SOLD. Mid Century Portrait of Sitting Male 1950’s.
Mid Century Portrait of Seated Male Figure with Crossed Arms. Notice on right side of painting, someone wrote in black marker (or other type of grease pencil from the period) ‘CABRONES’ (‘Bastards’ in English). Unsigned or dated. Measures 20 x 24 inches. Signs of aging & mildew stains on verso, but otherwise, a very special & unique piece. Approximately 1950’s based on other artworks in the same private collection.
Asking $225. / Has been removed from wood stretcher to wood damage /Available off stretcher / rolled.
Estate Collection of Mid Century American Artworks 1920-70’s.
Part of the Private Art Collection of a Los Angeles Collector of Mid Century Art, who passed away in 1999. Acquired via his son in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. In several weeks of research, I’ve been able to conclude that the collection belonged to a great lover of the arts, with quite a variation in sélection in his acquisitions. We can find paintings containing abstract, portraiture, still life & landscapes; along with quite a variation in photography from journalistic, picturesque to mildly erotic. The collection also include sculptures, coins & even Elvis Presley paraphernalia.
It is my understanding, going through most of the archives, that the collector had amassed an incredible quantity of art history books, magazines, newspaper clippings & hundreds of handwritten notes.