Lot n° 23
Francisco Zúñiga (1912-1998, Mexican) "Desnudo de Silvia" or "Portada," 1968 Crayon, pastel, and graphite on paper Signed and dated lower right: Zuniga; titled and dated on a typewritten gallery label affixed to the frame's verso 19.75" H x 25.75" W Provenance: Galería Tasende, Acapulco, Mexico Property from the Anni & Arthur Lipper III Collection, Del Mar, CA Other notes: This work is listed as number 1554 in the online catalogue raisonné of Francisco Zúñiga, published by the Fundación Zúñiga Laborde A.C. 19.75" H x 25.75" W Overall generally good appearance. At the center of the extreme left edge there is a horizontal 0.25" tear with an associated handling crease measuring about 1.5" H x 3" W. Two approximate rice-sized stains in the lower left quadrant. Soft paper cockling throughout. Artist tack marks visible in each corner. Uneven backboard staining on the verso sheet. The sheet is loose in the frame, sandwiched against the glass. Framed under glass: 25.875" H x 31.75" W x 2" D