Institute, Wilmanns Memorial Purchase Exhibition, October 6 - November 12, 1944, p. 22, no. 112
Condition Report
Framed: 25 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 1 3/4 inches.
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; uneven varnish application and scattered, shallow surface abrasions visible under normal viewing conditions. Scattered areas of craquelure; pinpoint losses to upper right quadrant in area of thicker media application. Under ultraviolet light, some scattered areas of fluorescence, likely inherent to pigments, and one thin horizontal line of inpainting to center of image. Otherwise appears to be in stable condition; please see images.
Moderate deposits of surface dirt and dust; uneven varnish application and scattered, shallow surface abrasions visible under normal viewing conditions. Scattered areas of craquelure; pinpoint losses to upper right quadrant in area of thicker media application. Under ultraviolet light, some scattered areas of fluorescence, likely inherent to pigments, and one thin horizontal line of inpainting to center of image. Otherwise appears to be in stable condition; please see images.
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