Oscar Murillo Abstract Oil Painting

Item Details

Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017)
Untitled, late 20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Unsigned
Estate stamp to the verso

An oil painting on canvas by artist Oscar Murillo (Mexican/American; 1940- 2017). This piece features bold and saturated flowing blocks of color. The artist’s estate stamp is present to the verso and the painting is presented in a wooden frame.

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.

Provenance
From the artist’s estate

Condition

- wear, scratches, and chipping to edges of frame and canvas; dust and accretions present to painting; abrasions, accretions, and craquelure present throughout painting; billow to canvas.

Dimensions

- frame measures; composition measures 37" W x 28.5" H.

Item #

ITMA0003G1