Important Christmas Fine Art Auction: Haute Epoque, Jewels and Colonial Treasures
Lot 294:
Oil on canvas, with an important frame from the same period in tropical wood gilded with gold leaf: 43 x 33, framed measurements: 63 x 53 cm. With meticulous details and vivid colors, it is a work attributed to the Cuzco school of painting, closely linked to similar works by the great Andean painter Diego Quispe Tito (San Sebastián del Cuzco, 1611 – San Sebastián del Cuzco, 1681). Bibliography: “Luis Eduardo Wuffarden and Ricardo Kusunoki, Pintura Cuzqueña, Lima: MALI, 2016.”; “Bargellini, Carla. «Colonial Painting in Latin America». In Rishel / Stratton-Pruitt, ed. Revelations. The Arts in Latin America, 1492-1820 (Mexico City: Fondo de Cultura Económica)”. Provenance: property of a retired former French diplomat active in Latin America in the 70s, acquired on the art market during the 70s-80s. Lot without reserve.
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