Oscar Murillo Gouache and Watercolor Figure Study Painting

Item Details

Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American, 1940 – 2017)
Untitled (figure study)
Gouache and watercolor painting on paper
Unsigned
Marked to the verso with the artist’s estate stamp

Provenance
From the artist’s estate

Oscar Murillo was a prominent figure in the 1960s and 1970s Los Angeles art scene. Born in Mexico, he immigrated to the United States and settled permanently in the San Fernando Valley. He studied at San Fernando Valley State College (known today as Cal State Northridge) and received his Bachelors and Masters of Fine Arts. Murillo remained active in his community, teaching art and exhibiting his art in galleries in San Fernando Valley, CA and Santé Fe, NM.

Condition

- multiple areas of loss and tears to sheet edges; toning and scattered foxing; creasing to corners; scattered accretion.

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Item #

ITMG115058